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[Steve Magoun <1300360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Keyboard navigation in the dash does not work as expected - pressing
left arrow after pressing right arrow does not necessarily return you to
the original location.

To reproduce:
1. Press the super key to open the dash
2. Press down arrow twice to select the first application in the list of applications
3. Press the right arrow repeatedly to select the right-most application in the list of apps
4. Press the right arrow again. The "Filter results" button is selected
5. Press the left arrow

Expected results:
The application selected in #3 is re-selected

Actual results:
The input field is selected

This was surprising on a couple of levels:
1) The filter results button is directly above the search results, not to the right
2) You can't retrace your steps using the arrow keys: tapping the left arrow does not 'undo' the effects of tapping right arrow
3) The filter results button is immeidately to the right of the search input field, but you can't get to the filter results button by pressing the right arrow when the search input field is selected. Therefore It's extra-surprising that right arrow gets you to filter results from other places in the dash.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20140328.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,commands,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Mar 31 13:28:12 2014
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-precise-amd64-20130203-1
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-02 (118 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20130203-13:50
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-02-12 (46 days ago)

** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages trusty

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Title:
  Confusing keyboard navigation in dash

Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Keyboard navigation in the dash does not work as expected - pressing
  left arrow after pressing right arrow does not necessarily return you
  to the original location.

  To reproduce:
  1. Press the super key to open the dash
  2. Press down arrow twice to select the first application in the list of applications
  3. Press the right arrow repeatedly to select the right-most application in the list of apps
  4. Press the right arrow again. The "Filter results" button is selected
  5. Press the left arrow

  Expected results:
  The application selected in #3 is re-selected

  Actual results:
  The input field is selected

  This was surprising on a couple of levels:
  1) The filter results button is directly above the search results, not to the right
  2) You can't retrace your steps using the arrow keys: tapping the left arrow does not 'undo' the effects of tapping right arrow
  3) The filter results button is immeidately to the right of the search input field, but you can't get to the filter results button by pressing the right arrow when the search input field is selected. Therefore It's extra-surprising that right arrow gets you to filter results from other places in the dash.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20140328.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,commands,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Mar 31 13:28:12 2014
  DistributionChannelDescriptor:
   # This is a distribution channel descriptor
   # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
   canonical-oem-somerville-precise-amd64-20130203-1
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-02 (118 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20130203-13:50
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-02-12 (46 days ago)

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