I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and I'm trying to setup a few keyboard shortcuts for switching to specific workspaces, but the one for switching to #11 doesn't work.
The problem seems to be exclusive to workspace #11. For example I can set the shortcut for Switch to workspace 9 to Alt + 1 and it works fine, but when I set Switch to workspace 11 to Alt + 1, Ubuntu acts as if there wasn't a shortcut at all (eg. it activates Firefox's Alt + 1 shortcut of switching to the first tab)
Is there something I can do to correct this behavior, or is this a bug in Ubuntu?
Best Answer
I have no idea why this doesn't work, but I ran into the same problem myself and I have a workaround.
First, you need to find a command which lets you switch to workspace 11 (and in my case, also workspace 12)
Take a look at this answer to know how to do that.
For instance, on my system the command to switch to workspace 11 was
wmctrl -o 3840,2160. This is resolution dependent, so I'd suggest looking at the original answer to find the command that reliably works for you.Once you have the command, go to
And add these commands as custom shortcuts. Now assign any key to them and it should work.