I just got the same messages by metacity 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu11, and key bindings like <Alt>Tab for switch_group stopped working. Downgrading to 2.30.3-0ubuntu8 did not help, and a newer version is not available for Ubuntu 12.04 as of 2012-08-09. I ended up removing ~/.gconf/apps/metacity/ and restarting metacity. This somehow made the issue disappear but of course my settings were lost and I restored them manually with gconf-editor.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964641 Title: 2.34.1 : gconf_value_get_string: assertion `value->type == GCONF_VALUE_STRING' failed Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Precise i386 logged as gnome-classic (without effects) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: metacity 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu9 Uname: Linux 3.3.0-030300-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Mar 25 18:33:02 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/metacity SourcePackage: metacity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/964641/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
