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Missing keystrokes in ubuntu 13.04
This has only been a problem since upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 from 12.10. For some reason, when typing I lose lots of keystrokes. It doesn't seem to matter which application I'm typing in. It ...
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SOLVED 13.04: Ctrl + Alt + P restore from maximization shortcut, how to disable it?
I am a user of the application Sublime Text, which I use for my work. I use Ctrl+Alt+P to bring up the "quick switch project" dialog.
Unfortunately, since I upgraded to 13.04, Sublime Text is not ...
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Window tiling (Move-to-{corner,side}) shortcuts in Ubuntu 13.04
I am trying to figure out how I can change the window tiling shortcuts in Ubuntu 13.04. Currently they are set to <Ctrl><Alt>numpadn.
First I tried to check the shortcuts available in ...
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Ubuntu 13.04, how to simulate keyboard input?
This is the biggest thing keeping me from enjoying Ubuntu/Linux.
Ideally I'd like to just be able to run my AutoHotKey script on Ubuntu, but I didn't have much luck getting that working with Wine.
I ...
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Possible to have “yes” as a keyboard shortcut? [duplicate]
Many times a day do I have to type yes, so is it possible to have it as a shortcut on F12?
I have see gnee and xmacro but they seam very complicated to use and over powered for my purpose.
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How to disable popup volume bar?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity.
Is there a way to make the volume bar pop ONLY when I click on the sound icon and NOT when I use a hot key?
My problem is that when I'm running a fullscreen ...
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USB keyboard and mouse not working after installing driver
Okay, so I was getting the problem with Unity not displaying after installing the proprietary driver. After installing it and rebooting, Unity is now being displayed. But my external keyboard and ...
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Menu: highlight as you type
In windows (or other linux environments like openbox) , when you have a program menu, context menu, applications menu, start menu or whatever you can press any key on you keyboard to highlight the ...
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Keyboard an Touchpad are disabled sometimes at start on HP dv7
sometimes (like 3 of 10) the keyboard, or touchpad, or both don't work after starting my HP Pavilion dv7. So i have to "restart" by pressing the power button.
Does anybody know that problem ? And how ...
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How to find *why* I can't bind some keyboard shortcut (or which app took it)?
In short: is there (under Unity) any way to find out which application grabbed some global shortcut? I do not ask for "standard shortcuts" but for some way to get information about actual shortcuts ...
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Ubuntu 12.10: Window switching using key combination Alt-Tab changes behaviour when using Alt specified by xmodmap
Alt-Tab normally lets you cycle through open windows and changes focus to the window that is active when you release Alt. This is all fine, but I want to use another key for Alt_L so I've specified ...
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Alt-Tab stopped working after upgrade to QQ / 12.10
I recently upgraded from PP to QQ which broke the ability to switch between running applications by pressing Alt+Tab which is such a showstopper I never believed could ever be.
The affected host is a ...
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Ctrl-Super-Right doesn't work in 12.10
Noticed today that the default Unity setting for keywords to partially maximize windows to left or right partially works in my laptop.
My Ubuntu is totally updated.
Any idea on how to fix that?
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Unity launcher: launch second app from results
How do I quickly (using keyboard) launch the second result of unity's launcher.
Example:
How do I launch Advanced Settings? The fastest way I found is to do Down Down Right and that is SLOW.
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How do I “stick” the “Terminal” window to Launcher a.k.a. Unity Panel? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to add programs to the launcher?
I am new to Linux and Ubuntu. By now I have discovered that I need to launch the Terminal window whenever I run programs.
Hence I ...
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Keyboard shortcuts are not working when unity plugin in ccsm is disabled?
I am using ubuntu 11.10 with unity 2d , I dont like the unity launcher and use Docky .
So , i have created a new seeion and using some tweaking and playing around i have been successful to get rid of ...
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Must double-tap Windows key to open Dash
I'm experiencing some strange behaviour of the Unity Dash and the Windows/Super keyboard key.
As far as I know, normal behaviour is:
Tap: Open Dash
Hold: Show keyboard shortcut overlay
However, ...
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keyboard settings ubuntu 12.04
Does anyone know where the keyboard settings (layout) are saved in 12.04 and how I can copy them to 12.10?
I had a nice layout in 12.04 but since I moved to a new machine (12.10) I can't seem to find ...
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Changing Keyboard Type
Is there a GUI in Unity where I can set my keyboard type?
I was following this article. But I have no such option, I can only change keyboard layout (language).
In addition, I was looking for ...
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Are the default keyboard shortcuts changeable and does the shortcut help change accordingly
Are the keyboard shortcuts shown in the image changeable with a GUI or Terminal way and does the Keyboard Shortcut help (The one that appears when you hold the SUPER hey) show the updated keyboard ...
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Why does gnome-terminal swallow some of my Alt tmux shortcuts?
I worked this out for myself, but I wanted to post it as a question because I couldn't find anything when I was searching. Lots of people talk about the "menu access key" problem, but this is actually ...
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Dash Previews - Keyboard Shortcut? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are Unity’s keyboard and mouse shortcuts?
In 12.10, there is a "preview feature", which shows a preview upon right-clicking the result in the dash.
I would like to ...
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how does Keyboard Layout Options work?
I'd like to know which configuration files (or something) Keyboard Layout Options use.
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1answer
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OS X Keyboard Layout in Unity or Ubuntu
I want to use ALL of the mac keyboard shortcuts for everything in Unity.
Example: Copy (CMD+C), Paste (CMD+P), etc.
I have not found a way to do this where CMD is the modifier key instead of CTRL, ...
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Toshiba Satellte U505 touch panel controls block unity
My Toshiba Satellite U505 gets blocked when I use any of the touch panel controls.
The configuration button (top right) does not work, the super key stops showing Ubuntu menus, and I cannot open new ...
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How to reset keyboard after running windows in vmware
Each time I start windows XP in vmware-8.0.4 on my ubuntu 12.04 machine the keyboard status is corrupt.
The super-key no longer works, all the icons in the dock show the shortcut tooltip, the right ...
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ubuntu keyboard
I'm using 12.04 unity desktop edition. I have a g19 logitech keyboard. It has some interesting features, such as programmable G keys and a screen.
I would like a driver that would enable me to use ...
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Cursor seems to freeze in the first attempt of typing - Unity 3D, 12.04
It happens in the first attempt of typing, no matter is after the startup, or 5 minutes later, or then after. The cursor (or maybe it's the system) seems to freeze, no matter the application I use, ...
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How can I assign the key Super+M» to minimize all windows in Ubuntu 12.04?
Everytime I press Super+M the Dash lens for music appears.
I have tried changing this behaviour using System Tools ▸ Keyboard ▸ Shortcuts ▸ Navigation ▸ Hide all windows to assign Super+M but it does ...
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1answer
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Stop Keyboard Shortcuts information screen appearing [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I disable the Unity keyboard shortcut overlay?
If I hold windows key & click, this keyboard shortcuts screen appears. Is there any way I can stop this ...
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1answer
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Keyboard icon on Unity panel dissapeared [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where is the UIM notification area icon in Unity?
I've noticed that I don't have a keyboard layout icon on unity panel. There are 3 layouts configured, but I can't ...
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Keyboard does not work in dash [closed]
Since the last update of my OS ubuntu 11.10, I am not able to type in the dash.
In any other application (like Firefox for this message), the keyboard is working fine, but in the dash "window" of ...
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Is there a way to unmask the login password in Unity?
I use two different keyboard layouts and I never know which one I'm in at the login. The keyboard layout indicator at the login always says USA whether I'm in Qwerty or Programmer Dvorak.
I have no ...
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How do I disable the alt-right click keyboard binding?
Using Oneiric 11.10 and Unity. I want to disable the context menu that appears with Alt+RightClick. Alt+RightClick is a much used shortcut in Blender. It's possible to remap keys in Blender, but I was ...
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The keyboard sometimes doesn't work
I just installed Oneiric. The problem that I have with the unity desktop is that it's slow, and sometimes the keyboard just stops working while the mouse moves and I can click. At the same time I can ...
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How can I configure “mousekeys”?
Under 11.04, the option to control the pointer with the numpad was set in Hardware/Keyboard settings page. How can I turn on mousekeys or configure them in 11.10 or later?
I'm interested in both ...
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Repeated keystrokes lost in Unity
I have strange bug. Sometimes after pressing any key on my keyboard while working in unity programs does not receives the event of pressing but in plain terminal(ctrl+alt+f1) keyboard works just well. ...
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Super key not opening Dash
I just cleanly installed Ubuntu 11.10 (with new, clean home folder)
The Super key no longer calls up the dash. Was this behaviour changed since the previous release?
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How do I bind 'Menu key' to right 'Win key'?
I have a keyboard with two "Win" keys but without "Menu" key. I'd like to bind my right Win as Menu. I tried do used xev in terminal and get keycode for .Xmodmap file but can't take code of right Win. ...
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How can I reach over 100% volume with a keyboard shortcut?
sometimes the sound of videos isn't enough for me. so i reach the sound indicator , over sound preferences and change it to a level higher than 100%.
the question is how can i do it from the keyboard? ...
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Can I bind the Unity dock to the Caps Lock key? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Change keybinding to show Unity Sidebar
So I really, really don't want to have to un-learn all of my "Win/Super" key bindings. And it occurred to me: there is one key on ...
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Unity shortcuts for switching to the next/previous windows in group and the next/previous applications?
What I miss from DockBarX is the possibility of adding keyboard shortcuts for switching to the next/previous windows in the group of windows for an application, and the next/previous applications.
Is ...
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Where to configure unity global shortcuts? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I define keyboard shortcuts using the Super key?
Altough predefined shortcuts might be handy for some, for others they are just annoying. I found my self installing ...
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1answer
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Flags in unity keyboard indicator
I would like to apply Language Flags for Faenza and Elementary to Unity keyboard indicator. But old "hack" doesn't seem to work on it. Is it somehow possible?
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How do I reconfigure keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste?
I've been looking all over the configuration menus and googling all over the web for how to configure keyboard shortcuts for Copy and Paste in the Unity window manager.
Is there some hidden place ...
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Will Unity offer more keyboard configuration? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are Unity's keyboard and mouse shortcuts?
I want my cake and to eat it too. And in Linux I can usually do that. (And it's free cake!) I'm a little shocked ...
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How can I change the default Unity keyboard shortcut?
I installed Ubuntu 11.04 and it works fine.
But I have a little problem. I need to use a software named Putty, because another software depends on it.
My problem is that this software uses F10 as a ...
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Remap Window shortcuts for use on a laptop
I've looked through the Compiz Settings, but since I am on a laptop, I can't use the numpad shortcuts for Window Placement.
How can I remap this to be something like Super-Left, Super Right, ...
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Unity launcher keyboard shortcuts for “/media” mounted drives?
There are no letter/number designations for these drives. Is there any way I can select them using the keyboard?
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Keyboard and touchpad do not work after upgrade
Today I made an update of my ubuntu 11.04 installation. After rebooting the keyboard and touchpad of my asus eeepc do not work anymore. I can only login with the onscreen keyboard. Seems to be a unity ...
