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gnome-shell package

Pressing the launch terminal shortcut in activities view launches two terminals instead of one when CTRL modifier is used

Bug #1903224 reported by Maci Laci
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GNOME Shell
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gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release: 20.04

Package: Xorg or Gnome, not really sure.

Problem description:
1. I have set the Launch terminal shortcut in Settings/Keyboard shortcuts to CTRL+`.
2. I invoke the activities overview by pressing SUPER once.
3. I launch a terminal by pressing the newly set CTRL+` shortcut.

What happened: two new terminal windows appeared.
What is expected: launch only one terminal window.

More info:
This only happens when a CTRL modifier is used and the key is set to a non function (F1-F12) key. When an ALT or CTRL+ALT shortcut is used, only one window appears, as expected.

Expected behaviour: launch only one terminal window while in the activities overview.
What happened: two new terminal windows appeared in the activities overview.

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tags: added: bot-comment
Maci Laci (macilaci)
affects: ubuntu → metacity (Ubuntu)
Alberts Muktupāvels (muktupavels)
affects: metacity (Ubuntu) → gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

Yes Ctrl usually means open a second window to Gnome Shell and its dash/docks. That obviously shouldn't still happen with keyboard shortcuts.

Please report the bug to the developers at:

  https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues

and then tell us the new issue ID.

tags: added: focal
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gnome-shell:
status: Unknown → New
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