Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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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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How do I modify or disable the HUD's use of the Alt key?
A number of games, Emacs, and the terminal make extensive use of the Alt key. Can Unity be configured to respect this key, rather than launching the HUD with it?
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Are there any Keyboard Shortcuts to Shutdown?
Are there any Keyboard Shortcuts to Shutdown? (e.g. in Windows Alt+F4+Alt+F4 Right Arrow Enter)
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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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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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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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How can I set hotkeys?
How can I set the hotkey ctrl+shift+esc like it is in windows, to the system moniter, or any other programs for that matter
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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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How can I change what keys on my keyboard do? (How can I create custom keyboard commands/shortcuts?)
I want to change the key bindings on some of the keys on my keyboard. I want some to run commands and others to activate different keys.
What applications can I use to do this?
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Keyboard shortcut to move windows between monitors?
I remember there used to be a setting under Compiz that set a keyboard shortcut for moving applications between physical (but combined as a single xscreen) screens, similar to moving between logical ...
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How to enable alt+right click to resize window
Been looking around and can't see to find any information on how to enable alt+right click for window resize?
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My mistake
Running Unity 12.04, I am logged in under failsafe graphics mode as i ...
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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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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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Fn + numpad not working on XPS M1530
I have a Dell XPS M1530 with Xubuntu 12.10. My Fn + Up Arrow and Down Arrow for adjusting screen brightness work perfectly fine, but using the Fn key with the function numpad does not work. These used ...
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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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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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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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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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How do I remap certain keys?
I'm searching for a way to remap certain keys in ubuntu.
i.e.
i'd like to change PgUp to Home or PgDown to End.
Does a built-in command or a tool exist reassign keys in Ubuntu/GNOME?
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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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Can I change Synapse shortcut to Super/Windows key alone?
When I try to edit the synapse config it does not allow me to use the left Super as a shortcut to invoke it. Is there a round-about way that I can go through.
When I just press the Windows/Super ...
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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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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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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 for pasting the primary selection
Is there a standard or conventional keyboard shortcut for pasting the primary selection?
I'd like to select some text and go to another app to paste without trashing my clipboard contents. I'd ...
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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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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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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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Some kWin shortcuts does not work in 13.04
I am fresh new to Kubuntu.
I was looking a way to move focused window as Windows do (Win key + arrow keys change the layout of the window). I found there are options for this in "Global Keyboard ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Is it possible to use the Backspace key in Nautilus 3.6 to return to the previous directory?
If there is something that I'm really addicted is in pushing the Backspace key every time I want to return to the previous directory in the old file manager (Nautilus), but now with Files I can't do ...
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In a “Save as … ” dialog, what's the quickest way to keyboard-navigate to “tmp” and to indiv. bookmarks in the “Places” side-pane of Nautilus?
Building on my earlier question, where the accepted answer used keyboard accelerators for some elements of the dialog,
I'm still trying to find the accelerator (and/or quickest way) to select ...
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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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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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“Wireless disabled by hardware switch” after suspend and other hardware buttons ineffective - how can I solve this?
I have recently purchased a Novatech nFinity N1410 laptop and am having problems with the wireless, which
sudo lshw -C network
tells me is Centrino Wireless-N 2230 and using the iwlwifi driver.
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