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ubuntu 13.10 hotkeys "ctrl+alt+shift+up/down arrow" doesn't function

Bug #1242655 reported by Mina
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Bug Description

ubuntu 13.10 hotkey "ctrl+alt+shift+up/down arrow" doesn't function.

the hotkeys that move windows across workspaces. on ubuntu 13.10 I can only move windows to the left or right. I can't move them up or down.

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Mina (842mono)
description: updated
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Vincent (phillo23) wrote :

I can verify the bug. Moving windows with the shortcut to the left / right works, up / down doesn't.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Dvanzo (danielvanzo) wrote :

It's only window movement that doesn't work... Ctrl-Alt-Cursor-Down/Up works ok

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Joaquín Torres Sáenz (jo4kkin) wrote :

As Dvanzo says, it only affects window movement... i'm new with ubuntu. Can anybody tell me how can i fix it? Thanks!

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Gustavo Barreto (elvenfoot) wrote :

This bug is the same bug as this one:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-settings/+bug/1241282

The problem is incorrect key bindings for going up and down with the window.
Move window Up: <shift><super>prior
Move window Down: <shift><super>next

The solution is:
Install CCSM
sudo apt-get install Install compizconfig-settings-manager

->Open CSSM
-> Go to Wall Plugin
-> Shortcuts tab
-> FIx the shortcuts to <shift><ctrl><alt>up/down

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Dvanzo (danielvanzo) wrote :

Thanks so much Gustavo!!! Fixing the shortcuts did the trick!. Just in case I clicked the button that reset the default behavior to fix this...

Regards,

Daniel.

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) → compiz (Ubuntu)
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Christopher Townsend (townsend) wrote :

This is not a Compiz issue as it is binding the keys correctly. Rather, this is a decision by Gnome to introduce new keyboard shortcuts for switching workspaces that is not compatible with Compiz. What happens is that gsettings-desktop-schemas is now setting two different shortcuts, but for some reason, the new shortcut only takes effect which is the one that is *not* the one that is set in Compiz by default, hence the shortcut no longer works.

This said, this is a duplicate of bug #1241282 which has a fix proposed and is waiting on an Ubuntu developer to review and sponsor.

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