Try disabling the Gnome Compiz effects settings in System > Appearance. The advanced visual effects trap the F9 key instead of Gvim. On my machine, with advanced desktop settings enabled F9 dims the screen instead of calling the citation list.
-- Shortcut <F9> for \cite-completion is broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204266 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