Ubuntu
compiz package

Alt-leftclick-dnd does not work anymore

Bug #1041105 reported by Daniel Holbach
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
compiz (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Quantal
Invalid
Low
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gsettings-desktop-schemas (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Quantal
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

To drag a window elsewhere, you usually could press alt, click left somewhere on the window, then drag it to the new place. Now this seems to have moved to super-leftclick.

   <schema id="org.compiz.move" gettext-domain="compiz">
     <key type="s" name="initiate-button">
       <default>'&lt;Alt&gt;Button1'</default>

Also is super-leftclick slow and triggers the unity help.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: compiz 1:0.9.8+bzr3319-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-11.11-generic 3.5.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 2f383a1679e8525d7196eb2518a1921f
CheckboxSystem: bb422ca46d02494cdbc459927a98bc2f
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Fri Aug 24 10:38:35 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-06-27 12:00:38,187 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21da]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110817)
MachineType: LENOVO 429149G
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-11-generic root=UUID=51ab960b-a2da-4841-98ce-c017f0582971 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-06-27 (57 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/18/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8DET46WW (1.16 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 429149G
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET46WW(1.16):bd05/18/2011:svnLENOVO:pn429149G:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn429149G:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 429149G
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8+bzr3319-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.38-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.99.905-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120713.6ef1ad6a-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.1-4~ubuntu1

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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Timo Jyrinki (timo-jyrinki) wrote :

From IRC: "the GNOME integration uses the mouse-button-modifier and GNOME changed that to Super"

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Timo Jyrinki (timo-jyrinki) wrote :

And a workaround: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

sam says

"gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier
 '<Super>'
"it takes the button from the compiz key and the modifier from the gnome key iirc"
(I just ported over what we do for gconf ...)"

so in fact it's GNOME which changed "org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier" to default to Super, we might set that back to Alt

Changed in gsettings-desktop-schemas (Ubuntu Quantal):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Confirmed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Upstream changed it in that commit:
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gsettings-desktop-schemas/commit/?id=19fe99f2f9ed8ebc77fd28465906db33c4782604

"wm-schemas: Change default mouse-button-modifier

Some applications (mostly graphics) use alt-click and alt-drag for actions, which conflicts with the current default; change the default modifier to <Super>, which is already prominently used as overview key, so using it for other window manager functionalities is pretty reasonable.

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607797 "

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gsettings-desktop-schemas - 3.5.90-0ubuntu2

---------------
gsettings-desktop-schemas (3.5.90-0ubuntu2) quantal; urgency=low

  * ubuntu_default_button_modifier_is_alt.patch:
    - revert GNOME commit "Change default mouse-button-modifier" since
      it's confusing users who are used to alt, there are also not so many
      issues reported and no strong reason for us to change (lp: #1041105)
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:00:45 +0200

Changed in gsettings-desktop-schemas (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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