Alt+Tab doesn't work

[Joaquin]

Binary package hint: unity-2d

Alt+ Tab just doesn't work.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.6.8-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic-pae 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,imgjpeg,copytex,decor,firepaint,grid,imgpng,mousepoll,place,unitymtgrabhandles,regex,compiztoolbox,vpswitch,move,gnomecompat,wall,water,resize,kde,text,session,shift,animation,wobbly,blur,obs,workarounds,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale]
Date: Wed Mar 30 21:49:46 2011
InstallationMedia: elementary
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=es_ES:en
 LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-01 (28 days ago)

[Florian Boucault (fboucault)]

Can you describe a bit more when and how it does not work? A screenshot would be really helpful.

Thanks Joaquin!

[Joaquin (jknvv13)]

How Can I show that I can't switch with Alt+Tab with a screenshot??
¬¬'
It just doesn't work, I press Alt+Tab, and it works like I'm only pressing
tab, but alt does work with other things like Alt+F2, etc...

2011/4/5 Florian Boucault <email address hidden>

> Can you describe a bit more when and how it does not work? A screenshot
> would be really helpful.
>
> Thanks Joaquin!
>
> ** Changed in: unity-2d (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Also affects: unity-2d
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> ** Changed in: unity-2d
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/746027
>
> Title:
> Alt+Tab doesn't work
>
> Status in Unity 2D:
> Incomplete
> Status in “unity-2d” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: unity-2d
>
> Alt+ Tab just doesn't work.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: unity 3.6.8-0ubuntu3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic-pae 2.6.38
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic-pae i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,imgjpeg,copytex,decor,firepaint,grid,imgpng,mousepoll,place,unitymtgrabhandles,regex,compiztoolbox,vpswitch,move,gnomecompat,wall,water,resize,kde,text,session,shift,animation,wobbly,blur,obs,workarounds,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale]
> Date: Wed Mar 30 21:49:46 2011
> InstallationMedia: elementary
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=es_ES:en
> LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-01 (28 days ago)
>
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[Florian Boucault (fboucault)]

Ok, can you paste the output of the following command?

$ ps aux

[Joaquin (jknvv13)]

I attach the "ps aux" output on txt file

[Sibin Mohan (sibin-m+launchpad)]

I had the same problem after upgrading to 11.04 from 10.10.

The fix is simple. Just go to: System->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts. Scroll down to the "Window Management" Section. If you find the action for "Move between windows, using a popup window" you will find that the shortcut shows as "disabled". If you click on the "disabled" and then hit Alt-Tab it will register that combination. Now it will immediately start working.

Hope this works for you.

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

It looks to me like this could be a duplicate of bug #735205.
Joaquín, Sibin, can you confirm?