Questions tagged [shortcut-keys]
Questions about keyboard shortcuts: both which ones to use and how to create custom shortcuts.
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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 ...
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KDE: minimize a window without putting the window on the bottom of windows list
Using KDE System Settings I have set a hotkey for minimizing the currently active window.
The behavior I am used to is: I press Super+Z, window minimizes, when I press Alt+Tab, I switch back to last ...
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In Kubuntu, what `CTRL+;` (control + semicolon) shortkey is assigned to? I want to disable that
I was using Ubuntu before and assigned ctrl+; (control key + semicolon key) to some action in my editor and terminal. Recently, I switched to Kubuntu. This shortkey is assigned to something globally. ...
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How do I simulate the "back" button in an electron app?
I am using Prospect Mail, which I understand to be an electron app. If I click on a link within an email, it takes me to the link destination. At that point I cannot get back to my email inbox -- even ...
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Change Keyboard Layout without losing another keybinds
To switch between the layout, using the Alt+Shift, I use this command :
setxkbmap -layout "us,ara" -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle'
But, When I use some keys like Left+ Shift+i it's will ...
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Cannot lock screen on ubuntu 22.04
I have seen this
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.lockdown disable-lock-screen
returns false for me
I am using gdm3 not lightdm
Issues:
win+L does not lock screen
Lid close does not lock screen
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Keyboard shortcut to swap programs displayed on principal and secondary screens
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 and I'm quite new to it.
I'm using two screens and I was just wondering if there was a keyboard shortcut that allows this kind of swap.
I assume there is a way to set up a ...
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Ubuntu 22.04. keyboard shortcut not working in terminal
Hello Ubuntu Community,
i recently upgraded my Ubuntu to 22.04 and now I have a very weird problem. I am using copyq as a clipboard manager and my shortcut to activate it is [CTRL]+[<]. I am using ...
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Alt key not functioning as expected. How to change Level 3 Shift key back to Alt key?
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After a recent automatic update I noticed the Ctrl + Alt + T shortcut was no longer working (gives the special character Ŧ instead). Neither was Alt + Tab when attempting to toggle between ...
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Keys are not working in their proper manner
I searched a lot on the internet and could not find anyone else with this problem.
My keyboards keys are not working correctly. I open the terminal and when I typed D on the keyboard it just beeps and ...
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Mate IBus not accepting changes to "next input method"
I'm on Ubuntu Mate, and when I change the "Next Input method" to "Alt Shift" so that I can switch input methods like I do on Windows.
However, even after restarting, typing "...
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Keyboard shortcuts only work when an application is open on Ubuntu 22.04
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04. For some reason, when nothing is open on the desktop, my shortcuts to launch applications (such as Ulauncher and guake terminal) don't work. If I open Chrome or ...
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When a press alt+tab or super+tab, can it juste show some applications?
When I press alt+tab or super+tab to switch application, I find it annoying that there are too many applications(like spotify, signal, discord, ...) running on my computer but I check them roughly ...
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Copy file names / file paths to clipboard in Krusader like in Total Commander
How to configure file manager Krusader to copy names or full paths for selected files / directories like in Total Commander?
Related question: Shortcut to select / copy current directory in Krusader ...
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How to disable the shortcut "press super key twice" in 22.04
The system shortcut has be added from 22.04:
Super or Super + S to get into Activities overview.
Hit Super twice or Super + A for ‘Show Applications’ (app grid) screen.
How do I disable the shortcut ...
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How to have Alt+Shift shortcut for language switching and be able to use other shortcuts that contain Alt+Shift combination keys?
I configured language switching by Alt + Shift combination by means of Ubuntu Tweeks.
But after that other shortcuts that include Alt and Shift keys stopped working. For example, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ...
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Windows key shortcut to launch XFCE whisker menu
I'm running Xubuntu 22.04, pretty much all stock, although it has been upgraded in place over 8 years and has accumulated a certain amount of cruft. I have a few Windows key + shortcuts set up, e.g. ...
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Can't bind Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Down
I'm using a GUI program (Wing IDE) on Ubuntu where I bind lots of shortcut keys to actions in the program. For some reason, I can't bind Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Down and Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Up. I can't bind Ctrl-...
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Desktop in Window Switcher
In the past, by default, Ubuntu included the Desktop in the Window Switcher. Now, (Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS), does not offer the Desktop in the Window Switcher. How do I get this small, but very important ...
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Keyboard shortcuts don't see my custom executable
On Ubuntu 22.04 I have an executable (bash) file in custom folder scripts in the home. The path of the latter is properly included at the end of the .bashrc file (and also at the end of the .profile ...
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Is there a way to change the display monitor with a keyboard shortcut?
I have Ubuntu installed on my laptop and when I at home I connect it to an external monitor through an HDMI cable. If I press the f4 key on my laptop, a graphic pops up and I can cycle through the ...
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xdotool windows tilling 3 x 3 grid
What I want to do?
I want to be able to click on a window (terminal window, any software window, etc...) to activate it and click on a shortcut key which will resize and move the active window to a ...
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Two different types of character " ^ "
I use mathway.com for solving math-problems. So now I have a problem with typing in numbers to power like "5²" just with my keyboard. The website doesn't recognize the key-entry for the ^-...
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What key combination quits vimtutor without saving any changes made?
What key combination quits vimtutor without saving any changes made?
Enter control keys in uppercase, for example:
- use ESC for escape
- use "+" (without space between keys) to show a key ...
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Where is config file for Keyboard shortcuts kept for 20.04?
Where is config file for Keyboard shortcuts kept for 20.04?
I want to copy it to another Ubuntu installation.
I saw this, but nothing helped.
Where does Ubuntu Gnome store the keyboard shortcuts ...
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Why does the Super key show the desktop on Xubuntu 22.04?
I have Xubuntu version 22.04.1. This has started to happen to me only recently, and is annoying as heck: pressing the Super (Windows) key minimizes all the windows to show the bare desktop. (Pressing ...
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How to create a keyboard shortcut from GUI?
Tried to edit the shortcut of "Windows key [or Super] + m" from "Launch Mail Reader" to "Open Mousepad", since Super + e no longer launches Mousepad in Xubuntu 22.04. But ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 keyboard language layout toggle
I've just updated to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS version and my keyboard behavior changed after that.
During the update process I was asked to choose "Method for toggling between national and Latin mode&...
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Using number pad for keyboard shortcuts not working
I'm on ubuntu 20.04. I can't use the 4, 8, 6 and 2 keys for shortcuts on my numberpad. I'm using the keyboards shortcuts section in settings. Using something like 7 for shortcut actually performs the '...
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How to keep keyboard mapping after reboot?
In order to remap my keyboard I use the following commands:
$ setxkbmap -layout fr -variant latin9 -option ''
$ setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps
$ printf "keycode 127 = Caps_Lock NoSymbol Caps_Lock&...
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Add Terminal Cut (Ctrl+k) to GPaste clipboard
I don't know if this is a local bash setting on my part, but when I cut a line within a terminal (or gnu screen) using Ctrl+k, the result isn't copied to GPaste. Instead, the copied text can only be ...
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Issue with adding keyboard shortcut to a CLI application in Ubuntu (20.04) gnome
I'm trying to add keybindings so I can launch CLI-based applications easier. Take Ranger for example. When I try to set the keyboard shortcut command field in settings to ranger it just doesn't work. ...
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How do I turn keyboard LEDs on?
I recently migrated from Win8 to Ubuntu22, but now the scroll lock key which I used for turning keyboard LEDs on doesn't work anymore. I've seen videos and tried the "xset led 3" and "...
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How to make the Firefox Picture-in-Picture window lose focus using keaboard?
When I watch a video in the Firefox Picture-in-Picture mode and want to switch to another window with Alt + Tab, that window does come in front, but the focus is still on the Picture-in-Picture window ...
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Moving mouse creates KeyPress events, preventing holding down keys
On ubuntu 22.04LTS, when moving a Lenovo Y Precision Gaming mouse, I noticed it would prevent me from holding down a key, but not writing in several keystrokes
After some headaches I noticed that, ...
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How to create keyboard shortcut from xfce terminal
So i want to run flameshoot with keyboard shortcut. In terminal i can do flameshoot gui, but i want to know how to do this with keyboard shortcut. How to add command to shortcut?
btw i use xfce4 ...
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How to change a package's keyboard shortcut chosen during upgrade?
I have recently upgraded my distro from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04. To do so, I used this guide.
Everything went well, except for one thing, which is my own fault.
I had to configure a package during the ...
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Alt-F4 not shutting down pc anymore on Xubuntu 20.04.2.0
Since a few weeks Alt-F4 is not shutting down my pc anymore on Xubuntu 20.04.2.0. I get the login screen and from there I can shutdown the pc, but it asks if I am sure because there might be other ...
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Volume key (fn +f7/f8) doesn't work on Ubuntu 22.04
I have the Notebook Samsung 759XDA with Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS and Windows 11.
In my keyboard I can press Fn + F7 to decrease volume and Fn + F8 to increase the volume.
On Windows keys works correctly ...
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Problem with switching to next language using the keyboard
I have two languages installed. English and my mother tongue (let's say Italian, as an example).
I've configured to change language with Alt + Shift from Switching to another layout of Additional ...
