Shortcutting "Run application" dialog to Alt+ESC does not work

[Samium Gromoff]

Binary package hint: metacity

The exact combination of setting the Alt+Esc shortcut to 'Show the panel's "Run Application" dialog box" action, using the Keyboard Shortcuts does not work, but also _only_ when desktop effects are enabled.

Setting the action to any other shortcut works.
Setting any other action to Alt+Esc works.
Setting this action to this shortcut works when desktop effects are disabled.

Metacity is 2.28.0-0ubuntu1 and everything else is whatever was latest at Feb 8 2010.

Architecture is i386.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

so it works only when desktop effects are disabled, are you running compiz there?

[Samium Gromoff (deepfire)]

From: Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden>
> so it works only when desktop effects are disabled, are you running
> compiz there?

I have no idea, except that it is whatever goes for desktop effects
by default in Ubuntu -- I didn't install anything by myself.

regards,
  Samium Gromoff
--
"Actually I made up the term 'object-oriented', and I can tell you I
did not have C++ in mind." - Alan Kay (OOPSLA 1997 Keynote)

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

reassigning to compiz then.

[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

Hi! Does this still affect more recent additions of Compiz?

[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

Actually, I thought the bug didn't affect me but it turns out it does. One cannot assign this shortcut via gnome's settings, via CCSM's gnome compatibility, or via Unity's plugin.