Bug 180641 - Alt + Shift + Tab does not work to switch applications in backward direction
Summary: Alt + Shift + Tab does not work to switch applications in backward direction
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list
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Reported: 2009-01-14 12:10 UTC by Karel Kozlík
Modified: 2009-07-31 00:26 UTC (History)
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Description Karel Kozlík 2009-01-14 12:10:36 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE 4.1.3)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I am using the default shortcut settings for application switching:

Alt + Tab for application switch and
Alt + Shift + Tab for application switch in backward direction

I also set shortcut Alt + Shift for keyboard layout switching.


Now the Alt+Tab works correctly, but Alt+Shift+Tab works in same way as Alt+Tab - it switching applications in same direction.

When I set shortcut for keyboard layout switching to something else than Alt+Shift, then the Alt+Shift+Tab works perfectly.


I experienced this problem in KDE 4.1.2, 4.1.3 and 4.2.0RC1 (I did not used previous versions of KDE)
Comment 1 La Wezen 2009-02-01 18:41:31 UTC 
Also Shift+Tab doest`t work properly in YaST (text mode). I can navigate forward with Tab key but can`t navigate backward with Shift+Tab.

KDE 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.0
Comment 2 Martin Flöser 2009-05-25 10:31:13 UTC 
I think there is hardly anything that can be done. You have two conflicting shortcuts. The keyboard layout uses setxkbmap to get the shortcut, so that interferes.
Comment 3 Martin Koller 2009-07-31 00:26:27 UTC 
same shortcut for different things will not work. closing.