Alt + Shift + Tab does not cycle windows in reverse order

[Daniel Hahler]

Binary package hint: kwin-kde4

Pressing Alt-Tab initiates the window switcher, but using Alt-Shift-Tab, you cannot go back there.

Test Case:
1. Press Alt-Tab, hold Alt
2. Now press Alt-Shift-Tab
3. Nothing happens

kwin from kde3 in kde4 works fine.

[Rich Johnson (nixternal)]

Does it by chance work for you right now? I just tested this and it works. I didn't even know this was an option until right now, thanks!

If it doesn't work, are you using Gutsy or Hardy?

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

It still does not work, using Kubuntu Hardy.

The same happens in Gnome, but only when desktop effects (Compiz) are enabled. When compiz is disabled in Gnome, Alt-Shift-Tab works.

With KDE4, there's no difference with enabled or disabled desktop effects.

[Rich Johnson (nixternal)]

Confirming due to upstream report. I wonder what is different here between our configurations. For me I don't have compiz near my system, nor is gnome anywhere near it, it is strictly a KDE3/KDE4 machine, with compositing enabled to the max.

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

Oddly enough, with compiz in KDE, alt-shift-tab works. (compiz breaks it in gnome, according to my comment above)

[Yannis Tsop (ogiannhs)]

I dont use compiz but both on my desktop and my laptop I cannot switch windows backwards (but pressing alt+shift+tab cycles through windows the same as if i pressed alt+tab)

[dzajic (dzajic)]

I can confirm this bug exists in both Gutsy and Hardy. When using compwiz, you can't go backwards with alt-tab. That is REALLY annoying. Just the kind of thing that makes a newbie like me want to give up and go back to windows.

[Terence Simpson (tsimpson)]

Are you still experiencing this problem with current KDE4 packages? Seems to work for me in Hardy.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

This works for me with latest Hardy/KDE4 as well.

[Terence Simpson (tsimpson)]

Marking as Fix Released as 4.0.3 seems to fix this.
Please re-open this bug if you are still experiencing this issue with the latest packages.

[Sebastian Geiger (lanoxx)]

I am currently experiencing this bug on Karmic but with gnome not kde. The system is up to date, and the bug was already present when i was still on jaunty. Should I reopen the bug?

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

You should file a separate bug against either metacity or compiz, depending on which you use.