Keyboard shortcuts in workspace switcher do not work

[M]

Binary package hint: gnome-panel

The CTRL-ALT-arrow key shortcuts are non-functional in the Gutsy development branch version of workspace switcher.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Oct 6 14:26:16 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-panel
Package: gnome-panel 1:2.20.0.1-0ubuntu5
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcCmdline: gnome-panel --sm-client-id default1
ProcCwd: /home/mp
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
Uname: Linux nysomenem 2.6.22-13-generic #1 SMP Thu Oct 4 17:18:44 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug. Where do you try to use ctrl-alt-arrow? That's not a gnome-panel, rather a window manager one. Do you try to change the workspace? How many are configured? Do you use the desktop effects option?

[M (asobi)]

In the 7.04 version of Ubuntu CTRL-ALT-arrow was a global keyboard shortcut to switch workspaces; I've tried using that shortcut from many different contexts but none have worked, whereas it used to work no matter what in 7.04. I have four workspaces configured, and the only way to switch between them is to click in the workspace switcher. I tried using the desktop effects option but it crippled the workspace switcher even more - I could not even see multiple desktops in my workspace switcher - so I uninstalled it. It seems that if desktop effects is installed, it takes over workspace settings from the workspace switcher panel applet.

[M (asobi)]

See also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-compiz-manager/+bug/147075 for a related problem. By "desktop effects" I meant I installed gnome-compiz-manager. The two issues might be related.

[M (asobi)]

Just upgraded to new version that came out either yesterday or today; problem seems to be fixed. Other problems exist, however, such as the workspace switcher being unresponsive to changes in number of workspaces.

RIght now I have four workspaces in one row in the switcher, but physically there are 2 rows, 2 columns (CTRL-ALT-arrow shifts once horizontally and once vertically). Changing the number of rows and columns in the switcher has no effect on the display but does change the physical number of workspaces as demonstrated by CTRL-ALT-arrow switching.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

closing this bug since the problem is fixed now