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[Jonathan Meek <shrouded.cloud@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd like to point out that the new key combination presents quite an
annoying behavior as well: Whenever I test <super>+shift+arrow, if I delay
a little too long, the shortcuts overlay pops up and obscures my view of
the content. And If I'm just trying to check what's on that desktop, that's
a usability issue, no?

On a slightly related note, aren't we over-using the <super> key? At this
point, if you want to be a shortcut afficionado, your finger will never
leave the <super> key except perhaps to hit alt. There are a couple more
key combinations that still don't use <super>, somebody quick, file bugs! ;)

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:21 AM, nick rundy <nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  The only conflict I've come across with Ctrl+Alt+left/right is in VLC.
> VLC has a feature where the user can jump five minutes ahead/back in a
> playing video by tapping Ctrl+Alt+right/left. But VLC's keyboard shortcut
> configuration dialog easily allows the user to change this combination to
> whatever they want. So not really a problem.
>
> ------------------------------
> From: krnekhelesh@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:09:08 +0100
> To: frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx
> CC: unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Is there a reason Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right/Up/Down
> was disabled?
>
> Hi all,
>
> I propose that the keyboard shortcut be changed back to Ctrl + Alt + arrow
> keys since the new implementation Super + Shift + arrow keys sometimes
> displays the keyboard shortcut overlay or the dash when you try to switch
> workspaces. This can be fixed by modifying the delay time etc...but why
> change something which ain't broken. Ctrl + Alt + arrow has been used for a
> long time and is still in many distros. Considering this is a LTS, this
> change will break that behavior which is not recommended.
>
> Nekhelesh
>
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:28 AM, frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx <
> frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> AH.. now i see..
> i think it's better for blender3d users..
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 05:42, Stephen Rees-Carter <
> stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Is there a reason Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right/Up/Down was disabled?
>
> I realise that this combination has been switched over to the new
> "Super+Shift+Left/Right/Up/Down" combination, but I don't understand
> why the existing one was broken in the process.
> The bug report requesting the change,
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/891757, says the
> following:
>    "However where there is no conflict between the existing keyboard
> shortcuts and the new shortcuts, the existing shortcuts should always
> be preserved."
>
> Given that the Ctrl+Alt+Arrow combination has been around for years
> and it works in every other distro I've ever used. I don't see how the
> Ctrl+Alt+Arrow combination could be a conflict for any other function.
> It seems like a stupid change which will annoy a lot of people,
> particularly for an LTS...
>
> There is a bug report about it:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/940085
>
> It's also worth nothing, the new Super+Shift+Arrow combination is
> broken for Super+Shift+Right for me:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/940803
>
> Thanks,
> ~Stephen
>
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