Bug#678378: metacity: Migration guide needed for adding keybindungs to external functions/programs

[Klaus Knopper]

Package: metacity
Version: 1:2.34.3-2
Severity: wishlist
Tags: upstream


In version 2.34.3 of metacity, the keybindings (now reachable via gsettings) for
calling external programs seem to be gone.

In the previous version of metacity, it was possible to add a keybinding
for Alt-F1 which called "lxpanelctl menu", which is necessary for
accessing the lxpanel main menu via a hotkey. Since the "command"
keybindings are no longer present in metacities configuration, a
migration guide or HOWTO is needed in order to make metacity work again
with desktops like LXDE that have no own hotkey management.

Maybe this can be done outside of metacity now, but there is currently no
mention in metacities docs, not even a mentioning of completely removed
functionality, so I guess it's stll there somehow, but undocumented.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.5
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.4.3 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages metacity depends on:
ii  gnome-icon-theme              3.4.0-2    GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas     3.4.2-1    GSettings deskop-wide schemas
ii  libatk1.0-0                   2.4.0-2    ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                         2.13-33    Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libcairo2                     1.12.2-2   The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libcanberra-gtk0              0.24-1     Gtk+ helper for playing widget eve
ii  libcanberra0                  0.28-4     simple abstract interface for play
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0            2.26.1-1   GDK Pixbuf library
ii  libglib2.0-0                  2.32.3-1   GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0                   2.24.10-1  GTK+ graphical user interface libr
ii  libgtop2-7                    2.28.1-1   gtop system monitoring library (sh
ii  libice6                       2:1.0.8-2  X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libmetacity-private0a         1:2.34.3-2 library for the Metacity window ma
ii  libpango1.0-0                 1.30.0-1   Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libsm6                        2:1.2.1-2  X11 Session Management library
ii  libstartup-notification0      0.12-1     library for program launch feedbac
ii  libx11-6                      2:1.5.0-1  X11 client-side library
ii  libxcomposite1                1:0.4.3-2  X11 Composite extension library
ii  libxcursor1                   1:1.1.13-1 X cursor management library
ii  libxdamage1                   1:1.1.3-2  X11 damaged region extension libra
ii  libxext6                      2:1.3.1-2  X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxfixes3                    1:5.0-4    X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii  libxinerama1                  2:1.1.2-1  X11 Xinerama extension library
ii  libxrandr2                    2:1.3.2-2  X11 RandR extension library
ii  libxrender1                   1:0.9.7-1  X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  metacity-common               1:2.34.3-2 shared files for the Metacity wind
ii  zenity                        3.4.0-2    Display graphical dialog boxes fro

Versions of packages metacity recommends:
ii  gnome-themes-standard         3.4.2-1    Standard gnome themes
ii  lxsession [x-session-manager] 0.4.6.1-3  LXDE default session manager
ii  openbox [x-session-manager]   3.4.11.1-1 standards compliant, fast, light-w

Versions of packages metacity suggests:
pn  gnome-control-center          <none>     (no description available)
ii  xdg-user-dirs                 0.13-2     tool to manage well known user dir

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