Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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How to block super powers?
I have a Super or a Windows key on my keyboard. As a Windows user I'm used to using it to open the start-menu. On Ubuntu its a very sensitive key. Sometimes when I press it by mistake the whole system ...
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passing key presses to browser (chrome) to control Deezer
I'm using Deezer with the Deezer+ extension on Chrome, Ubuntu 12.04. I want to be able to skip to the next song using keyboard shortcuts. I want this to work even when I'm not in the Chrome browser, ...
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Unity launcher shortcuts for KDE?
I really am on the KDE site of thinks, but i also love the shortcuts of the Unity launcher and the Windows7 Taskbar.
Is there a way to bring the META+number shortcut for switching and launching ...
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Restore default keyboard shortcuts in Unity [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I restore default keyboard shortcuts?
I've made changes to the normal keyboard shortcuts, and now I'd like to restore them.
Is there a way to quickly restore ...
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Series of task to be done after a single stroke in Easystroke gesture recognition
I use easystroke for many tasks like command, key combination, etc.
Now, I need to perform a series of tasks in a single stroke.
For example:
First i need to execute the command 'cryptkeeper'.
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How re-map the shortcut key in terminal
According to the Gnome-Termianl Usage, I found that ctrl+shift+up/down can scroll up/down a line in the terminal.
Now, I want to re-map the shortcut key, just like: shift+j/k to up/down a line, ...
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Suspending the current ssh connection
I'm new to Ubuntu and trying to learn ssh connections. I learned trick to suspend the current SSH connection and come back to localhost using:
~ + Ctrl-Z
When I press Shift+~, I suppose that the ~ ...
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How create a keyboard shortcout to launch an .jar file with Oracle Java 7 Runtine?
I know how to create a keyboard shortcut to launch an application. (All Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts->Custom Shortcuts)
I know how to run .jar files from Nautilius. (Right click->Open with Oracle ...
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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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Is there a way to extend Unity's window placement shortcuts?
In Unity there is the way of using Ctrl+Super+(left|right) to extend the current window eighter on left or right side.
Is there any way to extend this so you can place it in top_left an bottom_left ?
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Custom keybindings without gnome-settings-daemon
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 (Fallback) and I am trying to slim it down, mostly for fun/learning experience.
I killed gnome-settings-daemon because I set up my theming from elsewhere. But now some of my ...
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Brightness keyboard buttons do not work on Asus 1225c
I have problem with my new netbook. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 and I can't use my brightness key's (Fn+F5/F6). When i use them OSD appears and indicates the increase or decrease of brightness but ...
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libre office copy formatting Ctrl+Shift+C alternative
Microsoft Word has a very useful command for copying and pasting formatting. Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrol+Shift+V
Is there such a command available in Libre Office Writer? If not, is there some way of ...
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Launch nautilus with option for path
I have Ctrl+Super+N set to launch gksu nautilus. This set me thinking: can I have a prompt that comes up that asks me for a path to open? Ideally, I'd be able to hit a key combo, type ...
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Difference left/right super button
When I press my left Super key the gnome shell appears and when I press the right Super key it does not. Moreover pressing right Super + T does open a terminal at once, but when using left super I ...
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ubuntu shortcuts [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are Unity’s keyboard and mouse shortcuts?
Where can I see a list of ubuntu shortcuts/hotkeys ?
The kinds of things I would like to do are like (using Windows) :
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Restore default keyboard shortcut for Workspace Switcher/Show Desktop
I tried setting the default keyboard shortcut to Hide normal windows (Show desktop) to
Super + S.
It didn't work and now whenever I press Super + S, I get the workspace switcher. I tried setting ...
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keyboard shortcuts misbehavior Gnome 3.6
I've enabled few Keyboard-shortcuts and they work weird.
Shortcuts with Ctrl+Alt+
I've enabled "Ctrl+Alt+C" to open a Google-chrome browser
Works only when I hold the Ctrl+Alt for a while.
Works ...
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Custom keyboard shortcuts are reset. How can I make them set permanently?
I'm having a problem with both Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 with custom keyboard shorcuts. They are reset after a while (I can't find a pattern but it seems to be when a massive upgrade happens). It happend ...
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Python Global Hotkey
I'm looking to create a global hotkey in Python 3.2 for Ubuntu 12.10. That is, my script will run in the background and whenever I press Shift+F4 (for example), no matter what the active window is, ...
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CLI keyboard shortcuts/ commands not working for non-Root users
When I switch user from Root to someone else, I'm unable to use keyboard shortcuts, like tab for completing file and directory names, or the up arrow for previously used commands.
How can I enable ...
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How can I tell if the Pause/Break key is working?
How can I tell if the Pause/Break key is working in Ubuntu?
The tilde (~) key is not working without holding the right-alt key. Maybe something similar works for the Pause key.
It seems to work in ...
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How can I turn off alt-right mouse button function in 12.10?
By default the key-mouse combination activates the window menu.
The "activate the window menu" shortcut is currently set to "alt+space."
The Alt-RMB key combo is used in blender for selecting edge ...
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xmodmap, keyboard shortcuts, numpad
EDIT: after frustrations with this, I have decided to take an entire different route, I am no longer interested in this, but am not able to delete it. That said, the problem still exists, and maybe ...
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khotkey script calling bindings stop to work on switching to Quantal
I have many scripts which I call with khotkey. For example I have a hotkey which executes:
bk_starts_or_brings.bash 'Konsole' konsole
On updating to Quantal -- it stops to work: if I call that key ...
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How do I disable the sleep button on my keyboard in U12.04?
Hello I have read Q and A : How do I disable the sleep button on my keyboard?
but in Ubuntu 12.04 64bit has
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power button-sleep "nothing"
gsettings ...
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Unity elements sometimes appear while full screen in Virtualbox - how to stop it?
Launcher is great, and it helps me finds stuff. I have the latest release of 12.
But when I'm full screen in VirtualBox running another operating system and I hit some key combination I haven't yet ...
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Compiz Magnifier Box doesn't work on Ubuntu 12.10
I have upgraded my ubuntu to 12.10 and installed CompizConfig Setting Manager to do some custom settings and one of the is enabling Magnifier Box. But this doesn't work, i have tried many shortcut ...
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Is there a way to generate the gnome3 effect when pressing the super key on xfce
I've switched to xfce from gnome3. Mainly to experiment. I find the super key effect on gnome shell really useful. Both the showing all windows and the application finder are convenient. Is there a ...
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CTRL key locks in until I press it again or a shortcut is triggered
When I do press my CTRL-key it seems to lock in the pressed state, even after releasing it. Symptoms of this are for example that if I press CTRL, release it and scroll in my browser window the size ...
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Ctrl+Alt+[Left/Right] not working in Ubuntu in VMWare
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 as a VMWare Virtual Machine. I like to switch between my Workspaces using the Ctrl+Alt+ArrowKeys but it doesn't work. It works on my other system with the "Proper" install.
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Disable Alt (Hold) in Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I modify or disable the HUD’s use of the Alt key?
When I hold hold Alt it displays a box in the corner for that programs application menu. I hate this and its ...
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Backspace Key does not show directry one level up!
I always preffer to use de keyboard to surf in my directory, however, the backspace key did stop to work as back button! What I do?
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How to find out which software or plugin defines a shortcut in Gnome Shell?
How to move a window between monitors with Gnome Shell?
The answer is (with some caveats): Ctrl+Alt+NUMPAD 4 and Ctrl+Alt+NUMPAD 6. Which plugin/piece of software is responsible for this? Is it ...
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Can't disable Alt + mouse buttons combinations
I've already searched through the questions, and didn't find the same question as I want to ask.
I'm working in blender and there are some combinations that I am used to and remapping them in blender ...
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Is there a way to mimic Windows 7's WinKey+Number shortcuts?
One of the biggest things I miss from Windows 7 when I'm on Linux is the ability to push WinKey and a number to switch to the program in that place on the task bar. (e.g. You push WinKey+1, and it ...
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Focus location bar in Thunar with keyboard shortcut
Is there a keyboard shortcut for focusing the "location bar" (the field that displays the current directory)? Even the Tab-Key does not stop at this field, so I have to use the mouse. Sometimes, it is ...
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What is the default call of keyboard shortcuts in GNOME?
I am trying to find what is being called when I press a keyboard shortcut. For example, if I hit Ctrl + Alt + L I block the screen, or when I hit the "mute" key in my keyboard I mute the sound. I ...
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Custom keyboard shortcuts in gedit
Since I spend a lot of time on my laptop, I've gotten used to using keyboard shortcuts for everything. I want to be able to switch from tab to tab of opened documents in gedit by pressing Ctrl+Tab ...
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unity top menu keyboard shortcuts for desktop alone, no programs running: Unity 2D vs 3D
This is a problem with Unity 2D on 12.04. More advanced 3D has no such issue.
Alt+F1 accesses the launcher menu, with arrow keys to navigate the list (side menu).
Alt+F10 accesses the top bar in an ...
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How to quickly open an application for the 2nd time via Dash?
When I want to open an application via Dash, I just hit Super, type the first letters, and hit Enter. For instance: Super, "drop", Enter to start Dropbox. However, if I want to start an application ...
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Can I add a shortcut in xubuntu to make a top panel (one with window buttons) appear on the screen even if in fulscreen mode?
When I used windows xp, when I pressed a key with the windows logo, start menu opened and the bottom panel with window buttons appeared no matter what. Even in a fullscreen mode it was possible to ...
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define new shortcut keys without overwriting existing keys
My laptop keyboard does not have media shortcut keys (e.g. "Next Track", etc). I frequently use the laptop connected to an external keyboard, which does. I go to Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts tab, ...
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How do I add a d-bus command as a global shortcut in Gnome (classic)?
How do I add a d-bus command as a global shortcut in Gnome (classic)? I can do it in KDE, it gives an option to add a new shortcut as a d-bus command. I do not want to write a script just for this.
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Workspace Shifter Hot-Keys
I don't know if it's just me, or my installation, but I set F9-F12 for all four of my Ubuntu workspaces, and it works until the 3rd boot up. Every 3 times I turn my Laptop on I have to reset just the ...
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Shortcut Keys to Launch gVim
I am using Unity
I added the shortcut to open gVim, using keyboard->Shortcuts->Custom shortcuts
So now Ctrl+G opens gVim,
I want to launch it in a way that the selected file is opened in gVim after ...
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Why is Gnome-Shell thinking my “d” key minimizes all windows?
I am on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (in gnome-shell) and I am unable to use my "d" key. Regular gnome-2 works perfectly fine, but for some reason I cannot use my "d" key in gnome-3. I recently installed it and ...
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FN + F7 don't work (before it allowed me to turn off the backlight LCD)
I thought this site could be useful but maybe I was wrong, or maybe I can't use it well (it's more likely!). Somebody can post a guide of how use properly this site? (I'm italian)
But is more ...
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“Control+Alt+<some key>” shortcuts, as well special keys (such as sound management keys) stop working randomly
I am using Unity 2D in Ubuntu 12.04 in a Lenovo ThinkPad T420.
Sometimes, Unity 2D crashes. It restarts by itself; however, when it happens, shortcuts in the form Control+Alt+[some other key] just ...
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How do I disable keyboard shortcuts?
I must have accidentally activate some keyboard shortcut function because every time I press certain keys such as w,a,s,d they act as shortcuts to things. For example if I press f, the search function ...
