Comment 23 for bug 90434

Disabling Ctrl+Alt+Delete by default is a dumb idea. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.

The correct way to handle this would have been for the desktop state to be saved when the three keys are pressed to end the X session. Then when X is restarted you could be prompted as to whether you wish to recover the session. Then the people "inadvertently" using the key combination could LEARN how to use their computer.

As for moving between workspaces then it should be required that all three keys are pressed down simulataneously to have any effect. e.g. pressing Ctrl+ALt then releasing the keys and pressing backspace should not work the same as pressing all three simultaneously.

On which note I use the Ctrl+ALt+Left and Ctrl+ALt+Left combinations all the time and I have never "inadvertently" managed to kill X by pressing backspace to delete text in an editor.

FInally I have to use this key combination every single day as Xorg does not recognise my monitor correctly and I have to keep giving X the "3 finger salute" (mark 2) to get a usable X (it gets there eventually)

If you can't manage not to type this key combination then you really should question whether you're able to use a computer at all.

Disabl;ing the combination by default was a dumb idea.