Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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Changing default terminal app [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 13.04 and would like to change the terminal I use when clicking ctrl+alt+t
Is there an easy way to do this?
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Keyboard shortcuts with multiple non-modifier keys
Is there any way to use a combination of keys such as:
Ctrl+Spc+j
as a shortcut in Ubuntu? Note that the combination above includes two non-modifier keys: Spc and j.
As an example, I would like to ...
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How do I go to the end of document using down arrow?
(My question is identical to this one from the Ubuntu Forums, but no answers were offered there.)
In many other writing applications, when I press down arrow on the last line, the insertion cursor ...
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Is there a way to display a notification every time you change the keyboard layout?
Is there a way to show a (notify-osd) notification every time the keyboard layout is changed?
I have a laptop with a screen with not enough resolution to have tons/10+ indicators, and space for the ...
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My desktop icons have gone out of view
I have just two icons on my desktop The Home folder and my Kindle.
Until recently they worked well, However,today, when I turned on my computer, they had vanished. I checked the settings and it said ...
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Show Desktop keyboard shortcut is not in the list anymore?
Last night I've set "Show Desktop" keyboard shortcut from System Settings>Keyboard>Shortcuts and shutdown the computer with no errors. Now the key is not working and the Show Desktop is not even on ...
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Problem with shortcut key “Super+T” in 13.04
I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 with Unity. I set Dolphin is default file manager. When I open trash via shortcut key Super+T, I receive error: Malformed URL trash://.
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How to assign the Media buttons of a Logitech Cordless Desktop Optical Keyboard?
I have a Logitech Cordless Desktop Optical Keyboard, which has some extra buttons like "E-Mail", "Webcam", "iTouch", "Search" etc. and want to use that with Ubuntu 12.04. I can assign some of them to ...
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Shortcut key to shutdown PC in Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
What is the shortcut key to shutdown the computer for Ubuntu 12.04?
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How I can set-up LXTerminal in Lubuntu to start maximized?
When I push CTRL + ALT + T I want see my default LXTerminal in Lubuntu 13.04 in full size (not like F11). I know that I can push CTRL + ALT + F1 and get tty-terminal - it good for some situations, but ...
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How I can create shortcut for maximize-minimize window in Lubuntu?
In lubuntu-rc.xml Lubuntu doesn't have hotkey for maximize window.
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3 special keys on Dell Inspiron 17R (5720)
I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 17R (5720). I wiped Windows 8 and installed Ubuntu 13.04. Everything is working well. Except I have 3 buttons on the upper right corner of the keyboard that ...
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Global keyboard shortcut for copy, cut and paste
How can I define a global shortcuts for copy, cut and paste?
I'm used to Mac's ⌘+C for copy and ⌘+V for paste. They are global, so I can use them interchanging data between CLI and GUI apps.
How can ...
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Ctrl + Alt + Arrow key doesn't switch workspaces
My Ctrl+Alt+Arrow key fails to switch my workspace, but this is only true if
NumLock is on
I press Ctrl followed by the Alt key
I'm using the left Alt key
I'm logged in as me (as opposed to a guest)
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How to enumerate and monitor the assigned keyboard shortcuts at anytime in Ubuntu?
For example, the system knows that if I press Ctrl+B inside this textarea of Ask Question the web browser will handle it in some way (format text as bold), and if I press Alt+Tab it will be handled by ...
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Making a unity launcher bookmark app
If you like to have quick link bookmarks on your unity launcher check out this easy to make application
Using some information from various online sources ...
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How to restore Delete key functionality in Nautilus?
I have Ubuntu 13.04. Delete key stopped working in Nautilus. Ctrl+Delete (as it changed in GNOME 3) don't work either. Nothing happens when I press it. Can you help me fix this, please?
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No sound with Banshee, Amarok and Rhythmbox
I have this problem that when I click play on any of these players the song "plays", but there's no sound. I am using KDE.
The problem began when I tried to add the play button of Banshee to a global ...
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Random volume changes after starting games
I've been having this problem for a while now, and even though I found a half-patch at some point perhaps someone can tell me how to properly solve it once and for all.
Essentially, certain games and ...
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Is there a way to send the switch windows signal without “Alt-Tab”?
I'm trying to bind a switch window button on my mouse into Ubuntu. Currently I'm trying to do it with xbindkeys and xte, but do this in .xbindkeysrc only outputs a Tab and doesn't switch windows.
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Selecting text in the terminal without using the mouse
I am about to press enter to run a command in terminal, but before doing that, I want to copy the command to clipboard without using the mouse.
How?
If you're somewhere other than the terminal, ...
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How do I stop Ctrl key jumping text field boxes?
Every time when I want to copy a text from a small text field bar when I begin to do the command for Ctrl+C, the Ctrl key jumps out that text field that I want to copy, this is quite annoying for when ...
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How Do I Turn On Sticky Keys In Ubuntu 12.04?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and I would like to turn on sticky keys like in Windows. how do I do this? Please Help. :( and thanks.
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Is there a keyboard shortcut for 13.04's switcher quicklist?
If you right click on an app in the launcher, you'll get all windows for that app.
In 12.04, Alt+` would do the same, switching between all apps across all workspaces.
Is it possible to restore (or ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 - I'm not able to use vertical worskpaces
I'm experiencing this strange bug. Basically, if I enable the workspaces in Ubuntu 13.04 I see them, and I can go into different workspace by pressing Super+S and double clicking on them, but I am ...
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workspace switching via ctrl + alt + arrow not working after upgrade to 13.04, how to fix this? [duplicate]
So, my update to 13.04 didn't go very well. Due to the lack of a decent driver (Yes, i'm unlucky to have a legacy driver which doesn't play nice with the new Xorg.), I had to mess around with stuff to ...
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Keyboard shortcut to access Gnome Panel like Unity
In Unity the sortcut Alt + F10 allows to access the Unity Menu, including AppMenu and AppIndicators. Does Gnome Shell have a similar shortcut to manage the panel with the keyboard?
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Brightness buttons not working on acer aspire 5750
I have a acer aspire 5750 and im running Ubuntu 13.04 and my brightness buttons are not working all of a sudden. they were working about 2 weeks ago but one day i tried and they were broken. i did ...
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How to switch keyboard input language through ssh terminal on the remote machine? (Alt-Shift analog for ssh)
I'm looking for a way to change the language I give as input to the remote machine in an ssh session. All I want is an analog of the Alt+Shift shortcut, but for the remote machine. Specifically, the ...
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Is it possible to map Right Win key to Print Screen key [duplicate]
On my keyboard (Lenovo ThinkPad) I don't have Right Win key, instead I have Print Screen key between Right Alt and Right Ctrl.
So it would be much better to have Right Win key in its place.
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How to bind a key such that it toggles between one particular application and the current application?
I want to bind a key such that a particular application (in my case Pidgin or Calculator) gets the focus, then when I am done and press key again, the focus returns to the previously focused ...
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I cant make the hot key ( Fn+ F4 ) work to adjust brightness on my new Dell inspiron 15R 5521 [closed]
when I press fn + f4 /f5 .I can see the brightness icon on the screen but I cant adjust it .it looks full or empty.
There is a icon like sun with down-arrow on f4 and an icon like sun with up-arrow ...
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Set windows to boot on default, boot GRUB only if key is pressed [duplicate]
I want to be able to just boot the computer into windows without having to use the GRUB menu, because I'm on a shared computer. I want it so that the GRUB menu only appears if shift or some other key ...
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Lubuntu keyboard shortcut for Wine program?
I'm using Lubuntu. I'd like to add a keyboard shortcut to a Wine program. The Properties in the Menu under the Wine section are:
env WINEPREFIX="/home/sage/.wine" wine ...
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Alt+Ctrl behavior different from Ctrl+Alt?
Specifically I am trying to use the workspace switching shortcut Ctrl+Alt+←↑→↓. They work fine when I press Alt then Ctrl then an Arrow key, but not when I do Ctrl then Alt. This ...
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How use specific key combination (shortcuts) to change keyboard laungage? [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu 13.04 today. I have added 4 languages, but I don't like standard way to switch them one by one. In Windows I used key combinations (shortcuts) to switch to specific language ...
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Alt Tab gives too many options - panels inside programs
I'm using Lubuntu 12.04. When I hit alt-tab, it gives me every single panel within a program as an option. (For example: Synfig Studio shows up as 5 different options in alt-tab, one for each panel ...
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Can't change keyboard shortcuts in gnome-session-fallback Ubuntu 13.04 over xdp
I'm trying to use gnome-session-fallback on an Ubuntu PC running an xrdp+vnc server (So that I can remotely connect to Ubuntu using a Windows RDP client).
The problem I have is that the “d” key seems ...
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How to add Drives shortcut link to Folder View widget in Kubuntu
How can i add shortcut links to my drives(disk) shortcut link to folder view widget in Kubuntu. I want to add these shortcut links because i can directly go to my drives without selecting dolphine ...
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How can I set up hot keys to launch applications? [duplicate]
How can I set up hot keys to launch applications?
I have created a bunch of launchers for my favorite apps that I keep on the desktop - would really like to be able to launch them with keystrokes. ...
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Substitute some keys (Tab isnt working)
Recently someone gifted me a cheap used netbook, it's an asus eee pc x101 (is crappy, but works), it has webcam, but it wasnt working, so i open it and move some wires. Now the webcam works perfectly, ...
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Compiz keybindings change on reboot
I have a problem with Compiz keybindings on Ubuntu 13.04 (but it also existed on 12.10). I run a multimonitor setup and use the Put plugin to move windows from monitor to monitor with the "Put to next ...
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shortcut to change workspace 13.04 [duplicate]
Until 13.04, I could change my workspace using ctrl+alt+arrow but since 13.04 it is impossible.
Is there a way to have a shortcut back?
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Nautilus in Ubuntu 13.04 lost the shortcut key for jumping to list view [duplicate]
In the version of Nautilus included with Ubuntu 12.10, you could press Ctrl+2 to switch to file list view, instead of the default grid view.
After upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 this feature doesn't seem ...
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Switch off display as minimum display brightness
How can I switch off the display when I reach the lowest brightness level with the brightness hotkeys?
I filed a bug about switching off the display on Launchpad long ago, but I hope there is a ...
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Keyboard layout and keyboard mapping differ
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my mid-2011 iMac. I set the keyboard layout to Canadian Multi (first part). If I check the layout on the screen, the mapping is correct. It is also correct in the symbols ...
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Preferring global shortcuts over local ones/ Game disables all shortcuts
I have recently started playing a game, and have encountered the following problem:
The Game, while open disables any global shortcuts, like ctrl + tab, even if they are not used in the Game.
Is there ...
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Most important commands to know? [duplicate]
Got myself into trouble today - put rhythm box into party mode and I could get it back.
So I was stuck.
I hit ctrl alt del thinking that something like task manager would come up so I could kill ...
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What are the new Nautilus (3.6) shortcuts in Ubuntu 13.04?
I post this question since new nautilus is very 'keyboard unfriendly', specially for one-key shortcuts. From 3.4 to 3.6 the very useful 'backspace' shortcut to go to parent directory has gone (along ...
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XBMCbuntu: How do I change keyboard shortcuts from command line (or install keyboard shortcuts app)?
I have a PC running XBMCbuntu, with a PS3 remote paired and working just fine for controlling XBMC. What I want to do is make the PS button (or Browser button on my keyboard - same thing) ...
