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alt+ctrl behavior different from ctrl+alt?
Specifically I am trying to use the workspace switching shortcut ctrl+alt+[left right up down]. They work fine when I press alt then ctrl then an arrow key, but not when I do ctrl then alt. This ...
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How can I set up hot keys to launch applications? [duplicate]
How can I set up hot keys to launch applications?
I have created a bunch of launchers for my favorite apps that I keep on the desktop - would really like to be able to launch them with keystrokes. ...
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Why does CTRL key resize window in Unity desktop?
I have an almost out-of-the-box install of 12.04 Precise. I am familiar with assigning and reassigning keyboard shortcuts, as I interact with my computer almost entirely through the keyboard.
I am ...
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Disable “Search Photos” Lens shortcut (Super+C) and Assign to Shutter
I used to use Super+C to take a screenshot with Shutter. After upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04, I have found the Super+C shortcut to be mapped to a "Search Photos" lens. I tried going through Compiz (and ...
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SOLVED 13.04: Ctrl + Alt + P restore from maximization shortcut, how to disable it?
I am a user of the application Sublime Text, which I use for my work. I use Ctrl+Alt+P to bring up the "quick switch project" dialog.
Unfortunately, since I upgraded to 13.04, Sublime Text is not ...
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13.04 Unity - dash loses keyboard focus while typing
I recently updated to 13.04. About half the times when I open Unity dash (super / windows key) and start typing the input field loses focus after a couple of keystrokes. I'll then have to set the ...
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Window tiling (Move-to-{corner,side}) shortcuts in Ubuntu 13.04
I am trying to figure out how I can change the window tiling shortcuts in Ubuntu 13.04. Currently they are set to <Ctrl><Alt>numpadn.
First I tried to check the shortcuts available in ...
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Searching for menu entries in desktop environments other than Unity
Does any other desktop environment have the type-to-search-application-menus feature found in Unity?
I’m curios about trying a more spartan desktop such as Xfce or LXDE. Or maybe something entirely ...
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Workspace switch hot-keys not working in 13.04 (but expo does) [closed]
I recently upgraded from 12.04 to 13.04 (through 12.10). I have re-enabled workspaces in Appearances/Compiz, have a workspace-switcher launcher icon, and can expo with Super-s. The keyboard ...
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Ubuntu 13.04, how to simulate keyboard input?
This is the biggest thing keeping me from enjoying Ubuntu/Linux.
Ideally I'd like to just be able to run my AutoHotKey script on Ubuntu, but I didn't have much luck getting that working with Wine.
I ...
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Shortcuts no longer work for move window to left/right of screen in 12.04
I used to be able to send windows to the left/right half of the screen with ctrl-windows-left and ctrl-windows-right in 12.04. Now the left/right shortcuts do not work, but ctrl-windows-up / down ...
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How to open a desktop shortcut from commandline
I created a eclipse.desktop and locked it to unity launcherd , when I double click on it on desktop, the eclipse was launched just like launching from unity launcher. But if I start it from command ...
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What is the hotkey for switching workspaces in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail? [duplicate]
Since I upgraded to Raring my workflow is hindered by abandoning the hotkeys for switching between workspaces. I used ctrl-alt-left/right/up/down a lot to switch between workspaces, and ...
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Possible to have “yes” as a keyboard shortcut? [duplicate]
Many times a day do I have to type yes, so is it possible to have it as a shortcut on F12?
I have see gnee and xmacro but they seam very complicated to use and over powered for my purpose.
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How do I disable the keyboard shortcut overlay in Ubuntu 12.10? [duplicate]
I'd like to be able to disable the keyboard shortcut overlay that appears when you hold the Super/Meta/Windows key or at least make it hidden. It is annoying, I find no use for it, and it interferes ...
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Does there exist a Key Binding configuration for Sublime Text?
Sublime Text is very customizable, with all the shortcut options in one text file for you to edit. By default, a number of them do not work, mainly because the Alt key escapes the program in Unity.
I ...
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How to drag full screen window to the other workspace in unity
As the title
I can drag the window to the other workspace if the window is not full screen. I need restore the window first before I move it to the other workspace. Any shortcut?
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How to prevent alt-f1 from selecting Dash
I am running Ubuntu 12.04. Alt-F1 gets intercepted by Unity (I'm guessing) and highlights the Dash icon. I don't want it to do that, as I want Alt-F1 for other purposes. I have scoured google and ...
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Hot to disable key shortcut for “alt+the button above tab”
I am comfortable using alt up and alt down after typing alt tab, so I don't need the short cut "alt+the button above tab" to do that. And this is my favourite shortcut for maybe my most heavily used ...
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How to find *why* I can't bind some keyboard shortcut (or which app took it)?
In short: is there (under Unity) any way to find out which application grabbed some global shortcut? I do not ask for "standard shortcuts" but for some way to get information about actual shortcuts ...
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How to disable Ctrl + Alt + Del in Unity
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I want to disable the Ctrl+Alt+Del shortcut because it interferes with the same shortcut in my VirtualBox's Windows. How can I do this?
I tried to remove it from keyboard ...
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keyboard shortcut for multiple monitors
Is there a keyboard shortcut for switching focus from one monitor to the next in Unity?
Basically, if I am working on my web-browser on my right screen, how can I switch to my terminal on my left ...
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Where is “Show position of the mouse when the Control key is pressed” [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 13.04.
CTRL Key in VirtualBox is not working for me, that's because the "Show position of the mouse..." is hogging the CTRL key.
I don't see an option to disable this in the Mouse ...
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Changes in GUI behavior after update
[Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit, Unity 5.18.0]
On Friday morning I installed the recommended software updates, as I always do (list included at the end of this message). The next day, after rebooting, the GUI ...
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Ubuntu 12.10: Window switching using key combination Alt-Tab changes behaviour when using Alt specified by xmodmap
Alt-Tab normally lets you cycle through open windows and changes focus to the window that is active when you release Alt. This is all fine, but I want to use another key for Alt_L so I've specified ...
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Setting to let mouse events pass through GUI application
I am using compiz to make an app transparent. I would like to be able to click through the app as well.
Q:
There are any settings in the GUI (Compiz) or via CLI to be able to set up an application ...
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Alt-Tab stopped working after upgrade to QQ / 12.10
I recently upgraded from PP to QQ which broke the ability to switch between running applications by pressing Alt+Tab which is such a showstopper I never believed could ever be.
The affected host is a ...
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Ctrl-Super-Right doesn't work in 12.10
Noticed today that the default Unity setting for keywords to partially maximize windows to left or right partially works in my laptop.
My Ubuntu is totally updated.
Any idea on how to fix that?
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Bind Super + Numpad 4 [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and would like to rebind Super + Num4 to "Put window on the left side of the screen"
Based upon this question, I was able to setup my binding using the CompizConf Grid ...
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Re-map 'Super' key to launch an app
how could I re-map the 'Super' (left) key to launch an app? I want to launch Synapse with it, which is far more responsive than the Unity launcher. Cheers.
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How can i change navigation keys for results produced by HUD
Once the HUD is invoked how I can remap keys for navigating through its results?
For example, ctrl + j for go down and ctrl + k for go up.
Thanks in advance.
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Re-map Alt+drag in Unity. I need it for Inkscape
I need Alt+drag for some of Inkscape function, instead of just draggin my current window, how do I re-map "drag window" key to another shorcut?
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ccsm fails to disable Super key
The solution given in How do I disable the Super key? does not work, for me at least.
Specifically, changing the setting for Key to show the launcher from Super to Alt via ccsm has no apparent effect ...
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How to use ESC key for Emacs
When typing Esc within an Emacs window under Unity (Emacs 23 standard package), the sound is turned on/off, but Emacs does not receive the key.
How can I change (probably) unity such that the Esc ...
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Is there a shortcut to restore desktop focus?
Perhaps I'm missing something, but I've recently started using Unity on Ubuntu 12.04 and I'm getting used to it. But, whenever I start a program and then exit the program I must click on the desktop, ...
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Cannot set 'alt-a' as shorcut in system shorcuts
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and I'm trying to set a hotkey alt-a, but the alt key highlights the menu bar and so when I press a it goes back to 'All Settings' and doesn't set the hotkey. How can I set ...
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Best way to configure poweroff keyboard shortcut
What's the best/right way to configure GNOME/Unity so that hitting ALT + F4 will Power Off the system when no more windows are open? (pop up the Power-Off dialog).
(running Ubuntu 12.04.1)
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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 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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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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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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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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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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keyboard settings ubuntu 12.04
Does anyone know where the keyboard settings (layout) are saved in 12.04 and how I can copy them to 12.10?
I had a nice layout in 12.04 but since I moved to a new machine (12.10) I can't seem to find ...
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Access top panel sub indicutors sub-menu items without mouse
I am using Ubuntu 12.04,
Is there any way to access network manager menu at top panel(indicators area) without mouse ? may be like we access menu of application by Alt - it will be very convenient.
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How do I disable the Alt - Tab switcher?
I would like to disable the Alt+Tab (or all of the Alt+ combinations) on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I tried to disable at System preferences -> Keyboard shortcuts, but this method doesn't seem to be ...
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Are the default keyboard shortcuts changeable and does the shortcut help change accordingly
Are the keyboard shortcuts shown in the image changeable with a GUI or Terminal way and does the Keyboard Shortcut help (The one that appears when you hold the SUPER hey) show the updated keyboard ...
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Non persistent keyboard shortcuts in Unity [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
System shortcut setting is always restored to default
I did change the keyboard shortcuts for window navigation in Unity to use hjkl (vim movement). I did reassign the ...
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1answer
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Have windows key (meta) trigger Gnome-do instead of Unity Dash (12.04)
On my laptop the Unity Dash often launches really slowly. I might press the Windows button, and sometimes it will take up to 15 seconds to open, and the system becomes unresponsive during this time. ...
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Why does gnome-terminal swallow some of my Alt tmux shortcuts?
I worked this out for myself, but I wanted to post it as a question because I couldn't find anything when I was searching. Lots of people talk about the "menu access key" problem, but this is actually ...
