Keyboard shortcut - Super key should work in full screen mode

Bug #708163 reported by Erlan Sergaziev
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This bug affects 11 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Ayatana Design
Fix Committed
Medium
John Lea
Unity
Triaged
Medium
Unassigned
unity (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

The full screen mode (activated by F11) is quite useful in certain applications, e.g. Firefox and Terminal, but with the current setup there's no way to summon the launcher (nor the top panel) to do OS level actions.
I'd suggest that the Logo key should also work within apps in full screen mode.

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Desired Resolution:
- all Unity keyboard shortcuts should remain active when in full screen mode.
- See " https://launchpadlibrarian.net/80511307/Super_key_shutcuts_overlay.png " for a list of all the currently supported Unity keyboard shortcuts

Revision history for this message
Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl) wrote : Re: [Bug 708163] [NEW] Logo key should work in full screen mode also

Yes, I think this has merit. For now:

 * the Super key should display the launcher even for full-screen apps
 * but the panel should not be introduced by Super

Mark

Changed in unity:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Omer Akram (om26er)
summary: - Logo key should work in full screen mode also
+ Super key should work in full screen mode also
John Lea (johnlea)
description: updated
Changed in ayatana-design:
assignee: nobody → John Lea (johnlea)
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Fix Committed
tags: added: onew udo
Omer Akram (om26er)
Changed in unity:
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in unity:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in unity:
assignee: nobody → Jason Smith (jassmith)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Jason Smith (jassmith)
John Lea (johnlea)
Changed in ayatana-design:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
John Lea (johnlea)
tags: added: udp
Changed in unity:
milestone: none → backlog
Changed in ayatana-design:
status: Fix Released → Fix Committed
Tim Penhey (thumper)
Changed in unity:
milestone: backlog → none
Tim Penhey (thumper)
tags: added: exbacklog
John Lea (johnlea)
Changed in unity:
assignee: Jason Smith (jassmith) → nobody
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
assignee: Jason Smith (jassmith) → nobody
John Lea (johnlea)
summary: - Super key should work in full screen mode also
+ Keyboard shortcut - Super key should work in full screen mode
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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