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I remember there used to be a setting under Compiz that set a keyboard shortcut for moving applications between physical (but combined as a single xscreen) screens, similar to moving between logical screens, like Ctrl-Alt-Shift-← / → / ↑ / ↓.

Any way to do this under Unity?

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Possible duplicate? - askubuntu.com/questions/22207/… – jrg♦ May 24 '12 at 18:01
That is the Compiz setting I used to use. Was hoping that there was a way to do it under pure unity. – Andrew Bolster May 25 '12 at 10:08
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All Unity is is a huge, big compiz plugin. – jrg♦ May 25 '12 at 11:24

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As @jrg mentioned, this is still possible as Unity (Unity 3D, not the low-power 2D version) is largely built using Compiz.

You'll need to install the Compiz Config Settings Manager Yourself though. Precise steps are:-

  1. Install CompizConfig Settings Manager using apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins-extra.
  2. Run it (just type Compiz in the dash and you'll see it).
  3. Click Window Management.
  4. Enable the Put plug-in (sleect the check-box).
  5. Click on Put.
  6. Configure the shortcut for Put to next Output (click the pencil icon next to the keyboard shortcut for Put to next Output.
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requires a logoff, but yes, this works great! – Andrew Bolster Oct 24 '12 at 12:13
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Could anyone elaborate on point 4? I've enabled "Put" successfully, but I don't understand how/where to set a shortcut for it? – user50849 Dec 7 '12 at 13:43
When you select 'Put' the window changes and shows 3 more Tabs with settings for Put. On the Bindings tab you can then set key bindings. – Christoph Grimmer-Dietrich Feb 5 at 9:54
@user50849 You have got to click on 'Put' – YatharthROCK Mar 5 at 13:15

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