Description of problem: Alt-F6 is bound by Metacity but not configurable in Keyboard Shortcuts. This prevents its usage by applications. (For example, the NetBeans IDE uses this shortcut for Test Project.) In my case, Alt-Tab did everything I needed; I do not want this shortcut to be bound by the window manager. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): metacity-2.16.0-5.fc6 control-center-2.16.0-9.fc6 Regression since FC 5 in that the key was not bound in FC 5. How reproducible: Reproducible. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open an app which binds Alt-F6, e.g. the NetBeans IDE. Press Alt-F6. 2. Open System > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts and look for Alt-* items. 3. Unbind Alt-F6. Try #1 again. Actual results: 1. Alt-F6 displays a frame around the window. Is not sent to app. 2. Alt-Tab is displayed as "Move between windows with popup". Alt-F6 is not displayed. Expected results: 1. Frame shows around window. 2. Both Alt-Tab and Alt-F6 displayed. 3. Alt-F6 sent to app. Additional info: I have customized Keyboard Shortcuts before in a previous Fedora Core installation from which I have upgraded. I do not have a "clean" machine on which to confirm. I do not know if the bug is in fact in metacity, or in control-center (apparent owner of gnome-keybinding-properties).
It is exposed in gconf as /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/switch_groups, just not exposed in the keybinding capplet
Thanks, can confirm workaround: gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/switch_group --type string disabled
I am glad this is considered a bug. I am trying to upgrade to Fedora 6 from Fedora 1. I am not proficient in Linux. Alt-F6 is necessary for Lotus Magellan which I depend on. It runs within FreeDos within Dosemu within Fedora 1.
Moving to control center
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