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compiz package

arrow keys don't work with CTRL-SHIFT anymore when compiz 'normal effects' are enabled in Gutsy

Bug #132359 reported by Rocko on 2007-08-14

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #131913: can't select a word using shift+ctrl+left|right arrow. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	compiz (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: compiz

With 'normal desktop effects' enabled (the default in Gutsy tribe 4), the arrow keys don't do anything in conjunction with CTRL-SHIFT anymore.

CTRL-SHIFT + an arrow normally selects text (eg one word at a time if you use the left or right arrows).

This affects gedit, Firefox, etc.

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Grzegorz Galezowski (spectral) wrote on 2007-08-15:

a screencast showing the bug Edit (61.3 KiB, application/ogg)

I can confirm this - it's the same way on my laptop and affects anywhere I can input text . I'm a programmer and this kind of functionality is essential for me, so the lack of it with desktop effects turned on is really annoying. If Gutsy really is going to be composite-by-default, this kind of bugs cannot be left alone.

I attach a screencast where I try to use ctrl + shift +left/right in various situations in gedit, which results only in cursor blinking.

Regards,
Grzegorz

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sc00ter (gosdenj) wrote on 2007-08-16:

This maybe the root cause of the problem: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3198250

Try disabling the Enhanced Desktop Zoom and see if that corrects the problem.