Shortcuts are links that allow a user to access a file or folder more conveniently.
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Give different name to application shortcut than its Name tag
Is there a way to create an application shortcut that executes a script and appears in Unity dock under a different name?
I ask this since I have a script that launches several related apps (in this ...
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How do I Remove Ubuntu 12.10 Screen Resolution Shortcuts?
I'm on Ubuntu 12.10, and I am having trouble with the Ctrl + Alt + KP_PLUS, and Ctrl + Alt + KP_MINUS buttons. Whenever I press that combination it changes my resolution and it really interrupts my ...
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Putty-like copy/paste
For ages I've been using Putty when working with *nix servers, and I really got used to it's copy&paste method: select, left-click - for copy, just right-click - for paste.
How can I set Ubuntu ...
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How to replicate the Volume Up/Down keyboard shortcuts?
I have a notebook with no dedicated (working) keys for volume, so I've set under the Shortcuts Settings to use Win+Up/Down to change volume. That's working fine and I get that nice popup showing the ...
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Keyboard Fn always active
I've enabled by mistake the Fn like Caps Lock and now if I press shift + 0, I get / char instead of = because I have a notebook with Fn.
So, the only way to disable the Fn function is to press it. ...
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keyboard shortcut editor does not intercept keypresses
I've been using suckless dwm for years and i really need to make the shortcuts look alike to feel at home ;)
On ubuntu oneiric, the keyboard shortcut editor is opened with: system settings -> ...
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Is it possible to reassign mouse buttons and keys on the fly?
Is it possible to do something like this:
Status 1: mouse and keyboard work as expected.
I press some hotkey or open an application that reassigns some mouse buttons and keyboard keys on the fly. ...
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System shortcut setting is always restored to default [closed]
I changed the "Hide all normal windows" keyboard shortcut to Super + D (from Ctrl + Super + D) in System Settings/Keyboard/Shortcuts. It works for some time, but finally it's always set back to Ctrl + ...
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Desktop shortcut to create wireless hotspot
It is possible to create a wireless hotspot by doing the following:
Settings > Network > Wireless > Use as hotspot
It takes about 7 clicks and taps. Is there are way to automate this by writing a ...
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Is there a way to make a commandline shortcut to move current path to a particular directory? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to configure terminal window to open on a specific default path?
Each time I have to move to my working directory by typing:
cd ...
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Custom shortcut does't work!
I would like to have a shortcut for a command:
sudo nautilus "/"
I tried to set it in Keyboard->Shortcuts->Custom Shortcuts but it didnt work.
I also created shell file with this command and put ...
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Can I use (only) the Super key as a shortcut?
Usually in Gnome and KDE it is only possible to define shortcuts with the Super key in combination with another key. But is it possible to use only the Super key as a shortcut, and how could I achieve ...
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Google Desktop shortcut Ctrl + Ctrl weird behavior
Just noticed a weird behavior of Google Desktop shortcut Ctrl + Ctrl. This shortcut is supposed to bring Google Desktop search bar to the front.
If Ctrl + Ctrl is pressed the search bar appears, but ...
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Matlab shortcuts not working
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity and I can't seem to be able to use any shortcuts on Matlab. It appears that they go directly to Unity and bypass Matlab all together.
For instance, if I press F10 ...
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How to change the location a shortcut is linked to?
I have 12.04, the initial user account name is google, then I changed the user name from google to linux. I move /home/google to /home/linuxand update the /etc/passwd file.
But now, when I click the ...
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Create unity shortcuts to WINE applications 12.04
I have just gone through the process of getting ubuntu onto my main PC, no issues, was absolutely brilliant how its done it and loved that I could read the web while installing too,
I have WINE ...
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Keyboard shortcuts for windows [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are Unity’s keyboard and mouse shortcuts?
What are the keyboard shortcuts to minimize, maximize, and close windows on Ubuntu 12.04 using Unity?
Alt-F4 to close the ...
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Separate keyboard shortcuts for switching between keyboard layouts
I have a few language keyboard layouts installed in 12.04. I am using Ctrl-Shift keyboard shortcut for switching between language layouts. Such switching method takes a lot of my time.
Is there any ...
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application to shortcut buttons inside an other application
Shortcuter:
i know this is a quite strange question, but i wonder if there is any application to create a shotcut inside a other application
for. example:
i what to change the interference of a ...
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Texmaker Custom Shortcuts not working
Did anybody get custom shortcuts working for Texmaker (using latest version 3.5)?
I defined CTRL+SHIFT+A for the \begin{align} environment and removed the shortcut for \textsf{} as it also has ...
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How to setup the gtile shortcut on SUPER + SPACE?
I have installed the very nice Gnome Shell Extension gTile on both my laptop and Computer. To summon the window where i can configure the size of the window i can use SUPER + SPACE on my computer. On ...
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Override custom keyboard shortcut limit
I would like to add a custom keyboard shortcut for the "Home" button, but I get the error:
The shortcut "Home" cannot be used because it will become impossible to type using this key.
I am using ...
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What's the command to open the Unity Dash?
I would like to know the command (from the Terminal) which opens the Unity dash, the reason being I want to create a desktop icon that starts the dash instead of the 'Windows Key' for keyboard-free ...
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How to set a Custom typing shortcut?
I want to set a shortcut for my terminal window so that when I type terminal in desktop it will open. Is there any way to make a custom typing shortcut? Like WWW and something like that?
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Can't customize the application switcher
I'm trying to change the shortcut for switching applications from Alt+Tab to Ctrl+Tab, but changes in the System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Navigation are being ignored. Even if I ...
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Assigning a script to a keystroke to toggle touchpad
Since my default sony vaio shortcuts don't completely work in Ubuntu 12.04, I'd like to assign a script to Fn + F1, which toggles the touchpad on and off, so that the cursor would stop moving while ...
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Can I remove the Ctrl+W shortcut in Nautilus?
I'm looking for some way to unplug the Ctrl+W shortcut in Nautilus that closes the window. The reason is that when I drag a file out of Nautilus into my text editor, I almost always close it after ...
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How to disable search overlay in Ubuntu 12? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to remove “Nautilus search box” from the desktop?
How do I modify or disable the HUD's use of the Alt key?
I want to disable completly ...
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How create a keyboard shortcut for a launcher to bring it on top of windows
I just created a lot of keyboard shortcuts for my programs, like scite, Zend Studio, Firefox, but when I trigger the shortcuts a new instance of each programs is started, but I only wish to bring the ...
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Problem with hardware buttons shortcuts on Thinkpad X41
I am having issues assigning a command to a specific hardware button on my X41 tablet. Specifically the one that rotates the display. I've tried assigning it in Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts but it ...
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How to make shortcuts to executables
I'm a little bit noob. I can run a program in terminal with;
$sudo /opt/eclipse/eclipse
but I don't know how to create a shortcut that starts it with root privileges (They are installed in /opt so ...
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xmonad-like window switching in unity
Is there a configuration option for any of available switchers, that will make the order of windows constant? Currently in ubuntu 12.04 When I have windows A, B, C, D (in that order) and I switch from ...
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Can't place launchers on the desktop
The article here describes how to drag application shortcuts to Ubuntu 12.04 desktop, but shortcuts created in this way are persisting in place where I have dragged them to, and I can't move them to ...
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Is it possible to create a 'shortcut link' instead of 'symbolic link' to a folder?
I have dragged a folder from a Nautilus window to the desktop, holding Ctrl+Shift to create a shortcut (well, a symbolic link). However, when I open it from the desktop, instead of showing ...
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How to set a shortcut for each application in Gnome 3?
Is it possible to use a shortcut for each application in Gnome3? For instance, in Unity I use Super-1 for the first application in laucher, Super-2 for the second one and so on.
EDIT
The alternative ...
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How can I add specific folders to Places in mintMenu?
How can I add specific folders to places in mintMenu?
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.desktop howto: persistent terminal, custom $HOME
I have a web server .jar file (it's a jetty application) that I've created a .desktop file for. Clicking on the .desktop file opens a terminal, begins running the application, and then closes the ...
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How can I expand all folders while in the list view?
I have a music folder that contains about 15 other folders, each only a single level deep. Is there any way, via keyboard or other, to open the music folder in list view and expand all of the ...
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Creating shortcut to a network location on desktop
I am currently trying to make a desktop shortcut pointing to a network location.
I believe there's a way to do this and that I am probably missing something simple.
Can anyone able to point me in ...
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How do I pin a website shortcut to the Launcher? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I put a web application on the Launcher?
I'm using Firefox. I created a shortcut to a much-used website on my desktop, but when I drag the shortcut icon to the ...
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Desktop shortcut default action
I have a shortcut to a shell script on my desktop, and when i double click it the run in terminal/display/cancel/run dialog appears. Is there any way to set a default action for this dialog?
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My folder/playlist shortcuts on “desktop” with ubuntu 12.04 are damaged after reboot
My folder/playlist shortcuts on "desktop" with ubuntu 12.04 are damaged after reboot.
I can't open them, it shows X sign in the bottom
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How to remove the web app shortcut created by chromium? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I remove a website from Ubuntu's web applications?
I use Chromium's Create application Shortcut Feature and when I opted to make the shortcut, I chose to not ...
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How to add a shortcut to “update status” of Broadcast/Gwibber configuration in Ubuntu
In the taskbar at the top of Ubuntu, upon clicking the mail icon, there is an option called Broadcast which when configured gwibber with twitter account adds up an additional option in the menu just ...
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Can I define keyboard shortcuts using the Super key?
In 10.04, I had a lot of keyboard shortcuts defined using Super/Mod4 and one single other key,
Super+O ran Opera
Super+W opened Nautilus pointing to my Work folder, etc.
In 11.04, these do not ...
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Switching tty shortcut
I recently installed Ubuntu Natty (11.04) and now pressing Alt+Left/Right arrow key switches my tty to the adjacent one. How can I reconfigure the keyboard shortcuts so that this stops happening?
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How can I configure which filetypes can be opened by dragging to an application's launcher?
When we drag some file from some web page or Nautilus towards the launcher, the application that in which it can be coppied remains highlighted and others fade out.
So where is this configuration ...
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Can i make a launcher shortcut perform different actions based on a condition
What i want to do is pretty simple to understand.
I want the same launcher shortcut to act like a ON/OFF swith for eg.
Like suppose i have made a launcher to start LAMPP with the command gksudo ...
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Problem using “slash character” / key-shortcut
A few hours ago, the only shortcut for the "slash character" fn+0 stopped working in my Ubuntu environment. I know it is not a physical error, because it is still working on my" root user".
What can ...
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Scale effect to preview and switch between windows?
at work ive installed ubuntu 10.10 and love using the Super+a keyboard shortcut to switch between my windows. at home i use kubuntu 12.04 and miss that feature. ive seen a video on youtube and know ...
