Why are Microsoft Windows shortcuts being adopted? Microsoft's keyboard shortcuts are not necessarily better.
Please don't adopt the Super+Down-arrow shortcut key to restore and minimize windows. This is inconvenient because when users want to minimize a window that is presently maximized they have to press Super+Down+Down instead of simply pressing Alt+F9. Using thunderbird is a good example. When Thunderbird is opened, user maximizes window, deals with emails and then taps Alt+F9 to minimize the window. Later user notices new emails have arrived so he taps Super+3 and opens Thunderbird. This is much simpler than having to tap Super+Down+Down every time to minimize the window. Why are existing long-standing keyboard shortcuts suddenly deemed as unacceptable and in need change? And why are Microsoft Windows' keyboard shortcuts being adopted for everything that's changing. It is better to be able to tap Alt+F5 and KNOW you get a restored window. Or tap Alt+F9 and KNOW you get a minimized window. PLEASE rethink this! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/891757 Title: Keyboard shortcut - shortcuts need to updated as part of the 12.04 upgrade Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Committed Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “compiz-plugins-main” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: The SUPER+D shortcut to minimise all windows works on some computers but not on others, perhaps due to the upgrade process carrying over previous keyboard shortcut settings??? As part of the 12.04 upgrade process, SUPER+D should be mapped to 'minimise all windows' so that this shortcut works on both computers that are upgraded as well as on fresh installs. Desired solution: - Ensure that all of the keyboard shortcuts detailed in the following google doc work on all computers that are upgraded to 12.04 (in addition to working on fresh installs). If a existing keyboard shortcut setting conflicts with one of the shortcuts detailed here, the existing keyboard shortcut should be overwritten. However where there is no conflict between the existing keyboard shortcuts and the new shortcuts, the existing shortcuts should always be preserved. See https://docs.google.com/a/canonical.com/document/d /1jqeKtIJwqLtl58Wk_fqjr9Rrgxn9zsouCYOo- cZsLSE/edit?authkey=CLGG9NkJ&hl=en_GB for full details To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/891757/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
