Re: [orca-list] keyboard commands

[Kyle <kyle4jesus gmail com>]

On Ubuntu, Compiz is enabled by default wherever possible. If Compiz is 
enabled, you will want to add new key bindings for previous and next 
panel, which were previously handled by ctrl+alt+tab and ctrl+alt+shift+tab.

Go to system>preferences>Compiz Config Settings Manager and tab to the 
window management button. There are several switchers that will pop up 
when you activate the button. For each one, there is a checkbox and a 
button. You don't need to change any of the checkboxes, just look for 
the application switcher that is checked. Most likely, it will either be 
"application switcher" or "static application switcher." Click the 
button you will find right after the checkbox. You should already be on 
the bindings page at this point. Tab until it says either "next panel" 
or "previous panel". You may need to use flat review to be sure you are 
in the correct location. For each of those functions, you will notice 
that the key binding is disabled. Click the button that says disabled 
and then enable it in the pop-up window. Then click the button that says 
"grab key combination" and press the key combination you want to bind to 
the function. I am currently using super+tab to go to the next panel and 
super+shift+tab to go to the previous panel. Since these keys aren't 
being used for anything in the default application switcher, it would 
make sense for the compiz developers and/or Ubuntu to use them as the 
default keys for these functions. It certainly helps panel accessibility 
from the keyboard.

BTW, I use the name "super" to describe what some call the "windows 
key." I am using the name that is given to this key by the Compiz Config 
Settings Manager and the GNOME keyboard shortcuts application. Compiz 
does allow this key to be used as a modifier in most if not all cases, 
whereas the GNOME keyboard shortcut application would only allow its use 
as a stand-alone key or modified with the other traditional modifier 
keys such as control, alt and/or shift.
~Kyle