Hi Jak, the workaround given by Anmar worked perfectly, at least in my case where the shit key was not working. Have you tried it ? Maybe by setting the default preferences in the CompizConfig you will make all your keys work.
1. Go the System > Preferences > CompizConfig Settings Manager. If you don't have CompizConfig Settings Manager installed, you do so by opening a terminal and typing "sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager" 2. Launch the CompizConfig Settings Manager. On the left column there is a "Preferences" button. Click it. 3.Click on the "Reset to Defaults" For me, it seems that some of the keys or key combinations are "stolen" by listeners of some compiz plugins. cheers 2009/4/27 jakradice <jrad...@gmail.com> > I am totally new to ubuntu. I'm unable to use my @ key, but other shift > key characters are ok. Please help. > > -- > Shift key not working with compiz as active window manager. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246081 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Compiz: Invalid > Status in “compiz” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > As long as the Compiz window manager is active the shift key does not work > the way it should. > Disabling compiz and selecting Metacity also makes the shift key work > again. > Could be that i am posting a duplicate bugreport but i was unable to find > the one i found a couple of weeks ago. > > I am fairly new to linux and therefor i dont know how to produce handy > terminal output, > if anyone could explain to me how to produce usefull information i would be > happy to do so. > > I am currently running the following: > > compiz 0.7.4 > > Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) > Kernel: 2.6.24-19-generic i686 GNU/Linux > > Renderer: GeForce Go 7300/PCI/SSE2 > Driver Version: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 169.12 > > And really usefull... and i think this should point in the direction of a > solution. > I found a workaround when searching google for this problem some time ago. > > If i press CTLR followed by the shift key and keep the shift key down i can > use it the normal way. > -- Eduardo Sanchez Suarez Departamento de Astrofisica Molecular e Infrarroja Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB) Laboratorio de Astrofisica Espacial y Fisica Fundamental (LAEFF) Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) --- Post address: European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) P.O. Box 78 Tel: 34 91 813 1472 Tel2: 34 91 813 1138 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid - Spain --- Office room: no. B029A at ESAC Herschel-B Building --- email: edua...@damir.iem.csic.es email2: esanc...@laeff.inta.es --- Web: www.damir.iem.csic.es -- Shift key not working with compiz as active window manager. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246081 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
