Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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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) ...
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Can I use a custom shortcut to echo a letter or string? [duplicate]
What I want is when I type something like Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A it echoes "5" (Just as an example).
Like I go to Keyboard > Shortcuts > Custom Shortcuts click the "+" and I type in the name of the shortcut ...
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Microsoft Keyboard shortcuts [duplicate]
I am using Microsoft Keyboard (With Ubuntu 12.04 KDE 64bit) and I have some keys there. For example Calculator key and start keys. I want start calculator as I press Calculator key and display Ubuntu ...
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Google Keep Web App Shortcut Does Not Work
I tried this tip Add The New Google Keep App to Unity to create a Google Keep web app shortcut but it doesn't work. I'm using 13.04 and the unstable version of Chrome (Version 28.0.1500.3 dev). I ...
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Keyboard shortcut to toggle auto-hide unity launcher
I would like to create a keyboard shortcut to toggle the auto-hide option for the unit launcher. Based on the answer on How to programmatically change the launcher's hide behaviour I tried to make a ...
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Multiple keyboard shortcuts for same command
Is it possible to assing multiple keyboard shortcuts for same default command.
I want to switch between worspaces with CTRL+NUMPAD_1 and with CTRL+1 too.
Or how to add custom command for switching?
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Why does CTRL key resize window in Unity desktop?
I have an almost out-of-the-box install of 12.04 Precise. I am familiar with assigning and reassigning keyboard shortcuts, as I interact with my computer almost entirely through the keyboard.
I am ...
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Switching Between GUI and Terminal Question
I am new to linux.
I am planning on setting up a server and although I like the regular Ubuntu desktop I like the Lubuntu one a little more especially for my file server needs.
What I want to know ...
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Hotkeys for Totem in Ubuntu 12.04
I'm looking for a way to control the playback of Totem Movie Player even when I'm not focused on the window itself. I have done it with VLC using the instructions on the following link: ...
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How to use the shortcut “WWW”?
Just curious:
As you can see, after the "launch web browser", the shortcut is set to "WWW" by default.
I know I can change it, but I'm just curious why it is "WWW"? And how should I press "WWW"?
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Custom Keyboard Shortcuts Not Working
Hi I have created two custom keyboard short cuts as my brightness settings have disappeared since installing Nvidia Driver.
These two short cuts are as follows:
name: brightness_up
command: ...
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Disable “Search Photos” Lens shortcut (Super+C) and Assign to Shutter
I used to use Super+C to take a screenshot with Shutter. After upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04, I have found the Super+C shortcut to be mapped to a "Search Photos" lens. I tried going through Compiz (and ...
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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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change xchat “clear text” shortcut key (accelerator)
In Ubuntu 13.04, the wise developers decided to get rid of a shortcut I commonly use: Ctrl+L to clear the text.
Manually modifying the shortcut does not seem to work; I tried the instructions here: ...
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Did 13.04 fix the resetting shortcut bug? [closed]
I have experienced this problem in both 12.04 and 12.10.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/964270 (12.04)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1063617 (12.10 and ...
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custom keyboard options do not work
I have been trying to get the custom keyboard options to work. for example, to get the number 4 key to replace currency US$ by the INR(₹) sign. The option is there in the custom keyboard options in ...
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Media keyes Microsoft Ergonomic 7000 keyboard stopped working on 12.10
I've been using given Microsoft Ergonomic 7000 keyboard. All was fine. but yesterday my media keys (vol up, vol down, mute & etc) stopped working. Moreover when i try to use Settings Manager -> ...
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Brightness control Fn keys vs Gnome extension
So I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Sony Vaio Laptop and have been sometimes having a strange "laggyness" in the brightness control with the standard Fn keys (Fn + F5 and Fn+ F6), which I guess is ...
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Unable to turn off wifi with fn-F2 keys
Everything was fine on 12.04 LTS.
I fresh installed 13.04. In 12.04 and Windows (now removed), Fn-F2 keys were turning off wifi (LED OFF). In 13.04 this combination only turns off wifi in network ...
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13.04 Unity - dash loses keyboard focus while typing
I recently updated to 13.04. About half the times when I open Unity dash (super / windows key) and start typing the input field loses focus after a couple of keystrokes. I'll then have to set the ...
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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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Keyboard backlight command by percentage
I want to make a keyboard shortcut to increase and the decrease the keyboard backlight brightness.
The command I have for full brightness is:
echo -n 100 > ...
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Key Bindings to focus on applicationoud
I would like to use keyboard short-cuts to focus on the window of a particular program. For example, I only ever have one Chrome window open. I would like to make a key binding which will launch it, ...
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Searching for menu entries in desktop environments other than Unity
Does any other desktop environment have the type-to-search-application-menus feature found in Unity?
I’m curios about trying a more spartan desktop such as Xfce or LXDE. Or maybe something entirely ...
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Bring back `BackSpace` Keyboard Shortcuts on nautilus and thunar
I want to use the "BackSpace" button as a shortcut key on nautilus. I want to return to the previous folder whilst browsing the Home folder, just like windows 7.
Also I want the same thing while ...
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Enable global terminal movement keys
In terminal I can use:
Control + h -> Backspace
Control + m -> Return
Control + f -> Forward
Control + b -> Backward
Control + n -> Next
Control + p -> Previous
Control + a -> ...
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Keyboard Media Volume Control not working
im having a bit of an issue with my volume keys.
They worked fine, until I recently updated (kernel, etc) and installing Ati latest driver.
The update was a standard update:
apt-get update, ...
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12.10 - Keyboard shortcuts configuration file
Where can I find configuration file for keyboard shortcuts?
Thanks in advance!
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Manage Custom Shortcuts
I have a bunch of customs shortcuts:
But since the migration to the new configuration tool gnome-control-center keyboard (since gtk-3/Gnome-3/Unity/Ubuntu 12.04) I can not sort these shortcuts ...
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Reset keyboard shortcut (CTRL+F) in ubuntu 13.04
I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 and in the keyboard shortcut menu I accidentally set one of the shortcuts as CTRL + F, I corrected this. However in applications such as firefox, evince and gedit CTRL + F is ...
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Disable keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+F11 (Gnome?)
Consider FILE to be very old and don't remake it.I'm a Ubuntu noob. Appreciate you time.
I came across this situation where pressing Ctrl+Alt+F11 brings up a blank screen with a flashing cursor.
I ...
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Binding alt, altgr, ctrl in XRDP session doesn't work
For some reason I cannot use alt, altgr, ctrl (maybe there are some more keys) to bind them together with some other keys to create a shortcut.
For example I cannot create a shortcut using ...
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CTRL + Home (or End) combination not working
I usually use the combination Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End to move the cursor to the beginning or to the end of a line.
Suddenly these combination is not working anymore!
Can anyone help?
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Workspace switch hot-keys not working in 13.04 (but expo does) [closed]
I recently upgraded from 12.04 to 13.04 (through 12.10). I have re-enabled workspaces in Appearances/Compiz, have a workspace-switcher launcher icon, and can expo with Super-s. The keyboard ...
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Cannot remap Alt-Tab combination after switching Ctrl and Alt
On Ubuntu 13.04 desktop I am trying to change keyboard layout.
First in System Settings -> Keyboard Layout -> Options -> Alt-Win behaviour,
I picked the following mapping:
Ctrl is mapped to Alt
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How to increase browsing speed on pressing a keyboard shortcut
I have a download manager (wget) and a browser (friefox) running at the same. Some times the network bandwidth becomes bad, and browsing becomes hell. At that time, when the page loading, I pause ...
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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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Shortcuts no longer work for move window to left/right of screen in 12.04
I used to be able to send windows to the left/right half of the screen with ctrl-windows-left and ctrl-windows-right in 12.04. Now the left/right shortcuts do not work, but ctrl-windows-up / down ...
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Compiz deleting command shortcuts on startup
Every time I reboot my commands and their shortcuts are deleted from the CCSM Commands plugin window. What other startup programs could be interfering? What config files can I look at? Could Compiz ...
