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[Expired for metacity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
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** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  Lock screen key combo does nothing immediately after switching virtual
  desktops

Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: metacity

  If I switch virtual desktops using ctrl+alt+arrow key, releasing the
  arrow key and hitting L instead does nothing at all.

  Steps to repro:
  0. Have Desktop effects turned off (not sure if this is essential) and multiple virtual desktops
  1. Switch from one desktop to another using ctrl+alt+arrow keys.  Leave ctrl+alt depressed
  2. Press L along with the still-depressed ctrl+alt

  What I expect to happen:
  Screen should blank; password dialog should appear if I move the mouse or touch the keyboard

  What actually happens:
  Nothing.

  Workaround:
  If you release ctrl+alt and then hit ctrl+alt+L, it locks the screen just as expected.  Also, hitting L a second time while keeping ctrl+alt still depressed works as well.

  Fundamental security hygiene as well as company policy requires that I
  lock my screen when I leave my computer.  Annoyingly, I frequently
  find myself returning to an unlocked screen when I have fetched my cup
  of coffee, or whatever.  I believe I have now pinpointed the cause: if
  I switched virtual screens (e.g. so I remember to check my mail when I
  return to my desk) just before leaving, the computer would not lock.
  Further experimentation revealed that if I release the ctrl+alt keys
  and then press ctrl+alt+L, locking seems to work just fine, but if I
  keep ctrl+alt depressed after pressing an arrow key and press L,
  nothing happens.

  Sorry if this is filed against the wrong package.  I do not currently
  have an environment where I can try this under Compiz (i.e. with
  desktop effects enabled).

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
  Release:	10.04

  $ apt-cache policy metacity
  metacity:
    Installed: 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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