Questions tagged [shortcut-keys]
Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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Layout is not changed in top panel (using a gnome-tweaks in 22.04)
If I tap Alt+Shift my layout changes, but I don't see it on my panel and I don't know what layout is chosen now. I use gnome-tweaks for change shortcuts from Super+Space to Alt+Shift.
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Special key not working in Ubuntu
I am new to Ubuntu (Linux in general). I use a laptop and the right-click of my mousepad is dead, so I used to use a "special key" provided on my laptop for the same usage, It used to work ...
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Tilix shortcuts problem
Tilix has a shortcut "Ctrl+Alt+T" to open the terminal in Nautilius (In the currently opened directory), but ubuntu has the default same shortcut "Ctrl+Alt+T" to open the terminal ...
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Is it possible to unbind or change the unicode input global shortcut?
I'm using Ubuntu 13.10, but I think the keyboard shortcut wasn't bound in 12.10, but could be wrong.
It's not in the shortcuts tab of keyboard settings. How can I change the Unicode input from Ctrl+...
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How to know what the "Layout default" keys are?
How can one view what the "Layout default" key bindings are?
In Ubuntu 23.10 Gnome (Xorg session) Settings: Keyboard: Compose Key & Alternate Characters Key are set to "Layout ...
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Map "CTRL+ENTER" to another key inside gnome-terminal
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Is there any way of mapping CTRL+ENTER to an F-key? (Inside the terminal ofcourse only) I've looked everywhere, I've tried so many things that I can't even recall. I had no luck and so I decide ...
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Adding ++ctrl+enter++ key combination in bash (to allow for nvim enter key combinations)
I'm trying to make the ++ctrl+enter+ key work in nvim to be able to create a new line above in incert mode without leaving <ESC>oi similar to vscode but the following don't work:
keymap("i&...
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How to use different pointers and keyboard for different monitors
I have a system running on top of Ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop which I use along with an external monitor. I am trying to work on both simultaneously and I want to be using separate input methods for ...
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How to use external keyboard as macropad in ubuntu
I am working on latex, Video Editing and Libre office oftenly. I have my own shortcuts for most of the repetitive task. Some times it will be hard for memorizing it. So i planned to use external ...
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Alt +esc doesn't change focus when an app is set "Always on Top"
After I put Gnome Clock to always on top by Alt+Space,then whenever I did Alt+Esc , it changed the blue box from window to window but does not brought anyone of them to focus.
For example, I opened ...
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Setting Keyboard Shortcuts in Ubuntu 22.04 with gsettings (what's changed?)
It appears it should be relatively easy to set Super+C to launch my GNOME calculator in Ubuntu 22.04 with gsettings and the command line:
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys....
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add custom keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu 22.04
I want to add a custom shortcut to Fn+F4 to start a custom script I created.
Before 22.04 it was in Settings -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Custom Shortcuts
but that option is gone.
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How to change keyboard layout( e.g. QWERTY , DVORAK) in KDE 5 from command-line?
How to change keyboard layout in command-line in KDE 5 , Kubuntu 18.04?
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What is hiding Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Up/Down
I'm using Pycharm as an editor and wish to use the next change keyboard shortcut, which is Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Up/Down. However it does not register. It even seems to not register just Ctrl+Alt Up/Down.
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Shortcuts for view split on left and right disappear
I use Ubuntu 23.10.1, and set shortcuts for "View split on left" and "View split on right" as Alt + Left and Alt + Right respectively. For some reason once in a while the setting ...
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Make Ctrl-Alt-T to open a terminal tab if any terminal was open
Is there a way to get Ctrl+Alt+T to open a terminal tab, if you already have an open terminal, instead of another terminal window?
I have already changed my preferences to open new terminals in tab.
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Ubuntu 22 - how to find what intercepts keyboard shortcut
Recently I found out, that something globally intercepts keyboard shortcut ctrl+shift+U.
In most text edit apps, this shortcut is used to toggle upper/lower case. But now, no matter where I use this ...
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KeyBoard Shortcut for opening terminal from existing directory
I need to open terminal using shortcut in any directory as I can in the file browser like this:
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Keyboard shortcut for "open a terminal here"
How can I create a keyboard shortcut so that when I press F12 in nautilus (or desktop), I get a terminal in the current directory?
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KDE Plasma 5.27.8, Win/Meta button doesn't open the app launcher (Kubuntu 23.10)
Since yesterday (29 february 2024), I've started facing an issue where the Win/Meta button doesn't open the app launcher (or Andromeda Launcher)
I've read that it's supported by Default for KDE Plasma ...
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Touchpad scrolling and keyboard working Ubuntu 22
I am encountering the following challenges
the touchpad is not working (I have tested using the mouse and still the same problem) specifically when I try scrolling, it Automatically instead zooms the ...
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How do you swap the alt/win keys *and* map win key to meta in Gnome?
I'd like to be able to use the Windows/Super key on my keyboard as the Meta key. I'm doing this because the standard Gnome bindings are not all tweakable. You can change a lot of them but Gnome seems ...
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Howto to move window to another monitor on the left/right using keyboard shortcut?
I have always used Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left/Right to move windows from left to right monitors.
Installed Ubuntu 18.04 last week (fresh install) and it appears that this is not working anymore despite the ...
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How to use the 'extra' characters on a German keyboard?
I was thinking of keeping my keyboard set to German all the time, because it has all the letters that both German and English need. However, looking at the 'keyboard layout', I've noticed the German ...
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keyboard shortcut to turn off screen reader and zoom
My cat has gotten into the habit of sitting on the keyboard of my laptop running Ubuntu. Somehow he must have stepped on a combination of keys that causes screen reader and zoom to activate after the ...
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Set keyboard shortcut to open a new window of the current program
Obviously I could use my mouse and open a new window by right clicking but I was hoping there is a way to set a keyboard shortcut to do so. For example, right now I am typing in firefox, it would be ...
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Can't enable shortcuts in gsconnect
I want to enable a keyboard shortcut for clipboard actions like pull and push but I can't do so. It is always showing "Already being used" . Can someone please help me with this. I am using ...
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Swap a broken key with a different key
My keyboard has one broken key, the equal button "=". I would like to swap this important key with a less important one, say the "Home" key. I heard that xmodmap or xkeycaps could ...
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Terminal not launching in Ubuntu 22.04
For some reason, I can't open the terminal through the shortcut (terminal icon) in Ubuntu 22.04. It works through Visual Studio Code, though, so that makes me confused. I tried using the F keys, but ...
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Access terminal from login screen on Ubuntu 18.04
I would like to open the terminal from the login screen. In previous Ubuntu releases I just used Ctrl+Alt+F1. However, when I press Ctrl+Alt+F1 in 18.04, nothing happens, the login screen just stays ...
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How do I disable the "Fn" keys on a laptop?
I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to disable the fn key on my laptop?
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Configure Caps Lock as AltGr and Arrows like in vim
1. How do I globally map Caps Lock to AltGr?
I don't need CapsLock and rather would like to have an easy access AltGr Key there
2. I want to map all movement keys to vim-like positions
AltGr+F = ...
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How to isolate shortcuts to the currently focused display in GNOME?
I have an Ubuntu 22.04 OS (kernel 6.5.0-21-generic) with GNOME 42.9 and two monitors. When I execute a system-level shortcut like Super, I get Activities displayed on both displays which is not useful ...
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Adjusting Magnification Step Size with Keyboard Shortcuts in Ubuntu
Hello Ubuntu Community,
I'm reaching out for assistance regarding the magnification feature in Ubuntu, specifically when using the keyboard shortcuts (Super+ for zoom in, Super- for zoom out). My ...
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left and right ctrl key behaviour
In certain applications trying to use ctrl-c to copy using the left ctrl key doesn't work but using the right ctrl key works as expected.
I'm on Ubuntu 21.10 but this has been happening in previous ...
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How to exit gpick color picker after picking from a keyboard shortcut?
I assigned a shortcut in Ubuntu 14.04 to gpick -p, which brings up the color picker instantly. GPick is configured to save the picked color to the clipboard.
However, once the color is picked, the ...
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My custom super+2 shortcut gets captured by windows since 23.10 (AZERTY keyboard)
I like to switch workspaces with Super+1, Super+2, etc., so I disabled the default behaviour of these shortcuts and assigned them to workspace switching instead.
This setup used to work, until I ...
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Remap a key combination to another combination, e.g. AltGr+C -> Ctrl+C, under Wayland
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Under Wayland, can I somehow bind AltGr + C to Ctrl + C?
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I basically want to ask this question, but for GNOME on Wayland. This means that answers involving AutoKey and xbindkeys wont ...
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Super + key above tab to switch between different instances of same app doesn't work
I only recently stumbled upon this problem in Ubuntu 23.10.
I use Super + the key above tab (tilde on Qwerty keyboards) to switch between different instances of the same app (Chrome, for instance). In ...
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Control device (ASUS fan) from Gnome shortcut
After some search, the only reliable way I found to control the fan in my ASUS laptop was to issue this commands (as root):
turn on fans:
echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/asus-nb-wmi/hwmon/hwmon7/...
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Keyboard not working in games in Wine
I've installed GoG Heroes III Complete using Wine on Ubuntu 18.04 on an Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG laptop. When running the game, I see that some keyboard shortcuts won't work. For example, n to ...
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copyQ global shortcut
I am using copyQ as the clipboard manager and it works fine with all other environment EXCEPT, when I am writing in Gummi (A Latex editor), it doesn't work according to its show/hide window keyboard-...
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Xfce4 and Ubuntu 16.04 and recent firefox: get Emacs key bindings
How can I get Emacs key bindings in firefox (and other applications) when using Xfce4. Several answers relating to dconf-editor and gconf-editor don't work.
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Open the settings panel with a keyboard shortcut
How can I set a keyboard shortcut to open this settings panel in Gnome?
I figure I could just use a custom shell shortcut, but I can't for the life of me find a command to cause this panel to open.
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Keyboard shortcut to resize window to full-screen (but not over unity dock)
Is there a keyboard shortcut, or a way of defining a keyboard shortcut, that'll resize current window to take up whole screen except the unity dock?
(yes, I know I can make the unity dock stay always-...
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Switching kayboard layout with one key
Is it possible to turn on particular keyboard layout with just one key like Control_L or Shift_L without losing their main function?
I've tried to make custom keybinding for command, for example, ...
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Alt key not working on Dell Inspiron 7437
I have just installed Ubuntu 23.10 in my Dell Inspiron 7437 old laptop. Also Im new to Linux as well, but experienced user for Windows. I have tried to change Keyboard layout from English(US, Intern, ...
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Control-R stopped working, I have to press Control-Shift-R instead
Before, I could hit Control-R in GNOME Terminal to enter Bash's (reverse-i-search) mode.
However, this stopped working, the cursor just flashes without doing anything. This also affects remote and ...
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How to reset xkb?
I modified my /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc file. After doing so, my End and PgDn keys no longer work. I did not back up the file, but attempted to restore it manually with no results. Ctrl/Shift+End/...
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How to use the keyboard in gthumb image viewer?
I cannot use arrows nor shift-space, nor any key or key combination to go to previous image in gthumb 2.13.1 (Ubuntu Natty Narwhal 11.10). There should be shortcut-keys even to flip horizontally and ...
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