GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 735314
In gnome-session-fallback keyboard shortcut Alt+Tab doesn't work
Last modified: 2014-08-24 10:09:07 UTC
Upstreaming from: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/1066413 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Release: 14.04 2) apt-cache policy gnome-session-fallback gnome-session-fallback: Installed: 1:3.8.0-1ubuntu12.1 Candidate: 1:3.8.0-1ubuntu12.1 Version table: *** 1:3.8.0-1ubuntu12.1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.8.0-1ubuntu11 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages 3) What is expected to happen is when one installs gnome-session-fallback, logs into this session, and clicks Alt+Tab, it switches between windows. 4) What happens instead is it doesn't. This is despite how in System Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts the "Switch Applications" is set to Alt+tab. WORKAROUND: Install packages compiz-plugins compizconfig-settings-manager and in CompizConfig Settings Manager enable Application Switcher.
It is compiz bug if Alt+Tab does not work in compiz session.