This is most likley caused by a bad nautilus not running the Desktop window. This window needs to be open other wise compiz wont get any keyboarde events since no windows are present/focused. Make sure nautilus is running, and when you are on an empty desktop that the top panel reads "Ubuntu Desktop" and the top panel has drop shadow. If you dont have this then nautilus is not running in desktop mode.
** Changed in: unity Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1154451 Title: Windows Startkey only works when an application is open? Status in Unity: Invalid Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Most keyboard have a 'Windows Start Key' button; or similar. When you have an application open and click the "Start button" the "Canonical dash"?; opens up. When you have closed all applications and press the "Start button", "Canonical dash" doesn't open up; namely nothing happens. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1154451/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp