Bug 120307

Summary:	'walk through desktop list' doesn't display desktop list
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	robert <rs>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	castanyo, troyt
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description robert 2006-01-17 14:32:07 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.0)
Installed from:    Fedora RPMs
Compiler:          gcc (PPC) didn't compile from source - using FC4-ppc rpms
OS:                Linux

When pressing 'Win+Tab' to walk throught the desktop list, the list is not displayed. Instead, the desktop immediately switches to the next destop. However, pressing 'Win+Shift+Tab' for reverse *does* bring up the list, and after it is up, Win+Tab will walk the list as expected. [However, it does not switch when all keys a released; the list stays on the screen until an additional key (eg shift) is pressed, and then it switches).]

Comment 1 robert 2006-01-17 14:54:23 UTC

Although this was a new install, the home directory was for an existing user. I created a brand new user, and desktop walking worked as I expected. Obviously there is some issue in the upgrade process. This home dir had previously been used with KDE 3.3 and 3.4.

There might be an issue w/upgrading if the key has been customized, but that much less of a problem than if it was broken in a new user. Thus I'm marking this as resolved. Sorry for the noise!

Comment 2 Troy Telford 2006-02-02 18:44:49 UTC

I've been getting the exact same issue since moving to KDE 3.5.  I've recently installed KDE 3.5.1, and the problem persists.  

In my case a newly created user also has this problem.  (Rather than just an artifact of a pre 3.5 KDE config).  So it seems to be a general problem in my case.

Consider re-opening this bug?

My setup is slightly different:  I'm using Gentoo instead of Fedora.  (No weird CFLAGS, just '-O2 -march=pentium4')

Comment 3 robert 2006-02-11 17:14:00 UTC

Ok, re-opened. I had gone back to the new user, and found that the new user that had been working was no longer working, an the problem remained after logging out, rm -fR .kde, and logging back in.

I started re-training myself to use ctl-tab and opt-tab, both of which work fine. Not easy after years and years of win-tab, but I'm getting there.

Comment 4 Lubos Lunak 2006-06-28 14:59:21 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 125246 ***