Ubuntu
xfwm4 package

  1. Trusty (14.04)
  2. Bug #1292290
  3. Comment #68

Comment 68 for bug 1292290

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Chris McCormick (chris-mccormick) wrote :

I am experiencing this same issue on Ubuntu 14.04 with xubuntu-desktop installed.

To summarize:

 * I set a new keybinding in Settings -> Window Manager. In my case it was "Alt-F1" to switch to workspace 1.
 * When I log out or reboot the key binding is lost and "Alt-F1" does nothing. Settings -> Window Manager still says it's bound to "Alt-F1" but it does not function.
 * If I re-set the key by double-clicking "Alt-F1" and then pressing "Alt-F1" again it works.
 * In the file `~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml` multiple definitions exist for the same key combination and also for `workspace_1_key`.

I have tried the following fixes:

 * In Settings -> Window Manager "clear" the key first. It shows "Ctrl-F1" (the old value) on the first click and then shows "" - the value I would expect on the second click. I then re-bind the "Alt-F1" key.
 * In Settings -> Settings Manager -> Settings Editor -> xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts I have tried un-clicking and re-clicking "override" two times in a row.

I will report back as to whether these fixes work or not. Obviously this should be fixed in the code though.