About using the item slots

[Urkle]

Hmm.. Do you have to press a modifier key to get the #s on the top row keys??

Basically there is a known issue with SDL where if you have to press some modifier key (Alt or Meta) to get the number on the top row then the game won't recognize the key. So to fix is you have to run the game in a US QWERTY layout where the top row is numbers without a modifier.