Alt+Ctrl+Arrow keys disabled in Precise

[Stephen Rees-Carter]

Hey all,

Just a warning for those of us running precise:

The Alt+Ctrl+Arrow keyboard shortcut for switching workspaces has been
replaced for Super+Shift+Arrow keys.
The change makes absolutely no sense, and shows no thought for
backwards compatibility...
Bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/940085

So, before the last LTS they moved the window controls to the left,
now before this LTS they are removing a long-standing keyboard short
cut...

It's also worth nothing that the new Super+Shift+Arrow combination is
half-broken for me:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/940803
It only goes Up and Down, but not Left or Right.

Thanks,
~Stephen

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[Chris Robinson]

I've added a me-too with the following text:

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However there IS conflict between the new shortcut keys and other uses of the super key.  Now, when I press and hold shift-super in preparation for pressing the arrow keys I get several unwanted and annoying behaviours:

1) The Launcher pops out, all numbered up

2) The Hint screen for shortcut keys pops up and overlays the wall

3) Only _after_ the workspace is selected does the wall come to the foreground - apart from that it's behind shortcut key help screen.  It's very annoying and confusing

4) The whole things works so slow that most of the time I am looking at the shortcut key hint screen, with the wall out of focus below it. Every time I press an arrow key the shortcut key help screen comes to the foreground while the animation on the wall is occurring.

5) I get very annoyed and wonder if someone actually thought this through.  If this goes out as it is in LTS then it will be seriously broken.

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I think this shows who is calling the shots - The devs have been told to implement whatever the design team has asked for - with no functionality testing or other input.

:-(

Chris

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From: Stephen Rees-Carter <ste...@rees-carter.net>
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Sent: Saturday, 25 February 2012 4:53 PM
Subject: Alt+Ctrl+Arrow keys disabled in Precise