Re: [Fwd: Desktop User Guide Section 1.2.2 Window Shortcut Keys]

[Calum Benson <calum benson oracle com>]

On 23 Aug 2010, at 02:35, Greg Knittl wrote:

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> Hi,
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> Playing with this a bit more, there are actually many keys on the
> keyboard such as function keys, tab keys, super key etc that will have
> no effect on Alt + F7 and Alt + F8 at least on my keyboard - Ubuntu 8.04
> Gnome 2.22.3. On Ubuntu 10.04 NBR Gnome 2.30.0 (Configuration Editor
> level) the function keys do terminate Alt + F7 and Alt + F8 but shift,
> ctrl, super key do not terminate. Esc still cancels the move/resize.

The intended behaviour of the Move and Resize menu items was always that Space or Enter would confirm the action, and Esc would cancel it. I'd be loathe to document anything else, personally.

I also notice that this section doesn't mention the effect of Shift on the arrow keys while moving/resizing ...  perhaps it should? Holding Shift snaps the edge of the window being moved/resized to the nearest window edge in that direction, or to the edge of the desktop itself if no such window edge exists.  I'm sure somebody else can word that better :)

Cheeri,
Calum.

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