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Title:
  Unity extra keymappings

Status in Ayatana Design:
  New
Status in Unity:
  Incomplete
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: unity

  First of all, i'm approaching unity usability from a power user's
  perspective. I mainly use the desktop for coding, and i need it to be
  as fast as possible.

  Unity has been surprisingly usable, but i needed to add the following
  shortcuts to various of compiz's shortcut settings. The following
  shortcut proposals, aim for consistency and increased desktop managing
  speed.

  Proposed shortcuts for changing windows:

  Unity desktop already supports Alt-Tab and Shift-Alt-Tab. I've added
  in the compiz's switcher plugin the following shortcuts:

  Alt-ScrollWheelUp
  Alt-ScrollWheelDown

  These work in the same way as Alt-Tab and Shift-Alt-Tab

  Proposed shortcuts for changing desktops:

  Unity already supports Control-Alt-Left and Control-Alt-Right
  shortcuts: I've added in the compiz's deskwall plugins the following
  shortcuts:

  Control-Alt-ScrollWheelUp
  Control-Alt-ScrollWheelDown

  These work in the same way as the Control-Alt-Left and Control-Alt-
  Right shortcuts. Here i should mention that i find it immensely easier
  to have my desktops in a 4x1 arrangement.

  Expos plugin shortcuts:

  Getting a quick idea of what goes on in the various desktops is very
  important. So i've added the top-right corner as a trigger for the
  desktop expos.

  Right now the unity's expos shortcuts are in my opinion wrong. If a
  user accidentally triggers an expos, then it isn't obvious that he
  should double click on a desktop to zoom into it.

  As it is a lot faster to just single click a desktop to zoom into,
  i've changed the zoom-in action to require a single click. For moving
  windows, i've set the Alt-Button1 shortcut in the expos plugin. Alt-
  Button1 is also used when moving windows in the regular desktop so
  this change also increases consistency.

  Scale plugin shortcut:

  I've found out that setting the SpecialKey(windowskey)-Button1
  shortcut to trigger the scale action, significantly increases Unity's
  usability. In this way when a user presses and holds the SpecialKey,
  and then presses and holds the Button1, he can in a very fast way
  change windows or if he wishes open a new application from the Dock.

  I have found that above shortcuts do not conflict with other shortcut
  actions, Improve consistency of the desktop, and make it immensely
  faster to use for me (a power user). For regular users, these
  shortcuts won't get in the way.

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