Ubuntu forgets keyboard shortcuts after a restart
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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compiz (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
NOTE: This bug is for Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) only. If you experience something similar on 12.10 (quantal) or later then please refer to bug 1063617 instead. The two releases use completely different settings libraries so should be treated as separate bugs.
Note also that if you just have trouble with screen edges, that is bug 858845.
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
I use Dell XPS 1640. I'm using the latest ubuntu 12 and updated everything as of today. I assign some shortcuts for music to ubuntu keyboard shortcuts such as when i press ALT + X the music plays/pauses. However, after I restart the system, ubuntu forgets them and I have to reconfigure it everytime.
I am new to Ubuntu but willing to help on debugging if it is simple and not technical.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-control-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Mar 25 09:15:46 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-control-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Opinion → Confirmed |
summary: |
- Ubuntu forgets keyboard shortcuts after a restart + [precise] Ubuntu forgets keyboard shortcuts after a restart |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
tags: | added: quantal |
summary: |
- [precise] Ubuntu forgets keyboard shortcuts after a restart + Ubuntu forgets keyboard shortcuts after a restart |
tags: | added: raring |
affects: | gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) → compiz (Ubuntu) |
I got a work around on this. The problem is to assign something with ALT. I think it confuses the system with HUD shortcut. I changed my music keyboard shortcuts from ALT+X/Z/C to something else like a keyboard assigned button BACK, PLAY, FORWARD and it works. Ubuntu does not forget the shortcut.
Thus, it is just a clash between the shortcut of Hud and your custom assignment of ALT to another program that makes Ubuntu forget your shortcut but prioritize the HUD one. In this sense, the problem is "fixed".