Nevermind, comment #1 is not a bug in unity at all, but in using gconf instead of gsettings. For anyone that found this bug that wants to fix the problem, the magic cmd line string is:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-key-theme "Emacs" Acquired from bug #812595 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/736852 Title: dash navigation does not respect gtk-key-theme=emacs keybindings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/736852/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs