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** Changed in: unity-2d
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: unity-2d (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  Alt summoning of heads-up-display interferes with Emacs

Status in unity-2d:
  Invalid
Status in unity-2d package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  This is probably not a unity bug, because I can verify this on both
  unity and unity-2d desktops, but I couldn't figure out where else to
  file it (hmm

  Previously, Alt-<key> would invoke an application's menu.  Now,
  tapping Alt quickly will bring up the applications heads-up-display.
  While this occurs with any application that has global menus, this
  behavior is most problematic with Emacs which is a heavy user of Alt
  prefixed keybindings.

  The problem is that when in Emacs, it's *very* common to hit and hold
  the Alt key while thinking about or waiting to complete the key chord.
  An example is Alt-n and Alt-p to move the window up or down, or Alt-i
  to add a tab stop, etc.  Thus, my left thumb is *always* hitting the
  Alt key, sometimes hovering on it, other times lightly tapping it as I
  unconsciously decide what my next command is.  Frankly, I was never
  aware of how often I tap Alt, as I've been doing this for probably 30
  years.  Now, this previously innocent tap invokes the heads-up display
  and *severely* impacts productivity, as subsequent typing goes to the
  HUD instead of to Emacs.  Meaning, I lose a lot of typing until I
  realize what's going on and then hit escape.  Because of the
  interaction with HUD it can actually take several seconds to figure
  out what's going on, and revert it.

  The same thing happens to a slightly lesser extent with normal desktop
  Alt-Tab to switch between windows.  Linger slightly longer on Alt
  before you hit TAB and instead of switching windows, you're now
  interacting with HUD.

  There's got to be a better way!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: unity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
  Date: Mon Mar  5 15:24:29 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110228.1)
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-06-17 (262 days ago)

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