Cannot set alt + alt-r as window switcher

[J. Pablo Fernández]

In Ubuntu 7.08 I was able to set alt + alt-r (right alt, or graphic alt) as the window switcher, that is, instead of alt-tab. That was very ergonomic. When I upgraded, this key combination would only take me to the next window, but nothing else. And it is impossible to set the combination again.

Thanks.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately we can't fix it, because your description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem.
 We have instructions on debugging some types of problems. http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures
At a minimum, we need:
1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem,
2. the behavior you expected, and
3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).
Thanks!

[J. Pablo Fernández (pupeno)]

1. System -> Preferences -> Keyboard shortcuts
2. Window Management -> Move between windows with pop up
3. Click on the accelerator, to re-set it.
4. Press alt and alt-r or alt-gr.

Nothing happens. No accelerator is set. alt+alt-r should be set. It was set and worked properly in the previous version of Ubuntu and I loved it.

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

[J. Pablo Fernández (pupeno)]

Yes, this bug is still present in Ubuntu 8.10.

[J. Pablo Fernández (pupeno)]

Why is it marked as incomplete?

[Marnanel Thurman (marnanel)]

When you say alt+alt-r, you mean that you used to press both alt keys down at once? In order to move to the next window, did you let go and then re-press one of them, and to make the switcher disappear, did you let go of both?

[J. Pablo Fernández (pupeno)]

Yes, both alts, generally releasing right-alt and pressing it again switched to the next. Same thing as tab but with right alt.

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

I tried to reproduce this issue in latest Ubuntu Karmic (up to date) and I can confirm this problem is still present.