Holding Super Key doesn't show Unity shortcuts

Question

As the title states, when I hold the Super key Unity shortcuts list doesn't appear.

I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 (fresh install). I can see the dock that shows up with numbers on icons to launch applications. Help.

Florian Diesch · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-03 21:13:04Z

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What's your screen's resolution? The keyboard shortcut list is not displayed on small monitors.

answered May 3 '12 at 21:13

Florian Diesch
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	I haven't tested, but it seems legit – Call me V May 3 '12 at 22:12
	my resolution is 1024x600, the screen is 10" – Sharaazad May 5 '12 at 11:29
	That's too small for the shortcut list – Florian Diesch May 5 '12 at 23:29
	Do you know what the cut-off is? (Works on my 13" screen, e.g..) – belacqua Nov 6 '12 at 21:53

spaceknarf · Answer 2 · 2013-03-25 08:23:05Z

Also, make sure it is configured to show the shortcuts running this at terminal:

gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /apps/compiz-1/plugins/unityshell/screen0/options/shortcut_overlay TRUE

In Ubuntu 12.10, this would be:

gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/shortcut_overlay TRUE

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