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Re: Mouse-based Workspace Switching

 

I'm confused. Super+Z doesn't do anything for me... Am I using an old
version?

On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Sergio Costas <rastersoft@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I don't know... Anyway, it's not perfect, because there's a problem with
> key autorepeat :( If you press Super, then Z, it goes left; if you then
> release Z, but keep Super, it stops (as expected), but if you now press
> again Z, it doesn't do left again; you must keep both keys pressed, or
> release both and press them again.
>
> El 08/10/12 00:25, Craig escribió:
> > Can we sub in a mouse activity in place of a key combo?
> > On Oct 7, 2012 5:03 PM, "Sergio Costas" <rastersoft@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> I found how to change the keys for moving from one workspace to another:
> >> open dconf-editor, and go to
> >>
> >>     org->gnome->desktop->wm->keybindings
> >>
> >> and there, modify "switch-to-workspace-left" and
> >> "switch-to-workspace-right".
> >>
> >> El 07/10/12 19:20, satchitb@xxxxxxxxx escribió:
> >>> While being able to switch workspaces with one hand, I think WASD is
> >>> non-obvious, especially when all four are commonly used as window
> >>> management shortcuts in other OSes (the first three in Ubuntu and the
> >> last
> >>> one in Windows; I think Super+S is also used in Windows for system
> >>> something or the other). I think a launcher makes sense, as do hot
> >> corners.
> >>> On 7 October 2012 22:43, Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff <
> >> sergey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>> 2012/10/7 Sergio Costas <rastersoft@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>
> >>>>>  Even would be nice to be able to use Super+z to go left, and Super+x
> >> to
> >>>>> go right, or something like that. I hate to have to move the mouse
> >> down to
> >>>>> a hot corner, or having to drop the mouse.
> >>>>>
> >>>> There's a proposal to assign the actions of Super+Arrow keys to
> >> Super+WASD
> >>>> keys which is a great idea IMHO.
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
> >>>> OS architect @ elementary
> >>>>
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