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xfce-mcs-manager package

xfce keyboard shortcuts not binding [edgy]

Bug #60844 reported by sardion on 2006-09-17

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xfce-mcs-manager (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xfce4-mcs-manager

Often (not consistently), the keyboard shortcuts in xfce that I have assigned (via keyboard settings) fail to work. To make them work I must launch the keyboard settings dialog. After launching it, but not modifying anything, the shortcuts work.

Not sure which package(s) this is actually in.

Happens ~50% of the time. No idea what determines whether it does or not.

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Michael Olson (mwolson) wrote on 2006-10-15:

keythemerc file Edit (1.9 KiB, text/plain)

This sounds similar to what I've experienced.

To reproduce consistently:

- Load my keyboard theme (attached) by copying to .themes/mine/xfwm4/ and choosing the keyboard theme "mine".

- In .config/xfce4/mcs_settings/wmtweaks.xml, change Xfwm/ToggleWorkspaces to 0.

- (Perhaps) restart XFCE

- The Alt+F1 keystroke works, but Alt+F2 and Alt+F3 do nothing.

- In .config/xfce4/mcs_settings/wmtweaks.xml, change Xfwm/ToggleWorkspaces to 1.

- (Definitely) Restart XFCE.

- Alt+F1 through Alt+F3 work as expected.

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Jani Monoses (jani) wrote on 2006-10-16:

there was a problem with xfwm handling workspace keys. Can you see if you still see this with a recent edgy?

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Michael Olson (mwolson) wrote on 2006-10-16:

The problem that I was noticing is indeed fixed now -- I can set Xfwm/ToggleWorkspaces without affecting the Alt+F2 - Alt+F4 keybindings. Some update within the past week must have made it work.

Jani Monoses (jani) on 2006-10-17

Changed in xfce-mcs-manager:
status:	Unconfirmed → Fix Released

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sardion (ubuntu-sardion) wrote on 2006-10-17:

Mostly fixed.... every shortcut key works except for one: I execute `xmodmap -e "keycode 115 = Menu"` (as autostart) to bind the Windows key (Super_L) to Menu. Then have Menu bound to xfce4-popup-menu in Keyboard settings of XFCE.

Now, pressing Super_L acts like Menu, i.e., popups right-click meu in current window, until I run xfce settings and choose keyboard. After that, the Super_L key runs xfce4-popup-menu as expected.

Since other keys work I am at a loss, this may not be xfce at all.