After a couple of hundred loops of 'killall5 -9' and re-login, the following got my space bar back:
--- ~/.gconf/%gconf-tree.xml~ 2006-09-15 17:26:47.000000000 +0100 +++ ~/.gconf/%gconf-tree.xml 2006-09-16 00:22:57.000000000 +0100 @@ -833,13 +833,10 @@ <dir name="metacity"> <dir name="global_keybindings"> <entry name="switch_to_workspace_3" mtime="1147794841" type="string"> <stringvalue>disabled</stringvalue> </entry> <entry name="switch_to_workspace_2" mtime="1147794842" type="string"> <stringvalue>disabled</stringvalue> </entry> - <entry name="switch_to_workspace_1" mtime="1147878577" type="string"> - <stringvalue>0x41</stringvalue> - </entry> </dir> It had been set of the access-key for switching to the first virtual desktop in metacity... I do not recall having performed his change manually. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: xorg => metacity -- Spacebardoesnotworkafterupgradetoedgy https://launchpad.net/bugs/60472 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs