Some shortcuts work, others don't. Mate 1.6.

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Some shortcuts work, others don't. Mate 1.6.

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Hi all,

I am using Linux Mint 13 with backports repos enabled. So my mate was passed to version 1.6.
I have had a lot of problems with the upgrading, but now it is once more usable.
Normally I have exactly the same packages versions than a clean Mint 13 installation with backports (checked using a virtual installation).

The thing is that I define quite a lot of shortcut keys (in the control center), and they behave quite strangely. Some are working fine, others are not.
Actually everything worked fine when I defined them for the first time. But after a reboot, I began to have the problem.

Shortcuts that work :
Launch web browser -> windows + B
Launch terminal -> windows + enter
Switch to workspace 2 -> windows + «
Switch to workspace 3 -> windows + »

Shortcuts that are not working :
Show the panel's "Run Application" dialog box -> windows + L
Close window -> windows + Q
Switch to workspace 1 -> windows + "
Switch to workspace 4 -> windows + (

Actually, the "Show the panel's "Run Application" dialog box" is executed when I press windows + R, with the R being the L key in the us layout.
But when I call windows + B (which corresponds to the Q in the us layout), it does launch the web browser.

If I change my keyboard layout (using the layout widget in the panel) to us, the shortcuts are exactly the same, when I would expect them to reflect the new keyboard layout.

Do you have any idea what it may be ?

Some system information :

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nicolas@nicolas-envydv7:~$ dpkg -l | grep mate
ii  apg                                              2.2.3.dfsg.1-2                                      Automated Password Generator - Standalone version
ii  gir1.2-mate-menu                                 1.6.0-1+maya                                        GObject introspection data for the MATE menu specification
ii  gir1.2-mate-panel                                1.6.1-0+maya                                        GObject introspection data for MATE panel
ii  junit                                            3.8.2-8                                             Automated testing framework for Java
ii  libamd2.2.0                                      1:3.4.0-2ubuntu3                                    approximate minimum degree ordering library for sparse matrices
ii  libcolamd2.7.1                                   1:3.4.0-2ubuntu3                                    column approximate minimum degree ordering library for sparse matrices
ii  libmarco-private0                                1.6.2-1~mate1+maya                                  library for marco window manager
ii  libmate                                          1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE library
ii  libmate-common                                   1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE library (common files)
ii  libmate-desktop-2-17                             1.6.1-1+maya                                        Library with common API for various MATE modules (library)
ii  libmate-keyring1                                 1.6.0-1+maya                                        MATE keyring services library
ii  libmate-panel-applet4-1                          1.6.1-0+maya                                        library for MATE Panel applets
ii  libmatebluetooth                                 1.6.0-2+maya                                        MATE Bluetooth tools (library)
ii  libmatecanvas                                    1.4.0-1+precise                                     powerful object-oriented display engine
ii  libmatecomponent                                 1.4.0-1+precise                                     Mate CORBA interfaces library
ii  libmatecomponentui                               1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE Component UI library
ii  libmateconf                                      1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE configuration database system (library)
ii  libmatecorba                                     1.4.0-1+precise                                     high-performance CORBA ORB (library)
rc  libmatedesktop                                   1.4.1-1+precise                                     Library with common API for various MATE modules (library)
rc  libmatekbd                                       1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE library to manage keyboard configuration
ii  libmatekbd-common                                1.6.1-1+maya                                        MATE library to manage keyboard configuration (common files)
ii  libmatekbd4                                      1.6.1-1+maya                                        MATE library to manage keyboard configuration
rc  libmatekeyring                                   1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE keyring services library
ii  libmatemenu                                      1.6.0-1+maya                                        implementation of the freedesktop menu specification for MATE (library)
ii  libmatenotify                                    1.4.1-1+precise                                     sends desktop notifications to a notification daemon
rc  libmatepanelapplet                               1.2.1-3+precise                                     library for MATE Panel applets
ii  libmatepolkit                                    1.6.0-1+maya                                        MATE authentication agent for PolicyKit-1 (library)
ii  libmatesensorsappletplugin                       1.6.0-1+maya                                        Library for plugins for the 'mate-sensors-applet' package
ii  libmateui                                        1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE user interface library
ii  libmatevfs                                       1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE VFS userspace virtual filesystem (library)
rc  libmateweather                                   1.2.0-2+precise                                     MateWeather shared library
ii  libmateweather-common                            1.6.2-1+maya                                        MateWeather shared library (common files)
ii  libmateweather1                                  1.6.2-1+maya                                        MateWeather shared library
ii  libmatewnck-common                               1.6.1-1+maya                                        MATE Window Navigator Construction Kit (common files)
ii  libmatewnck0                                     1.6.1-1+maya                                        MATE Window Navigator Construction Kit
ii  libtre5                                          0.8.0-2                                             regexp matching library with approximate matching
ii  marco                                            1.6.2-1~mate1+maya                                  lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  marco-common                                     1.6.2-1~mate1+maya                                  launcher and docking facility for MATE (common files)
ii  mate-applets                                     1.6.1-1+maya                                        Various applets for the MATE panel
ii  mate-applets-common                              1.6.1-1+maya                                        Various applets for the MATE panel (common files)
ii  mate-bluetooth                                   1.6.0-2+maya                                        MATE Bluetooth tools
ii  mate-calc                                        1.6.0-1+maya                                        MATE desktop calculator
ii  mate-common                                      1.6.2-1+maya                                        common scripts and macros to develop with MATE
ii  mate-conf                                        1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE configuration database system
ii  mate-conf-common                                 1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE configuration database system (common files)
ii  mate-conf-editor                                 1.4.0-1+precise                                     An editor for the MateConf configuration system
ii  mate-control-center                              1.6.1-1+maya                                        utilities to configure the MATE desktop
ii  mate-corba                                       1.4.0-1+precise                                     high-performance CORBA ORB
ii  mate-desktop                                     1.6.1-1+maya                                        Library with common API for various MATE modules
ii  mate-desktop-common                              1.6.1-1+maya                                        Library with common API for various MATE modules (common files)
ii  mate-dialogs                                     1.6.0-1+maya                                        Display graphical dialog boxes from shell scripts
ii  mate-doc-utils                                   1.6.1-2+maya                                        collection of documentation utilities for the MATE project
ii  mate-icon-theme                                  1.6.2-1+maya                                        MATE Desktop icon theme
ii  mate-keyring                                     1.6.0-1+maya                                        MATE keyring services
ii  mate-media                                       1.6.0-2+maya                                        MATE media utilities (metapackage)
ii  mate-media-common                                1.6.0-2+maya                                        MATE media utilities (common files)
ii  mate-media-pulse                                 1.6.0-2+maya                                        MATE media utilities (PulseAudio backend)
ii  mate-menus                                       1.6.0-1+maya                                        implementation of the freedesktop menu specification for MATE
ii  mate-mime-data                                   1.4.0-1+precise                                     base MIME and Application database for MATE
ii  mate-netspeed                                    1.6.0-1+maya                                        Traffic monitor applet for MATE
ii  mate-notification-daemon                         1.6.0-1+maya                                        daemon to displays passive pop-up notifications
ii  mate-panel                                       1.6.1-0+maya                                        launcher and docking facility for MATE
ii  mate-panel-common                                1.6.1-0+maya                                        launcher and docking facility for MATE (common files)
ii  mate-polkit                                      1.6.0-1+maya                                        MATE authentication agent for PolicyKit-1
ii  mate-power-manager                               1.6.2-1+maya                                        power management tool for the MATE desktop
ii  mate-power-manager-common                        1.6.2-1+maya                                        power management tool for the MATE desktop (common files)
ii  mate-screensaver                                 1.6.1-1+maya                                        MATE screen saver and locker
ii  mate-screensaver-common                          1.6.1-1+maya                                        MATE screen saver and locker (common files)
ii  mate-sensors-applet                              1.6.0-1+maya                                        Display readings from hardware sensors in your MATE panel
ii  mate-session-manager                             1.6.1-1+maya                                        MATE Session Manager
ii  mate-settings-daemon                             1.6.1-1~mate1+maya                                  daemon handling the MATE session settings (metapackage)
ii  mate-settings-daemon-common                      1.6.1-1~mate1+maya                                  daemon handling the MATE session settings (common files)
rc  mate-settings-daemon-gstreamer                   1.6.1-1~mate1+maya                                  daemon handling the MATE session settings (GStreamer version)
ii  mate-settings-daemon-pulse                       1.6.1-1~mate1+maya                                  daemon handling the MATE session settings (PulseAudio version)
ii  mate-system-monitor                              1.6.1-1+maya                                        Process viewer and system resource monitor for MATE
ii  mate-system-tools                                1.6.0-1+maya                                        Cross-platform configuration utilities for MATE
ii  mate-terminal                                    1.6.1-1.1+maya                                      MATE terminal emulator application
ii  mate-terminal-common                             1.6.1-1.1+maya                                      MATE terminal emulator application (common files)
ii  mate-text-editor                                 1.6.0-2+maya                                        official text editor of the MATE desktop environment (transitional package)
ii  mate-themes                                      1.6.1-1~mate1+maya                                  Official themes for the MATE desktop
ii  mate-user-share                                  1.6.0-2+maya                                        User level public file sharing via WebDAV or ObexFTP
ii  mate-utils                                       1.6.0-1+maya                                        MATE desktop utilities
ii  mate-utils-common                                1.6.0-1+maya                                        MATE desktop utilities (common files)
ii  mate-vfs                                         1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE VFS userspace virtual filesystem
ii  mate-vfs-common                                  1.4.0-1+precise                                     MATE VFS userspace virtual filesystem (common files)
ii  mate-window-manager                              1.4.1-1+precise                                     MATE lightweight GTK+ window manager (metapackage)
ii  mint-artwork-mate                                1.1.4                                               Default artwork for MATE
ii  mint-info-mate                                   2012.05.02                                          Necessary information about the Linux Mint release and edition.
ii  python-mate                                      1.4.0-1+precise                                     Python bindings for the MATE desktop environment
ii  python-mate-desktop                              1.4.0-1+precise                                     Python bindings for the MATE desktop environment
ii  python-mate-menu                                 1.6.0-1+maya                                        implementation of the freedesktop menu specification for MATE (python bindings)
ii  python-support                                   1.0.14ubuntu2                                       automated rebuilding support for Python modules
nicolas@nicolas-envydv7:~$ 
Thanks for your help.
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Re: Some shortcuts work, others don't. Mate 1.6.

Post by Sathors »

Well, as of now, still no luck with my problem.

Just in case I have desactivated the two "Gsettings data conversion" entries in the Startup Applications Preferences. One is described as "Migrates user settings from GConf to dconf", the other one "Migrates user settings from MateConf to dconf".
It has not solved my problem though.
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