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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

> 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! ;)

I don't have a problem with this, to be honest. To me, the Super Key
was always underused; now it feels like it's stepping into the light
again. It's got an OS icon on it, and that (in my opinion) makes it
perfect for OS-level functions.

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:07, Jonathan Meek <shrouded.cloud@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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