Super+S shortcut description does not explain its purpose

Bug #1195440 reported by Edwin Pujols
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Unity
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MC Return
unity (Ubuntu)
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MC Return

Bug Description

As the titles says. If you open the Keyboard Shortcuts Overlay (holding Super), the description for Super+S reads "Switches between workspaces." Though what this key combination really does, is to open the workspace switcher (or "expands" the workspaces, as you prefer).

I consider this is a ui bug, since the description doesn't really explain the purpose of Super+S. Imagine a user trying to switch workspaces by pressing Super+S over and over, until she realizes the right combination is "Ctrl+Alt+Arrow" or until she realizes that this works by pointing the mouse on the desired workspace. This extends to translations too (I noticed it while doing translations).

I propose this description be changed to "Opens the workspaces switcher." or "Shows the workspaces in a grid.", or something more descriptive than the current "Switches between workspaces." (Notice that the pointer feature could be documented somewhere else as an extra, but the point to be made is the inmediate thing the user sees when pressing Super+S.)

*What is expected*
That the description of every key combination be descriptive to that key combination.

*What happens*
The description of Super+S is not descriptive to its related action (at least not in the desktop version).

Description: Ubuntu 13.04
Release: 13.04

unity:
  Installed: 7.0.0daily13.04.18~13.04-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 7.0.0daily13.04.18~13.04-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 7.0.0daily13.04.18~13.04-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://do.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: unity 7.0.0daily13.04.18~13.04-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-25.37-generic 3.8.13
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-25-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Thu Jun 27 14:54:45 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-26 (62 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Edwin Pujols (edwinpm5) wrote :
summary: - Super+S shortcut description does not explains its purpose
+ Super+S shortcut description does not explain its purpose
Edwin Pujols (edwinpm5)
description: updated
description: updated
description: updated
MC Return (mc-return)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
assignee: nobody → MC Return (mc-return)
Changed in unity:
assignee: nobody → MC Return (mc-return)
status: New → Confirmed
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