Something blocks Ctrl+Alt+left/right-arrow keyboard combination
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In Ubuntu 18.04 I'm not able to assign Ctrl+Alt+← or Ctrl+Alt+→ to anything. To be precise I may bind it to something, but it doesn't work when using the keyboard combination, up/down arrows do however work.
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The strange thing is that the system detects the keyboard combinations when assigning a key, but not when trying to use them. As a result the keyboard combinations don't work in any other programs either.
keyboard shortcut-keys 18.04 gnome-shell
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In Ubuntu 18.04 I'm not able to assign Ctrl+Alt+← or Ctrl+Alt+→ to anything. To be precise I may bind it to something, but it doesn't work when using the keyboard combination, up/down arrows do however work.
.
The strange thing is that the system detects the keyboard combinations when assigning a key, but not when trying to use them. As a result the keyboard combinations don't work in any other programs either.
keyboard shortcut-keys 18.04 gnome-shell
edited Jun 1 at 3:07
pomsky
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asked May 30 at 10:24
MrMamen
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up vote
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In Ubuntu 18.04 I'm not able to assign Ctrl+Alt+← or Ctrl+Alt+→ to anything. To be precise I may bind it to something, but it doesn't work when using the keyboard combination, up/down arrows do however work.
.
The strange thing is that the system detects the keyboard combinations when assigning a key, but not when trying to use them. As a result the keyboard combinations don't work in any other programs either.
keyboard shortcut-keys 18.04 gnome-shell
edited Jun 1 at 3:07
pomsky
27.9k1185112
asked May 30 at 10:24
MrMamen
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In Ubuntu 18.04 I'm not able to assign Ctrl+Alt+← or Ctrl+Alt+→ to anything. To be precise I may bind it to something, but it doesn't work when using the keyboard combination, up/down arrows do however work.
.
The strange thing is that the system detects the keyboard combinations when assigning a key, but not when trying to use them. As a result the keyboard combinations don't work in any other programs either.
keyboard shortcut-keys 18.04 gnome-shell
keyboard shortcut-keys 18.04 gnome-shell
edited Jun 1 at 3:07
pomsky
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asked May 30 at 10:24
MrMamen
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edited Jun 1 at 3:07
pomsky
27.9k1185112
asked May 30 at 10:24
MrMamen
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edited Jun 1 at 3:07
pomsky
27.9k1185112
edited Jun 1 at 3:07
pomsky
27.9k1185112
edited Jun 1 at 3:07
pomsky
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27.9k1185112
asked May 30 at 10:24
MrMamen
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asked May 30 at 10:24
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asked May 30 at 10:24
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Ctrl+Alt+← and Ctrl+Alt+→ are default shortcuts for "switch to workspace left" and "switch to workspace right" respectively. You can verify that by running
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left
(and right in place of left).
Since by default GNOME shell has single column workspaces these shortcuts show no effects at all (unless you try something like this).
To unbind these keyboard combinations, run
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
(similarly for right). Then you'll be able to use these combinations for your custom shortcuts.
answered May 31 at 19:24
pomsky
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Very interesting that it still shows up when i try "get" on these, even though I have removed them from keyboard settings i GUI. However settting doesn't seem to work: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left zsh: no matches found: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left [''] zsh: no matches found:
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:08
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Worked when using quotes around the brackets, like:gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:14
@MrMamen Thanks for the info, I edited the answer.
– pomsky
Jun 1 at 13:16
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The problem is that the Ubuntu 18.04 Settings GUI doesn't show all the keyboard shortcuts.
- It doesn't list "Move (Switch) to workspace to the left/right" (even though there is a shortcut assigned).
- It only shows the first keyboard shortcut if there are multiple shortcuts for a command, like for "Move (Switch) to workspace above/below", which actually has a second keybinding for Ctrl+Alt+up/down.
To see all of the window manager keybindings:
gsettings list-recursively | grep org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings | sort
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down ['<Super>Page_Down', '<Control><Alt>Down']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ['<Control><Alt>Left']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right ['<Control><Alt>Right']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up ['<Super>Page_Up', '<Control><Alt>Up']
Now, you can see that there are a bunch of Ctrl+Alt+up/down/left/right keybindings that weren't shown in the Settings screen.
To remove the unwanted keybindings:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down "['<Super>Page_Down']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up "['<Super>Page_Up']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right ""
Now you can use keybindings in other places.
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Ctrl+Alt+← and Ctrl+Alt+→ are default shortcuts for "switch to workspace left" and "switch to workspace right" respectively. You can verify that by running
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left
(and right in place of left).
Since by default GNOME shell has single column workspaces these shortcuts show no effects at all (unless you try something like this).
To unbind these keyboard combinations, run
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
(similarly for right). Then you'll be able to use these combinations for your custom shortcuts.
answered May 31 at 19:24
pomsky
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Very interesting that it still shows up when i try "get" on these, even though I have removed them from keyboard settings i GUI. However settting doesn't seem to work: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left zsh: no matches found: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left [''] zsh: no matches found:
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:08
1
Worked when using quotes around the brackets, like:gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:14
@MrMamen Thanks for the info, I edited the answer.
– pomsky
Jun 1 at 13:16
add a comment |
up vote
8
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Ctrl+Alt+← and Ctrl+Alt+→ are default shortcuts for "switch to workspace left" and "switch to workspace right" respectively. You can verify that by running
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left
(and right in place of left).
Since by default GNOME shell has single column workspaces these shortcuts show no effects at all (unless you try something like this).
To unbind these keyboard combinations, run
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
(similarly for right). Then you'll be able to use these combinations for your custom shortcuts.
answered May 31 at 19:24
pomsky
27.9k1185112
Very interesting that it still shows up when i try "get" on these, even though I have removed them from keyboard settings i GUI. However settting doesn't seem to work: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left zsh: no matches found: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left [''] zsh: no matches found:
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:08
1
Worked when using quotes around the brackets, like:gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:14
@MrMamen Thanks for the info, I edited the answer.
– pomsky
Jun 1 at 13:16
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
Ctrl+Alt+← and Ctrl+Alt+→ are default shortcuts for "switch to workspace left" and "switch to workspace right" respectively. You can verify that by running
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left
(and right in place of left).
Since by default GNOME shell has single column workspaces these shortcuts show no effects at all (unless you try something like this).
To unbind these keyboard combinations, run
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
(similarly for right). Then you'll be able to use these combinations for your custom shortcuts.
answered May 31 at 19:24
pomsky
27.9k1185112
Ctrl+Alt+← and Ctrl+Alt+→ are default shortcuts for "switch to workspace left" and "switch to workspace right" respectively. You can verify that by running
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left
(and right in place of left).
Since by default GNOME shell has single column workspaces these shortcuts show no effects at all (unless you try something like this).
To unbind these keyboard combinations, run
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
(similarly for right). Then you'll be able to use these combinations for your custom shortcuts.
answered May 31 at 19:24
pomsky
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edited Jun 1 at 13:15
answered May 31 at 19:24
pomsky
27.9k1185112
answered May 31 at 19:24
pomsky
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answered May 31 at 19:24
pomsky
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Very interesting that it still shows up when i try "get" on these, even though I have removed them from keyboard settings i GUI. However settting doesn't seem to work: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left zsh: no matches found: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left [''] zsh: no matches found:
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:08
1
Worked when using quotes around the brackets, like:gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:14
@MrMamen Thanks for the info, I edited the answer.
– pomsky
Jun 1 at 13:16
add a comment |
Very interesting that it still shows up when i try "get" on these, even though I have removed them from keyboard settings i GUI. However settting doesn't seem to work: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left zsh: no matches found: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left [''] zsh: no matches found:
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:08
1
Worked when using quotes around the brackets, like:gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:14
@MrMamen Thanks for the info, I edited the answer.
– pomsky
Jun 1 at 13:16
Very interesting that it still shows up when i try "get" on these, even though I have removed them from keyboard settings i GUI. However settting doesn't seem to work: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left zsh: no matches found: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left [''] zsh: no matches found:
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:08
Very interesting that it still shows up when i try "get" on these, even though I have removed them from keyboard settings i GUI. However settting doesn't seem to work: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left zsh: no matches found: ➜ ~ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left [''] zsh: no matches found:
– MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:08
1
1
Worked when using quotes around the brackets, like:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left "" – MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:14
Worked when using quotes around the brackets, like:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left "" – MrMamen
Jun 1 at 13:14
@MrMamen Thanks for the info, I edited the answer.
– pomsky
Jun 1 at 13:16
@MrMamen Thanks for the info, I edited the answer.
– pomsky
Jun 1 at 13:16
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
The problem is that the Ubuntu 18.04 Settings GUI doesn't show all the keyboard shortcuts.
- It doesn't list "Move (Switch) to workspace to the left/right" (even though there is a shortcut assigned).
- It only shows the first keyboard shortcut if there are multiple shortcuts for a command, like for "Move (Switch) to workspace above/below", which actually has a second keybinding for Ctrl+Alt+up/down.
To see all of the window manager keybindings:
gsettings list-recursively | grep org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings | sort
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down ['<Super>Page_Down', '<Control><Alt>Down']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ['<Control><Alt>Left']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right ['<Control><Alt>Right']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up ['<Super>Page_Up', '<Control><Alt>Up']
Now, you can see that there are a bunch of Ctrl+Alt+up/down/left/right keybindings that weren't shown in the Settings screen.
To remove the unwanted keybindings:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down "['<Super>Page_Down']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up "['<Super>Page_Up']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right ""
Now you can use keybindings in other places.
edited 2 days ago
mature
1,447422
answered Dec 4 at 19:47
wisbucky
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add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
The problem is that the Ubuntu 18.04 Settings GUI doesn't show all the keyboard shortcuts.
- It doesn't list "Move (Switch) to workspace to the left/right" (even though there is a shortcut assigned).
- It only shows the first keyboard shortcut if there are multiple shortcuts for a command, like for "Move (Switch) to workspace above/below", which actually has a second keybinding for Ctrl+Alt+up/down.
To see all of the window manager keybindings:
gsettings list-recursively | grep org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings | sort
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down ['<Super>Page_Down', '<Control><Alt>Down']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ['<Control><Alt>Left']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right ['<Control><Alt>Right']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up ['<Super>Page_Up', '<Control><Alt>Up']
Now, you can see that there are a bunch of Ctrl+Alt+up/down/left/right keybindings that weren't shown in the Settings screen.
To remove the unwanted keybindings:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down "['<Super>Page_Down']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up "['<Super>Page_Up']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right ""
Now you can use keybindings in other places.
edited 2 days ago
mature
1,447422
answered Dec 4 at 19:47
wisbucky
73488
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
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down vote
The problem is that the Ubuntu 18.04 Settings GUI doesn't show all the keyboard shortcuts.
- It doesn't list "Move (Switch) to workspace to the left/right" (even though there is a shortcut assigned).
- It only shows the first keyboard shortcut if there are multiple shortcuts for a command, like for "Move (Switch) to workspace above/below", which actually has a second keybinding for Ctrl+Alt+up/down.
To see all of the window manager keybindings:
gsettings list-recursively | grep org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings | sort
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down ['<Super>Page_Down', '<Control><Alt>Down']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ['<Control><Alt>Left']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right ['<Control><Alt>Right']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up ['<Super>Page_Up', '<Control><Alt>Up']
Now, you can see that there are a bunch of Ctrl+Alt+up/down/left/right keybindings that weren't shown in the Settings screen.
To remove the unwanted keybindings:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down "['<Super>Page_Down']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up "['<Super>Page_Up']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right ""
Now you can use keybindings in other places.
edited 2 days ago
mature
1,447422
answered Dec 4 at 19:47
wisbucky
73488
The problem is that the Ubuntu 18.04 Settings GUI doesn't show all the keyboard shortcuts.
- It doesn't list "Move (Switch) to workspace to the left/right" (even though there is a shortcut assigned).
- It only shows the first keyboard shortcut if there are multiple shortcuts for a command, like for "Move (Switch) to workspace above/below", which actually has a second keybinding for Ctrl+Alt+up/down.
To see all of the window manager keybindings:
gsettings list-recursively | grep org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings | sort
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down ['<Super>Page_Down', '<Control><Alt>Down']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ['<Control><Alt>Left']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right ['<Control><Alt>Right']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up ['<Super>Page_Up', '<Control><Alt>Up']
Now, you can see that there are a bunch of Ctrl+Alt+up/down/left/right keybindings that weren't shown in the Settings screen.
To remove the unwanted keybindings:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down "['<Super>Page_Down']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up "['<Super>Page_Up']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left ""
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right ""
Now you can use keybindings in other places.
edited 2 days ago
mature
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answered Dec 4 at 19:47
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