Comment 5 for bug 153626

I have changed the status of this bug back to new because it mirrors the problem that I am having. I am trying to set "Initiate Window Move" to "Button 8" for the "move" plugin, but every time I change it it doesn't go into effect and is reverted to either "<Alt>Button1" or "Button1" ("Button1" being overridden like this has its challenges!).

I am using the compizconfig-settings-manager to test this. I have also tried setting it using gconf-editor, but to no avail.

To recreate the bug just open ccsm, goto the "Move Window" options at the bottom, click the "Initiate Window Move" config button, unclick "Alt", and select a different available mouse button.

Interestingly, if I open compizconfig-settings-manager as root, the Button choice is saved correctly. But it isn't put into effect on my desktop (I assume that it is editing a gconf registry unique to the root user, so that makes sense).

Anyways, I think that this is an issue both because I want to customize this setting, but can't, and because it can override an unsuspecting user's Button1, with consequences that can be hard to undo.