> On a slightly related note, aren't we over-using the <super> key? At this > point, if you want to be a shortcut afficionado, your finger will never > leave the <super> key except perhaps to hit alt. There are a couple more key > combinations that still don't use <super>, somebody quick, file bugs! ;)
I don't have a problem with this, to be honest. To me, the Super Key was always underused; now it feels like it's stepping into the light again. It's got an OS icon on it, and that (in my opinion) makes it perfect for OS-level functions. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:07, Jonathan Meek <shrouded.cl...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd like to point out that the new key combination presents quite an > annoying behavior as well: Whenever I test <super>+shift+arrow, if I delay a > little too long, the shortcuts overlay pops up and obscures my view of the > content. And If I'm just trying to check what's on that desktop, that's a > usability issue, no? > > On a slightly related note, aren't we over-using the <super> key? At this > point, if you want to be a shortcut afficionado, your finger will never > leave the <super> key except perhaps to hit alt. There are a couple more key > combinations that still don't use <super>, somebody quick, file bugs! ;) > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:21 AM, nick rundy <nru...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> The only conflict I've come across with Ctrl+Alt+left/right is in VLC. VLC >> has a feature where the user can jump five minutes ahead/back in a playing >> video by tapping Ctrl+Alt+right/left. But VLC's keyboard shortcut >> configuration dialog easily allows the user to change this combination to >> whatever they want. So not really a problem. >> >> ________________________________ >> From: krnekhel...@gmail.com >> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:09:08 +0100 >> To: frederik.nn...@gmail.com >> CC: unity-design@lists.launchpad.net >> Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Is there a reason Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right/Up/Down >> was disabled? >> >> Hi all, >> >> I propose that the keyboard shortcut be changed back to Ctrl + Alt + arrow >> keys since the new implementation Super + Shift + arrow keys sometimes >> displays the keyboard shortcut overlay or the dash when you try to switch >> workspaces. This can be fixed by modifying the delay time etc...but why >> change something which ain't broken. Ctrl + Alt + arrow has been used for a >> long time and is still in many distros. Considering this is a LTS, this >> change will break that behavior which is not recommended. >> >> Nekhelesh >> >> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:28 AM, frederik.nn...@gmail.com >> <frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> AH.. now i see.. >> i think it's better for blender3d users.. >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 05:42, Stephen Rees-Carter >> <step...@rees-carter.net> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Is there a reason Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right/Up/Down was disabled? >> >> I realise that this combination has been switched over to the new >> "Super+Shift+Left/Right/Up/Down" combination, but I don't understand >> why the existing one was broken in the process. >> The bug report requesting the change, >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/891757, says the >> following: >> "However where there is no conflict between the existing keyboard >> shortcuts and the new shortcuts, the existing shortcuts should always >> be preserved." >> >> Given that the Ctrl+Alt+Arrow combination has been around for years >> and it works in every other distro I've ever used. I don't see how the >> Ctrl+Alt+Arrow combination could be a conflict for any other function. >> It seems like a stupid change which will annoy a lot of people, >> particularly for an LTS... >> >> There is a bug report about it: >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/940085 >> >> It's also worth nothing, the new Super+Shift+Arrow combination is >> broken for Super+Shift+Right for me: >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/940803 >> >> Thanks, >> ~Stephen >> >> -- >> Stephen Rees-Carter ~ Valorin >> http://stephen.rees-carter.net/ >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Nekhelesh Kandasamy Ramananthan >> Bachelors of Aerospace Engineering >> TU Delft >> >> -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : >> unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : >> https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Ian Santopietro Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. 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