Unity

Shortcut keys don't work with menus opened

Bug #963865 reported by 2green on 2012-03-24

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #29894: can't take screenshot when menu on panel is opened. Edit Remove

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Unity	New	Undecided	Unassigned
	unity (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

None of the shortcut keys like alt+tab, super+w, super+s, etc. do not work while there are menus opened.

* Use case

   open nautilus.
   open firefox.
   switch to nautilus using the shortcut alt+tab
   open the context sensitive menu and stay hovering above ´create new folder´ (don't close the menu).
   switch back to firefox using the shortcut alt+tab

* expected behavior

The firefox window appears

* current behavior

Nothing happens. The nautilus window is still on top.

* Extra information

The same problem occurs with al other tested context sensitive menus opened or any other shortcut key combo.
Also opening a dropdown menu in the top of the screen blocks the alt+tab shotcut.
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ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301)
Package: unity 5.8.0-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12
Tags: precise
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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Tags:

2green (zendhetmij) on 2012-03-24

summary:	- alt+tab does not work while there are dropdown or popup menus opened + Shortcut keys don't work with menus opened
description:	updated