I somehow miss-configured Ubuntu and I don't know what I did, this is what happened.
The problem: Only the first shortcut in a sequence of Ctrl-left shortcuts is executed, when the Ctrl key is kept pressed.
We frequently use series of shortcuts, for example when browsing we copy some text in the current page, open a new tab and paste in the search bar. This would require the following combination: Ctrl+C, Ctrl+T, Ctrl-V. However, when you combine those you naturally keep Ctrl pressed resulting in this sequence: [Ctrl pressed]-C+T+V.
In my current configuration, only the first Copy would have worked in this sequence.
However, if I release the Ctrl key and repress it then the next command works again (that's not always possible, for example, when cycling through chrome tabs).
I am using Ubuntu 21.10, and I made the following modifications:
- Using Tweaks I switched Left alt and Left Ctrl
- I updated the Alt Tab behavior to make use of Super key. i.e. Super+Tab
- (Most likely not important) I configured my terminal (Terminator) to use CTRL+C for copying instead of interrupting the command
Everything was working good, until I started to notice this issue (however I was making other modifications that I didn't keep track of but afaik not related to shortcuts or the keyboard)
Does anyone know what could be the root cause?
(btw, I tried disabling the above changes etc.)
Ubuntu version 21.10, X11, GNOME
