workspace switching via ctrl + alt + arrow not working after upgrade to 13.04, how to fix this?

unity 13.04 keyboard shortcut-keys workspace-switcher

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Solution 1

I had this same issue. I enabled workspace from Appearance → Behavior, and also tried using Ubuntu Tweak, but no go on the keyboard shortcuts, even though all the defaults were there.

I then opened CCSM to make sure that the Desktop Wall was enabled. In my case it wasn't, and as soon as I enabled it, my keyboard shortcuts started working again.

Solution 2

This may help.

On my system, the same thing was happening. I found, by checking the Keyboard>Shortcuts>Navigation that it's not Ctrl + Alt + Arrow, you haveto press Ctrl + Alt + shift+arrow perhaps the C+S+A is being used bu another programme so conflicts.

Solution 3

On Ubuntu 13.04 workspace are disabled by default. To enable it open 'Appearance' from system settings > click to the 'Behavior' tab > check 'Enable workspace'. And also check the keyboard shortcuts in system setting>keyboard.

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woutervddn

Updated on September 18, 2022

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woutervddn over 1 year

So, my update to 13.04 didn't go very well. Due to the lack of a decent driver (Yes, i'm unlucky to have a legacy driver which doesn't play nice with the new Xorg.), I had to mess around with stuff to first troubleshoot and afterwards "fix" my system.

I've finally got unity back, but now CtrlAltarrow and CtrlAltShiftarrow don't work anymore. They are bound in "keyboard" > "shortcuts", but nothing happens when I try it. A strange thing is that other keyboard shortcuts, like ctrlaltt to show terminal are still working.

I noticed that CtrlAltarrow doesn't show in the list with "unity shortcuts" (the list that shows when you hold the super key).

Does anyone know how to re-enable this way of workspace switching?

I enabled workspaces in the appearance menu. It doesn't have any effect though. Switching via the workspace-switcher in the unity dash works fine though.

CCSM is installed, but I can't seem to find a way to add keyboard bindings there.

System: ubuntu 13.04 64bit
- woutervddn almost 11 years
  
  I didn't state it, but I enabled workspaces in the appearance menu. It doesn't have any effect though. Switching via the workspace-switcher in the unity dash works fine though.
- Mr. Robot almost 11 years
  
  askubuntu.com/questions/83176/…
- woutervddn almost 11 years
  
  Amras, I've got CCSM installed but can't find a single setting regarding the workspace switcher. Where do I find it?
- david6 almost 11 years
  
  Does workspace switching currently work, using mouse? (Yes, I know you said it is enabled.)
- david6 almost 11 years
  
  What graphics chipset/card? Is this Ubuntu 64-bit (or 32-bit)?
- woutervddn almost 11 years
  
  64bit.. How do you mean "using the mouse?" in the switcher menu? or hotcorners?
- Scaine almost 11 years
  
  User114254 - you should edit your question with the information you've added in these comments.
- devius about 7 years
  
  This isn't a duplicate, because that other question is about enabling keyboard shortcuts when everything is working properly, and this is what to do when you have everything enabled and supposedly correctly configured and still Ctrl+Arrows doesn't switch workspaces.
- Sudhakar Krishnan over 5 years
  
  Check the keyboard shortcuts. Try resetting to default.
woutervddn almost 11 years

Both "enable workspace" option and the proper keyboard shortcuts are present..
woutervddn almost 11 years

tried it.. even tried ctrl + alt + shift + q to go to the workspace on the right.. Didn't work..
Scaine almost 11 years

Not sure why this got voted down (presumably not by the asker either, as their rep is too low), so I've voted it back up to zero. The only thing I could add to this answer is to check in the compizconfig-settings-manager (you may have to install it first) to ensure that the keyboard binding exist in there, as I think that's where the keyboard-shortcuts takes its config from.
woutervddn almost 11 years

Scaine: I've got ccsm installed, but I can't seem to find where I cand bind the keyboard? I find mouse bindings for hotcorners, but that's about it..
SimplySimon almost 11 years

Another way is Super + S
devius about 7 years

CCSM is Compiz Config Settings Manager for those wondering. It can be installed by looking for the compizconfig-settings-manager package in Ubuntu 16.04 and (probably) newer versions.
Patrick Trentin about 7 years

Installing compizconfig-settings-manager and enabling Desktop Wall fixed the issue.
corny about 7 years

Can confirm that the issue randomly occurred for my ubuntu 16.04 (upgraded from 14.04 with an existing user account) installation and that compizconfig-settings-manager could fix it. Issue only exists for existing user accounts, guest sessions are not affected.
Prakhar Agrawal almost 7 years

Thanks, it worked. Can you please mention what exactly does this ccsm setting refer to
tsbertalan almost 7 years

This, not the other answers (checked) was the correct answer for me on Ubuntu 16.04.
ARX over 5 years

Same here. CCSM fixed it on 16.04. But how to fix this from the command line without CCSM? I'd like to know what setting got changed without my doing anything.