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List:       ubuntu-users
Subject:    Alt + Tab
From:       f0rg3r () gmail ! com (Alexandra Zaharia)
Date:       2009-05-31 20:04:42
Message-ID: d42ff38f0905311304q4c531c6ai295d370c8a5891fc () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Hal Burgiss <hal at burgiss.net> wrote:
> Has anybody else had problems with Alt + Tab key combo not working in
> 9.04 (gnome + compiz)? According to xev the correct codes are reported
> by X, at least I think so:
>
> KeyRelease event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x4e00001,
> ? ?root 0xc6, subw 0x0, time 2468080744, (441,664), root:(445,719),
> ? ?state 0x18, keycode 23 (keysym 0xff09, Tab), same_screen YES,
> ? ?XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (09) " "
> ? ?XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyRelease event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x4e00001,
> ? ?root 0xc6, subw 0x0, time 2468080747, (441,664), root:(445,719),
> ? ?state 0x18, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES,
> ? ?XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
> ? ?XFilterEvent returns: False
>
>
>
> And the keyboard shortcuts are set correctly, but Alt + Tab
> does nothing. When focus is to a terminal, it acts like the Alt
> keycode has been stripped:
>
> ?halb at honey:~$
> ?Display all 277 possibilities? (y or n)

Wait, does the Alt+Tab combination work if you disable compiz?

If it does it's likely you have some awkward key binding that you
forgot about in your compiz settings.

To find out, go to System >> Preferences >> CompizConfig Settings
Manager >> click Advanced Search:

- uncheck the "Short description and name" checkbox
- uncheck the "Long description" checkbox
- check the "Settings Value" checkbox
- type "tab" in the search field and hit enter.

If you see on the right pane among the list of results something using
up <Alt>Tab as a key binding, then you've found the reason for this
combination not working as you'd expect it to.

Other than that, sorry, I have no idea what might be wrong.



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