Viewports/Cube - Doesn't obey Workspace Keyboard Shortcuts

[VF]

Binary package hint: compiz

When using Viewports ("Workspaces on a cube"), workspace shortcuts like "switch to workspace on left" as defined in the keyboard shortcuts capplet don't work. They work fine when not using the Viewports/Cube.

This is because Compiz doesn't obey those gconf settings when using the cube, it uses the keybindings defined under /apps/compiz/plugins/rotate/allscreens/options. Compiz should obey the Workspace shortcuts instead.

[Adriaan Peeters (apeeters)]

This bug is related to #76965, but not really a duplicate.

[juve (awakener)]

I created a workaround for #76965 which simply copies some gnome/metacity settings to compiz: http://librarian.launchpad.net/7398813/copy-compiz-settings

To prevent hot-key related bugs, there should be list of gconf-keys showing which metacity-settings can be presented by which compiz-settings. Probably all these keys should be copied when compiz is started.

examples:

# custom commands
/apps/metacity/keybinding_commands/command_{1 12} --> /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/command{1 12}

# custom command hotkeys
/apps/metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_{1 12} --> /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/run_command{1 12}_key

# metacity desktop-count = desktops on cube
/apps/metacity/general/num_workspaces --> /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/hsize

[Jeremy Vies (jeremy.vies)]

I can confirm the bug on 2 computers(1 with nvidia, 1 with radeon).

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

Compiz now honors these settings in gutsy.

[VF (vfiend)]

It doesn't seem to by default, in fact they don't even appear in the keyboard capplet when compiz is running - see bug 125712

[VF (vfiend)]

Actually it doesn't seem to even when I enable the cube manually..

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

The code explicitly copies from metacity settings to compiz settings for wall and cube. The UI is less important (and a different bug).

[VF (vfiend)]

Well, nevertheless, it doesn't seem to be working at all in current compiz builds in Gutsy, but okay...