Questions tagged [shortcut-keys]
Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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unable to delete input source option on ubuntu 20.04
I'm encountering a shortcut contradiction problem so I want to change the keyboard shortcut of changing input methods from ctrl+shift to another one. However, I was only able to change one of the ...
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How can I set a shortcut to my Windows folder in WSL/Ubuntu?
My school homework files are on the Windows file system at /mnt/c/Users/nyck33/Documents, and it's a hassle to cd ../.. from home then cd mnt/c/Users/nyck33/Documents each time.
How can I set a ...
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AltGr (Right Alt) key not being recognized on my Ubuntu 22.04.1
EDIT2: This is the (relevant) output for the command 'xev'
KeyRelease event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x50f, subw 0x0, time 777849246, (-866,1007), root:(464,1094),
state 0x90, ...
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How to manually bind or specify the print screen key?
For a non-specific keyboard, the mappings aren't quite correct from gkbd-keyboard-display -g 1:
How can I manually specify the print screen key?
OS:
nicholas@mordor:~$
nicholas@mordor:~$ lsb_release ...
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The mute control in ubuntu is F1 but when i play Pc building simulator there is also an F1 control
So i can not use a control in the game which is F1 because if i press it in the game it just mutes the volume in ubuntu.
I am running ubuntu 20.04/
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Customizing shortcuts and keyboard layering (not with regular settings, they're too limited)
I'm trying to create these shortcuts:
Remap ctrl+c,v,x to ctrl+j,k,q because I'm using Dvorak layout.
alt+i,j,k,l to arrow keys. And it must work with the other modifiers, like shift+alt+l -> ...
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Resetting Default Shortcut Keys in Ubuntu Terminal
I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on my VirtualBox VM and accidently messed up my terminal's shortcut key binds and now I wanted to reset it to the default settings. I found no visible option to do ...
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Bind mouse movement to keys
How would I go about binding mousing the mouse in a certain direction, to a certain key (w,a,s,d)? Also if possible making it only work in a certain application would be nice. The reason i want to do ...
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Input focus go to wrong window after switching language in ubuntu 22.04
When I change the language with Super + Space, input focus goes to terminal. What should I do to fix this?
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This problem only happens when the terminal window is Always on top mode.
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How to fix j key not working terminal 22.04.1
So I reinstalled ubuntu for reasons not worth mentioning and now the 'j' key does not working in terminal at all.
The only way to get the key to function is to do one of the following:
Left Shift + j ...
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What is the Cntrl-. (Control and dot/period character) key binding?
On a new laptop with 22.04 installed I have a weird key binding on Ctrl-. (Control and dot/period character). If I use it in any text window, be it gedit, emacs, firefox or chromium text input box, ...
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Disable alt-tab out of vbox and instead switch between aplications on ubuntu vm
I want to make Virtual Box stop alt-tabbing out of the Ubuntu VM and instead switch between aplications (the shortcut is set on Ubuntu). Unchecking "Auto Capture Keyboard" did NOT WORK.
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Keyboard map for logi k380
I have a Logitech keyboard k380 logi. On the laptop that I have recently installed Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, I have discovered that the Logi software is not supported for Ubuntu.
Do we have an alternative ...
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Keyboard shortcut to launch dmenu
I've got a snippets file in my home directory with two simple commands
ls
whoami
Running the following terminal command utilizes dmenu to allow me to select a line in my snippets file and pipe the ...
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Full screen keyboard shortcut not working on selected applications (Chromium)
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 on (though I don't think it matters) a Lenovo X1 Carbon 7th gen.
The problem is that I can not toggle full-screen on some applications (e.g. Chromium).
If I launch Chromium ...
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How to reboot or restart Ubuntu 22.04 using shortcut keys
I tried to restart Ubuntu 22.04. In Windows, I used to use Ctrl + Alt + Delete, but if I use the same shortcut keys in Ubuntu, it just logs me out
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Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for copy and paste not working on desktop (Ubuntu 22.04)
If i use Ctrl+C or Ctrl+V in, for example, Nautilus - it works fine (Ctrl+C copies, Ctrl+V pastes). Same for LibreOffice and other applications. But when I go to desktop - it doesn't work. Keys Ctrl ...
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Key mapping issue with Left 'CTRL' key
My Left CTRL works with some apps but not others. I did a 'xev' to check it out and got back a strange result.
Xev
The right ctrl key works with all apps
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, ...
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How to set keyboard model and layout permanently?
I bought a new keyboard in en english layout and I'd like to set the model to abnt2. I found a command to set the layout to use portuguese letters çÇ:
setxkbmap -model abnt2 -layout us -variant intl
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Trying to make keyboard´s shortcut for Lubuntu
i'm trying to make a key shortcut for opening a terminal in a specific folder, how can i do it?
the default "terminal shortcut" uses the command "qterminal" but i need to open it ...
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Non-cyclical keyboard layout changes in Ubuntu
How do I use non-cyclical keyboard layout changes in Ubuntu 22?
I've tried using Gnome-tweaks to no avail.
Using toggle shortcuts works. E.g. if I bind Caps Lock (grp:caps_toggle in setxkbmap-speak) ...
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How to set keyboard shortcut to open desktop shortcut?
For example, I have desktop shortcut for Telegram with config file /usr/share/applications/telegram.desktop that has the following content:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
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Terminal not launching in Ubuntu 22.04
For some reason, I can't open the terminal through the shortcut (terminal icon) in Ubuntu 22.04. It works through Visual Studio Code, though, so that makes me confused. I tried using the F keys, but ...
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Custom keyboard shortcuts not working Ubuntu 20.04
For some reasons custom keyboard shortcuts don't work on my machine. I tried all sort of things but when I press the corresponding hotkey nothing happens.
Built-in shortcuts such as ctr+alt+t or ctr+c/...
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KDE Plasma vs FCITX: What component is swallowing Ctrl-5?
After enabling Pinyin input via FCITX in KDE Plasma (Ubuntu Studio 22.04), Ctrl+5 gets eaten by something but I can't find where it is set, to change it.
In Settings > Shortcuts, you can search for ...
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Calendar button is not working on HP Zbook 14u G5
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 on HP Zbook 14u G5. F12 key on my keyboard has a calendar image on it. When I press this key on Windows, calendar starts. But on Ubuntu this feature is not working. First of all,...
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How do you disable all Super key shortcuts in Gnome?
I would like to use the Super key as a modifier for keyboard and mouse shortcuts in other applications. However, Gnome seems to have dozens of keybinds that are tied to that key and that appears to ...
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Shortcut to specific profile mate-terminal
As you can see, I have in the upper bar a shortcut to open mate terminal:
Here you can see the shortcut properties:
I have some profiles which I use frequently, and would like to have shortcuts for ...
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How to configure Ubuntu terminal to jump/select words on Ctrl(+Shift)+Left and Ctrl(+Shift)+Right?
I use Windows 11, but I also have Ubuntu running in WSL or when connecting with SSH.
In Windows PowerShell terminal, Ctrl+Left and Ctrl+Right jumps a word to the left or right. Adding the Shift key ...
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"Set" a keyboard layout by pressing Shift key
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On Windows I use a program which allow me to set English keyboard layout on pressing Left Shift and my local keyboard layout on pressing Right Shift. Not cyclic switching is very convenient ...
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Keys on keyboard only work if shift key is pressed
In the last weeks I encountered a weird problem on my computer: Two keys i.e. the # and the 3 key only produce an input if they are pressed together with the ⇧ key.
Since I use a german Keyboard ⇧ + 3 ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS Problem with keyboard shorcut
When I was in the upgrading process I had a question about taking a shortcut for changing language input sources (like en, fr, gr, etc) and I typed "control+shift" but now I can see that I ...
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How do I enable Vim bindings in GNOME Text Editor?
In the Gitlab page for GNOME Text Editor, it mentions that this app has this feature:
Integrated support for Vim keybindings
How do I enable Vim key bindings for GNOME Text Editor? (Note that I'm ...
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How do you swap the alt/win keys *and* map win key to meta in Gnome?
I'd like to be able to use the Windows/Super key on my keyboard as the Meta key. I'm doing this because the standard Gnome bindings are not all tweakable. You can change a lot of them but Gnome seems ...
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I cant type the letter "s" in terminal , when I type the terminal changes from colour black to white please help
That's the default terminal colour.
When I type letter "s" the terminal looks like this now.
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How can I customize Google Chrome shortcut keys?
I want Google Chrome to close the current tab when I press F8.
On Windows, this can easily be achieved using the Chrome extension 'AutoControl'.
I'm fairly sure AutoHotkey could handle it well too.
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Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for copy and paste not working on Ubuntu 22.04
I am not able to use the shortcuts keys Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for copy and paste, respectively, on my Ubuntu 22.04. However, Ctrl+A works fine. Ctrl+Alt+T also does not work.
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How to simultaneously change keyboard layouts and text direction in Ubuntu 22.10?
Currently, my system is set up with English and Arabic, two languages with opposing text directions. In Windows, upon pressing Alt-Shift (the default shortcut to change scripts), not only does script ...
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Cannot open settings with Keyboard Shortcut Ubuntu 22.10
I set Ctrl + 0 as Shortcut to Open Settings. and It worked Fine in Ubuntu 22.04.
After Updating to Ubuntu 22.10, it won't work.
If anyone could resolve the Issue. Please do. Thank you random citizen.
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Redo keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu shell (Bash)?
There is a question about the undo keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu: Ctrl+_ or Ctrl+/ can do this.
Is there a redo keyboard shortcut?
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in Xubuntu, when cycling windows with Alt+Tab, the preview window has disappeared
I have Xubuntu 22.04. This is the first time I've ever seen this problem: when I press Alt+Tab, the preview bar, that is, the horizontal bar of windows icons that shows which window would receive the ...
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Shortcut to select / copy current directory in Krusader file manager
How to select and copy current working directory in Krusader file manager without using mouse?
Related question: Copy file names / file paths to clipboard in Krusader like in Total Commander
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disable "enter" as "send message" in Whatsapp
Would you know how to disable "enter" as "send message" in Whatsapp, in a laptop with Ubuntu 22.04?
This question is similar to a previous unanswered one: Skype on Ubuntu: how to ...
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Adjusting the increments for brightness changes in Lubuntu 20.04 LTS
When I adjust with the mouse (Preferences >> LXQT Settings >> Brightness) I can get fine gradations but when I adjust with my assigned Shortcut Keys (Preferences >> LXQT Settings >...
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Can't get Compose key in Lubuntu to work
I have tried to set up my Compose key in Lubuntu 20.04LTS and am having no luck.
I've gotten to where I see
org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options ['compose:ralt']
But am unable to get any ...
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dconf Key Bind Is Visible But Doesn't Work
Since im a new ubuntu user, and am still using windows as my primary, I wanted to set the "Switch to next input source" keybind to Alt+Shift, but for some reason the settings dont allow that....
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Can't use Ctrl-Alt-Fn with Ubuntu 22.04
After moving on to Ubuntu 22.04, I can't use the Ctrl-Alt-Fn set of keys anymore.
Maybe the reason is the input language switch, which works with both
Ctrl + Alt on both sides
and superkey + space
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Is there a way to search windows title when pressing super key + S?
The Search facility of Super Key+S is fantastic in GNOME.
It would be even more useful if it has ability to filter out active applications by its window title.
What I mean is when you open some file ...
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Fullscreen applications behave weirdly with applications switcher and custom shortcuts
Note: I'm unsure if this should be one or two questions, so I'm combining them due to the related nature of the issues I'm experiencing.
I'm someone who likes to play a lot of videogames, and I'm also ...
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Is there any way to have AltGr behave as a regular Alt when used in combination with non-character keys?
I frequently need to type characters accessible with the AltGr key, but having that key as an ISO_Level3_Shift makes it unusable in applications for keyboard shortcuts. Ideally, I'd like both Alt keys ...