"Move window to workspace #" shortcut is not working

[João Melo]

Steps to reproduce:
1. Login (using unity)
2. Open System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Navigation
3. Set "Move window to workspace 2" shortcut to Alt + 2 (or any shortcut at all)
4. Press Alt + 2

What should happen:
Settings window should be moved to workspace 2.

What happens:
Nothing.

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there is already a bug fixed about this(if it helps):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/898087

i've contacted Didier Roche ( https://launchpad.net/~didrocks ), to ask to re-open the bug #898087 in which he responded:

"The bug reappeared with a different behavior I guess, and due to another cause.
It's a different team taking care of that. The easiest would be for you to report a new bug I guess."

i asked on IRC and multiple users were having the same problem.

Thanks,
João Melo

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 (fresh install and updated)
Package: unity-control-center 14.04.3+14.04.20140604-0ubuntu1
Package: Unity 7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Jul 28 15:01:39 2014
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/unity-control-center
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-28 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
SourcePackage: unity-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_unity-control-center:
 activity-log-manager 0.9.7-0ubuntu14
 deja-dup 30.0-0ubuntu4

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Gauthier Ostervall (gauthier-i)]

A work-around (works for me, but barely a bug fix):
- Disable the shortcuts you set in step 3
- install compizconfig-settings-manager and compiz-plugins
- start compizconfig-settings-manager, go to "Window Management" and enable "Put"
- select Put and set your shortcuts in "Put to arbitrary viewport"
- select "Misc. Options"->"Unfocus Window"
- log out and in.

[João Melo (joaolvcm)]

gauthier-i i've removed the duplication because i've contacted the one that fixed the other bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/898087) and he told me that the bug is not the same and to create another bug on launchpad

[fugounashi (fugounashi+launchpad)]

this bug is still present in 16.04 (naturally, as nothing has been done on it since 14.04...)

[Branko Šuligoj (shark4109)]

I can't believe this bug is still present in 16.04, like 2 years later :S Anyone with skill to fix it? I guess it shouldn't be the problem.

[tbenst (tbenst)]

Quite frustrating that this basic feature is broken on stock ubunt 16.04!

[aaaaa (tbreportbug)]

Why is there no hotkey for moving windows to other works spaces?

These instructions are not helpful for Ubuntu 16.04

https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/shell-workspaces-movewindow.html

So I can confirm that this bug still exists for 16.04.

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)]

On 2017-12-26 20:06, aaaaa wrote:
> These instructions are not helpful for Ubuntu 16.04
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/shell-workspaces-movewindow.html

They are not supposed to be, since they apply to the latest stable release which currently is Ubuntu 17.10. These are, though:

https://help.ubuntu.com/16.04/ubuntu-help/shell-workspaces-movewindow.html

Those ways to move a window to another workspace do work.