Questions tagged [shortcut-keys]
Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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Microphone mute notification
I am using the following command within a custom keyboard shortcut to mute my microphone...
amixer set Capture toggle
My problem is that I have no way of knowing if I am turning the microphone on or ...
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How to get errors from a system freeze? Ubuntu 14.04
I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 on an HP laptop (4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Intel Pentium n3700) and I am having a constant freezing problem.
Nothing appears to work, Ctrl + Alt + F1, Alt + R + E + I + S + ...
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Input lags when layout switch with Super+Space
After update to Ubuntu 17.10 I catch a new very annoying bug. My shortcut to switch keyboard layouts is "super+space". After the switch, I have input delay and loss 1-3 first letters. With "Ctrl+Shift"...
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Ubuntu 17.10 - shortcut to show me window with all key. shortcuts?
Does Ubuntu 17.10 have as Ubuntu 16.xx keyboard shortcuts window and to shows all keyboard shortcuts?
As this one:
Super key shows me all tabs.
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Why is Ubunutu 17.10 unable to set Win Key as Meta in Tweaks
I'm trying to set the windows key as the meta modifier on Ubuntu 17.10, so that I can use OSX style keyboard layout on the IntelliJ editor.
When ever I go to the gnome-tweak-tool application, in the "...
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mouse wheel zoom in Gnome3
In Gnome3 one can zoom in/out using Super&Alt&+/Super&Alt&-. I want to change the shortcuts in order to use my mouse wheel instead of the +/- keys. Does Gnome3 support this?
If not, I ...
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Alt+Tab and Super+Tab not working after upgrade from 17.04 to 17.10
I just upgraded to Ubuntu Gnome 17.10 after 17.04 went out of support.
After the reboot finalizing the upgrade the Alt+Tab and Alt+Super stopped working.
However, the "Switch Application Windows" ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 with Unity (workspace switcher)
I have installed 17.10 with Unity...
All works fine except the shortcuts I used to change between workspaces:
I had arranged a 2x2 grid
and with Ctrl+Alt+CursorDown I could go to the bottom,
and ...
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KDE: move window to top left shortcut key (not tiling/no resize)
I've just come from cinnamon and I used to use ` key to move the current window to the top left of the screen, I can't find the option in settings apart from tiling which shrinks the window to a ...
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KDE: Meta+Ctrl+Alt = always on top (Modifier only shortcut) - I have read that you can add to ~/.config/kwinrc
In KDE I am not able to add keyboard shortcuts that just use modifiers in the settings GUI, however I have read that you can add to ~/.config/kwinrc something like..
[ModifierOnlyShorcuts]
Alt=
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Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 layout switcher shortcut does not rotate
Recently I installed Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 on my Dell XPS15, but currently I am having an issue with layout switching.
I've added 3 layouts to my system. Using default key combination to switch layout, ...
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Launch GIMP from the launcher
I have the default installation of GIMP which comes with Ubuntu 16.0.4 LTS (2.8.22).
I'm a fan of launching programmes by pressing Super then typing the name:
But I've tried every combination of ...
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Split screen 60% - 40%
I have 29" Wide monitor (21:9). I usually have 2 programs on it side by side. I use keyboard shortcut Super+Left/Right.
It works great except I would prefer to split screen 60-40 not 50-50 (or maybe ...
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Show keyboard shortcut command [duplicate]
I want to see which command gets executed when pressing a keyboard shortcut.
My use case: I have an external keyboard with no volume up/down keys (also no Fn + ...). The keyboard on my laptop has ...
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Keyboard Shortcut: Only half of MCE R6 buttons work
I've just installed Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, on a desktop PC. I'm using this computer as a media/gaming PC. I have a Harmony 350 Control IR (MCE R6) remote that is used primarily to control the media ...
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Disable google chrome's Ctrl + H
I'm trying to disable chrome's default binding for Ctrl+H using shortkeys as discussed in this thread. For some reason, the fix proposed by @andreas_hacker isn't working for me. As per the ...
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Disable switch-applications(Alt+Tab) using shell script or python in ubuntu 16.04
How can I disable Alt-Tab application switching in Cinnamon when a certain program is open?
In System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts
Tried to disable, click on it to set a new shortcut, then pressing ...
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Launcher and Alt+Tab crashes desktop
Whenever I put the mouse cursor on the launcher the desktop crashes and then comes back without closing the processes running. The same happens when I use Alt+Tab and wait for the windows to appear, ...
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Change "Ctrl + Shift + U + unicode + enter" to "Alt + unicode". Is that possible? Where (which config) can I change it? [duplicate]
I have found Ctrl+Shift+U+unicode+Enter quite too long for «quoting the things», or
• bulleting
• it
• up.
However, on Windows another OS, it is quite cool: just hold Alt, type your code on a ...
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How to manipulate the keypress that applications recieve?
Basically what I want is to create a DIY alternative for autokey because it seems to be so buggy and I can't get it to work on my PC.
What I want to know now is how I can receive a key combination and ...
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ubuntu-mate 17.10 : keyboard shortcuts, definition file?
I asked this question in the mate user forum but have received no reply so I bring it here.
I run some ubuntu-mate VMs and so want to copy pieces of the configuration between VMs.
For most ...
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Media Keys not working on Ubuntu 17.10
I'm running a pretty-much brand-new Ubuntu 17.10 installation on a Thinkpad T470s.
Whenever I'm hitting one of the media keys (play/pause, skip, etc) on any one of my keyboards or bluetooth-headset ...
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CTRL+SPACE binding in 17.10
Something in 17.10 is preventing me from binding CTRL+SPACE to be the launcher key for albert.
When I'm in certain windows it will work (e.g. firefox), but in any "os" windows, e.g. terminal, file ...
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Language switch delay Ubuntu 17.10 [duplicate]
I just switched to Ubuntu from Kali distro and i am trying to personalize my ubuntu, but i face to the problem using both US and Bulgarian keyboard input languages. First of all i can't use the ...
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Super+Space not working on Unity 17.10
Until 17.10 I mostly used Unity and never had this issue (I had GNOME installed and seldom used it). But since the upgrade I switched to GNOME, where the shortcut works and I find it better because it ...
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What is the action assigned to the Ctrl key is useful for in Gnome Shell?
I am using GNOME Shell 3.18.5 with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
When I press the Ctrl key orange filled circles are starting to appear at the position of the cursor, getting bigger and bigger and loosing their ...
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How to diagnose and / or troubleshoot keyboard shortcut issues?
I am having problems assigning keyboard shortcuts, particularly with the super key. I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 on an ASUS N56VJ hardware, my Super key works as it's default use but when I try to assign it ...
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Alt+Tab show-up speed is too slow - can I make it instant on Ubuntu 17.10?
Is there any way to change the Alt+Tab speed to show up to instant in Ubuntu 17.10? I previously used 16.04 and I was somehow able to adjust the speed with compiz I believe, but since Ubuntu 17.10 ...
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On 17.10 the left Alt key steals focus - how can I stop it?
I reinstalled Ubuntu 17.10 (amd64) desktop 2 days ago, preserving all of my home directory data. No problem there.
Since the re-installation, I have noticed that pressing the left Alt key "steals" ...
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Change screen turning off behaviour on button press
I'm working on an ASUS laptop, the N552VX model, with Ubuntu 16.04. The Fn + F7 combination turns the laptop screen off and on again.
But recently I noticed that in Windows 10, the screen will "...
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How to exit all terminal instances (keyboard shortcut) Ubuntu 16.04?
I'm reiterating the question from this question on purpose. I don't have the reputation to write a comment, sorry!
I found a keyboard shortcut for killing all Terminal windows and it prompts me to ...
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standard and custom keyboard shortcut for terminal not working, every other shortcut continues to work. Ubuntu 17.10 w/ GNOME
I like to use super + t to open up a terminal. I set that in the keyboard shortcuts setting to open a terminal. It works immediately after I set it, but after some time, or a logout it stops working....
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Keyboard shortcuts not working in Ubuntu 17.10 with Unity
After I installed Ubuntu 17.10 and installed Unity instead of Gnome keyboard shortcuts stopped working. For example I cannot launch terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T or change language using keyboard. It is ...
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How to close GNOME Terminal search window shortcut key?
I use Ctrl+f to open the Search window.
Now whenever I am done searching I would like to close this window.
I'd expect Ctrl+w to do this, however nothing happens when doing pressing that keyboard ...
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The command for setting keyboard shortcut for tor browser or open it via terminal
I wanted to set keyboard shortcut for tor browser.
So i need a command which opens tor browser.
I installed .tar.gz file of tor browser,which installed in my home directory:
/home/sina/tor-browser-...
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How to deactivate a specific screenshot keyboard shortcut?
Versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
Whenever I press Fn + s, Ubuntu takes a screenshot. It is quite annoying when I want to save a file in Emacs and suddenly the screen flashes and it saves a file somewhere. I ...
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Missing settings windows (Ubuntu 17.04 gnome)
I am trying to make Caps Lock key switch between input languages.
The answers I find on the web point to Settings->Keyboard->Typing->etc
(example of an answer: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/...
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Can't move windows to another workspace anymore
I have always moved the window to another workspace using ctrl+alt+shift+ArrowKey.
But now with Ubuntu 17.10 I can't do this. And the worse part is, alt+TAB is tabbing through all the windows not ...
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How do I start gedit in terminal? [closed]
I did a search for how to start gedit from the terminal. Answers were frustrating to say the least. Finally I happened on the idea of opening gedit with the system monitor on and look for new apps. ...
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Wacom Intuos Express Keys Not Working Properly
I have a Wacom Intuos Medium Art tablet, which isn't working properly.
It almost works right; I can use the pen, and touch properly -- sensitivity for the pen, and even the pen's buttons are all ...
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Alt keypresses not reaching IntelliJ
I've just installed Ubuntu 17.10, with GNOME. After installing IntelliJ (Ultimate) and starting to work on a project, I noticed the Alt+Enter shortcut was just inserting a newline. No problem, I ...
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How to bind additional mouse buttons to be modifiers (Shift/Control)? [duplicate]
System: Ubuntu MATE 17.04
I use control\shift + [key] keybinds often, and plan to use lot of hotkeys with those modifiers. Because sometimes using grid layout I will need to be pressing buttons like "...
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Can't write > and < symbols with my Pok3r keyboard, how do I rebind my keys/shortcut?
As the title says, I'd love to rebind my keyboard to be able to write < by pressing: "right alt + ," and > by pressing "right alt + ." on my Pok3r keyboard. I'm using a Swedish layout which makes ...
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Left CTRL, ALT and SUPER do not work anymore
I've been having trouble with my Ubuntu Laptop.
At first it seemed that ALT is pressed all the time (especially while using Eclipse). Somehow that fixed itself after I tried a lot of things.
Now my ...
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media keys no longer work in Ubuntu 17.10
Installed a bunch of updates to my Ubuntu 17.10 desktop tonight, and rebooted. Now the media keys at the top of my DELL USB keyboard no longer work.
When I run sudo showkey it looks like the volume ...
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How to disable/rebind Super+` in Ubuntu 17.10 (gnome)?
I've tried looking in regular settings, Gnome tweak tool, gsettings list-recursively, but nothing seems to contain this one shortcut (Super+`) that switches between the windows of the same application....
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Why does F12 global key doesn't work when focus is on shipped gnome apps in Ubuntu 17.10?
When having opened some built-in applications, like "Settings", pressing the F12 key does nothing.
I have it configured to open "Guake" terminal. This is made as a global shortcut in Guake itself. It ...
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Remapping keys when keys are missing
This is what I got:
English laptop keyboard.
Using Swedish keymap.
Latest Ubuntu.
Now I am a long term user of Autohotkey and was sad to see that Linux is missing the equivalent. There are some ...
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Equivalent of Alt in Microsoft Office
I usually press Alt in Microsoft Word or Excel so I get a label with the next key to all the menu functions (see picture with keyboard labels when pressing Alt in Word).
Is there any equivalent for ...
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screen: I start two screens, but there is only one?
After doing
screen -S foo
screen -S bar
screen -ls
I see two screens: 1234.foo and 5678.bar (both Attached).
How can they be both attached, as I'm only in one at a time? (Presumably the last one I ...
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