Questions tagged [shortcuts]
Shortcuts are links that allow a user to access a file or folder more conveniently.
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Why can't I use CTRL + SHIFT as a keyboard shortcut?
I just installed Ubuntu 24.04 and I want to set a shortcut to switch to the next input source.
The default one for Ubuntu is Super + Space but since I'm used to windows default ctrl + shift, I want to ...
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The shortcut Alt-Shift-r doesn't work after enter KDE X11
Recently, maybe after once system upgrade, I found that shortcut alt-shift-r doesn't work anymore, in the whole Desktop Environment system, but it works in the tty, enter by pressing ctrl-alt-fn.
I ...
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Discord (deb) sometimes starts a second time instead of opening current instance
Sometimes clicking a Discord's (.deb version) shortcut causes the application to open a second time and doubles the tray icon.
The new instance asks to login again, while the previous instance works ...
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how to create desktop shortcut for file in ubuntu 24.04
use to be able to just open nautilus (files) and hold shift+ctrl and drag file to desktop to create a shortcut for it - now it just copies it... what the heck happened?!? How do I create a shortcut to ...
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Keyboard behaves weird after last update
After last upgrade my Keyboard started to work extremly weird.
I have a logitech ERGO K660.
For example, when clicking SUPER key and ALT, mouse scrolling stops in window and it scrolls the workspaces. ...
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Custom Shortcut to type a string containing spaces. Kubuntu 23.10
I need to to create a new key that types a string that contains one or more spaces.
So for example, if I need frequently enter an address string like "123 Main St."
Using "Custom ...
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Creating keyboard shortcuts for tenkeyless keyboard
I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux in general. I'm using a "Tenkeyless" (TKL) keyboard and would like to set up keyboard shortcuts for some ASCII characters I normally use (like the less than < ...
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New keyboard shortcut similar to the one for Unicode
I use Ubuntu 22.04 with Wayland.
How can I define a new shortcut that behaves similarly to Ctrl+Shift+U for entering Unicode characters?
I would like to set up a new shortcut for entering LaTeX ...
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Kubuntu FTP shortcuts on desktop are opening with Firefox
I've upgraded Kubuntu from 20.04 to 22.04 and now the FTP desktop shortcuts (with the URL like "ftp://...") are opening with Firefox, not Dolphin. I've set Dolphin as default application, ...
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Shortcuts for view split on left and right disappear
I use Ubuntu 23.10.1, and set shortcuts for "View split on left" and "View split on right" as Alt + Left and Alt + Right respectively. For some reason once in a while the setting ...
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How to remove Google Chrome shortcut links from applications list?
At some point google chrome created shortcuts, which is just a link basically, in apps list. I guess when I've entered via my second profile, as all links opens with it. It sounds silly, but I really ...
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Creating a dedicated dock shortcut for my streaming service web page using .desktop files
I'm trying to create a dock shortcut for a streaming service browser application that does not have a native apllication on the ubuntu store. I was able to create the .desktop file and make it work, ...
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How to switch to application using first letter of their name like the RCMD tool on mac?
There is this Mac app called RCMD which you switch your apps using the left cmd and first letter of the application, like for example if you want to switch to Chrome you do "RCMD + C", I was ...
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Keyboard shortcut for opening the terminal in the current directory?
I would like to have a keyboard shortcut that opens a terminal in the current directory.
Here is what I already did:
open_terminal_here.sh:
#!/bin/zsh
gnome-terminal --working-directory="$PWD&...
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Super key is not working on Ubuntu 23.10
I am unable to perform searches using the super (Windows) key in Ubuntu 23.10. It was functioning correctly, but it suddenly stopped working. Despite attempting various fixes suggested in other ...
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