Questions tagged [shortcut-keys]
Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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Fn+F2 is not working to rename a file
In Ubuntu Fn+F2 is used as shortcut to rename a file. But this is not working for me. Probably I changed some keymap or configuration somewhere. How can I make this work again? How can I set Fn+F2 as ...
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No Terminal in Unity after faild upgrade from Ubuntu 19.04 to 19.10
How can I get myself out of this boot loop?
I am a bit at a loss, my Grub screen is empty (shows no options to choose from.) I now only have access to Grub options if I hold down the Shift key ...
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Logo key + up/down arrow keys multitasking shortcut?
On most linux distros I can use the Logokey+Arrowkeys to shift the window I'm currently on to one half of the screen. Only the Right arrow and Left arrow keys works for me on Ubuntu.
How can I ...
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Minimize currently focused window keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu 17.10 [duplicate]
I'm trying to find a keyboard shortcut in 17.10 to minimize the currently focused window.
There doesn't seem to be one in Keyboard settings.
Tried adding a new shortcut, but not sure what the ...
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Custom keyboard shortcut creation limited
I'm learning about bash script by writing one to setup all (or most of) my Ubuntu 18.04 customization. One of these are my keyboard shortcuts.
I'm using this answer strategy to config the hotkeys. ...
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Using foreign keyboard without needing to press Alt Gr
Ok, so I just installed my local language Lithuanian (US, with Lithuanian letters). When I used Ubuntu a few years ago and on Windows, this keyboard replaces 1234567 with my local letter, now for some ...
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What happens in the OS when multimedia keys are pressed?
What commands are invoked when I press my media keys (play / pause, next, previous)?
I had a look at simulate media keys in the terminal, and my requirement is the same, except I cannot use the ...
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key shortcut to invoke last opened terminal?
I wonder if there is any way to define a shortcut to maximize / focus on last opened terminal? Ctrl + Shift + T opens a new terminal, and I would like to jump to the last opened instead.
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How to remove "Left Win"-key from "Input Source" - "Next source" binding
That binding seems to block all my other super key bindings like Super + Page Down (go to workspace below) or Super + Space (switch keyboard layout)...
Background: During my 19.10 upgrade (from 19.04....
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In moving from 16.04 to 18.04, how can this custom shortcut be made to work?
On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I have a custom shortcut set that features the following command:
bash -c "xvkbd -text $(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H%MZ" --utc) 2>/dev/null"
On 16.04, this outputs "typed" text like "...
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How to install Xorg 1.18.4 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
After migrating from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS I faced this old and annoying Xorg bug. It's impossible to use Ctrl+Shift hotkeys in Unity if Ctrl+Shift is configured to change keyboard ...
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Navigating Window Menu via keyboard
Ubuntu 17.10 - clean install
In older versions of Ubuntu (and in other operating systems, such as Windows), pressing Alt-Space opens the Window menu (the one that gives access to window options such ...
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Inkscape Group Selection (Ctrl + G) doesn't work
To select the elements of a group one should use Ctrl+G (Inkscape manual), but this does not work. I use an AZERTY-keybord (French style) and assume this might be the origin of the problem and require ...
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Can you do a multi step zoom on Gnome?
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 with Gnome. I've come over from MacOs and one thing I'm really really missing is it's pinch to zoom feature, expecially in browsers.
I know I can do a Ctrl +/- but that actually ...
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Can't move/snap libreoffice window to occupy left or right half
The shortcut-keys Super + ←/→ work fine in other apps but not with Libreoffice but Libreoffice works fine with Super + ↑/↓.
I have tried to drag but only works with the same functions as the ...
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GNOME Do: Remap Summon Do to only <Super>
I am a heavy gnome do user and I have unbound the Super key from the gnome activities window so I can use it to summon gnome do.
In gnome do preferences it will only allow me to set the key binding ...
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GUI issues after upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (possibly related to "Gnome global application menu" extension)
I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS last night and am running into some view problems, which have to do with the GUI.
As a background: I tried to twist the panel view, in order to save space (one panel) ...
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Close window shortcuts command on XFCE
I want to remap the "close window" shortcut on my xubuntu. The original shortcut is Alt+F4.
However, Alt+F4 is not listed in my keyboard shortcut lists.(Although I can use Alt+F4 to close windows on ...
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How to bind "Switch User" in Xubuntu 18.04?
Could someone tell me, how to actually bind the "Switch User" to a global hotkey? (as for a temporary replacement of lock screen issue)
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Cycling windows by click on dock program's icon
By now, when I click to an application in my dock it is minimized. But I would like to cycle through all open tabs of that application with this action.
I use to use the Super+number hot keys to ...
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Non-system keyboard layouts and keyboard shortcuts - Xubuntu 18.04
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Thanks for your help. I realise the original post was not very clear...
When using the system layout I have no problems using the default VS Code shortcuts. When I configure multiple non-...
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How can I change shortcuts for GNOME Shell Screen Recorder in Ubuntu 18.04?
I use Shift key for switching languages, so I can't use other shortcuts with Shift.
Recently I need to record my desktop and can't do this.
In Settings -> Devices -> Keyboard on this action not ...
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How do I get screenreader Orca to read out loud a whole page of a pdf document on click or key shortcut?
I run Ubuntu 18.04 and have installed version 3.28.0 of the Orca screenreader with sudo apt-get install gnome-orca.
When I start Orca and open a PDF document, it reads its file name out loud, and ...
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How to close a google chrome "newest" tab via terminal(equivalent to Ctrl+W command)
My W key just broke so i'm trying to be creative and make a shortcut for closing the newest tab in chrome.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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[Left Alt]+Tab doesn't work or How to change a Level3 Shift to a normal ALT?
I have a problem with my Ubuntu, running 14.04 LTS.
The problem is that I'm trying to user Alt+F4 and Alt+Tab and it doesn't work, it only works with the Right Alt.
I also tried to set a new ...
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The keyboard shortcut setting doesn't respond to certain changes
I have Ubuntu 19.04. I want to change the shortcut key for Switch to next input source to Alt+Shift. I go to the Keyboard section in Settings and find the entry (under Typing). When I click on it a ...
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Terminal is not opening from GUI in Ubuntu 18.04
I accidentally deleted python from the lib folder, because I saw multiple versions of python.
Initially, the GUI was not loading, the only terminal was working then I upgrade with the command:
sudo ...
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How to change the "Alternative switch to next source"
I have been using Ubuntu 17.10 for a while and is working great. But today after the update, I have a new shortcut, Alt+Shift, as an alternative Switch to the next input source. Alt+Shift is a common ...
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Completely disable mnemonics systemwide in Ubuntu 16.04
I'm trying to remap several keybindings to resemble those of MacOS, but it seems like the systemwide mnemonics are overriding the keybindings that I want. Is there any way to do so?
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Alt-Key stopped working in gnome-terminal after upgrade to Ubuntu 19.04
For example I cannot switch between the tabs in gnome-terminal with Alt+1, Alt+2 anymore. Shortcuts in general and Menu shortcuts specifically, are enabled via the global gnome-terminal settings.
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Emulate Keypad on Laptop
I have a laptop without a numeric keypad on which I'm running Ubuntu 12.04, and I very much enjoy playing roguelike games. Such games tend to require a numpad for movement, targeting, &c., as one ...
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Why some apps don't work properly with "Super" + "arrows" shortcuts?
Typically, Super + Left (arrow) or Super + Right move the program to the left or right of the screen and work fine with Chrome, Nautilus; but they don't work with some other programs like LibreOffice, ...
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Rekey special Keys on Ubuntu 18.04
I found here in askubuntu some tutorials how to rekey keyboard keys. That seems to be good for most keys. However in my Lenovo Ideapad 330 I have a side keyboard with keys such as back track and next ...
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Keyboard shortcut in kate for emmet to expand abbreviation
Emmet exists in kate for a while in menu Tools → Scripts → Emmet and there is sub-command "Expand abbreviation".
It works if I enter the abbreviation "lorem5" and then go deep for menu entry Tools →...
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Disable all Unity keyboard shortcuts using the command line
I would like to know how I can disable ALL keyboard shortcuts via the terminal.
I know you can disable them by going to:
system settings>keyboard>shortcuts
but I want to disable them via terminal. ...
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Is it possible to remap <Super>d to do something other than show the desktop? [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 19.04 GNOME edition. I'm trying to remap d to run rofi instead of showing Desktop, but when I try to remap the keybinding in the Keyboard Settings, it prompts me to enter the ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 wmctrl issues
So I've just upgraded to 18.04 and have been adjusting settings and such but am having issues with wmctrl.
I had a shortcut set for toggling a window to be always on top "wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b toggle,...
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xbindkeys does not work with bash script
I wrote a simple script in bash for light up the Fn led when CapsLock is pressed since the caps button on my t450 doesn't have its own led.
So, I have to execute this script at the press of the key, ...
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Gnome and unity alt-tab showing at once
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04, and I don't like Gnome so I use Unity. However, when I Alt-tab,
both alt-tabs show at the same time
(sorry for poor image quality). The tab button ...
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Is there any known way to get around the limitations of the gnome custom key bindings?
This answer by Jacob Vlijm is an excellent guide to those wishing to add custom keybindings en masse, via the command line.
There are limits, however, to what's accepted as a valid binding. Shift+p ...
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Console text editor with "Windows-like" shortcuts (CTRL+A, -C, -X, -V, Shift+End, Shift+Up ...)
I have used Windows for ~30 years and I remember its shortcuts well. I have used Ubuntu for about 5 years and never remember its shortcuts. I do not use text editors all the time, so most likely I ...
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How to list my active shortcut keys
How do I get a list of my active shortcut keys?
I want to avoid overwriting an existing key combination when I define custom shortcut keys.
Thanks
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Lenovo Ideapad V330 volume keys get stucked on 19.04
The volume function keys on my laptop get stucked. I press them once or twice, and the volume goes all the way up or down. Sometimes the keyboard even stops working for a few seconds after that.
I ...
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Keyboard macro to skip AD
With the advent of Cord Cutters people switched from TV to the Internet. Now ADs are appearing on the internet. For example this movie AD appears halfway through a video:
On the left you see a play ...
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emacs commands system wide like in mac
I am used to a macOS where I have default basic emacs commands in every text input field. Additionally there exists the option of adding desired emacs commands by adding a keybinding.dict file in ~/...
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add accented character to american keyboard
I am using GNOME 3 on Ubuntu 19.04 and have a US keyboard and I would like to add the following keyboard shortcuts:
Alt+; = é
Alt+: = ö
Alt+' = à
Alt+" = ä
Alt+[ = è
Alt+{ = ü
and I need to set y as ...
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Budgie: Keyboard shortcut 'show desktop'
How do I quickly minimize all windows to see the desktop in Ubuntu Budgie?
I tried Super (Windows)+D but nothing happens.
I’m using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS.
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How to turn touch pad back on using keyboard
I managed to turn off my touch pad and looking for a way to turn it on.
I tried windows key and managed to search settings. But display is selected and could not figure out how to navigate between ...
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Keyboard Shortcut to change font color in Libre Office Impress
I found an answer for writer but I cannot get it to work with Impress.
Was about to give up, but figured that I should at least ask if anyone has any idea on how to create a keyboard shortcut to ...
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How to change which file manager the keyboard shortcut points to in Kubuntu 18.04
(Kubuntu 18.04, KDE Plasma 5.12.9)
I'd like to try Krusader in place of Dolphin and would like to continue using Meta+E as the keyboard shortcut. After installing Krusader, I did the following:
I ...