Re: [gentoo-user] XFCE "Set Title" hotkey

[Bill Kenworthy]

On 16/06/17 05:16, Floyd Anderson wrote:
> On Do, 15 Jun 13:54:15 +0800
> Bill Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>    I am using the XFCE4 Terminal in drop down mode on an XFCE4
>> desktop.  Something has caused the "Set Title" hotkey to be set with the
>> letter "o" trapping that key whenever it is pressed.  Very frustrating
>> as "o" is a common letter :)
>>
>> I've checked everywhere I can think of so I am now looking for
>> ideas/suggestions where this might be set/overridden?  Other systems I
>> have are fine so it probably something I accidentally altered.
>
> Look for the file ‘accels.scm’ in your home directory. Mine is:
>
>    ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/xfce4/terminal/accels.scm
>
> and within that configuration change the line:
>
>    (gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/terminal-window/set-title" "<Super>s")
>
> to what ever you need.
>
> Note, to completely remove/deactivate the shortcut, commenting the line
> doesn’t work because it falls back to the default ‘<Primary><Shift>s’.
> You have to set:
>
>    (gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/terminal-window/set-title" "")
>
> means no shortcut at all. After editing that file and a re-login you
> should be done.
>
> BTW and in the case you remove the ‘Set Title’ shortcut, setting the
> title can be achieved in various ways:
>
>    `xfce4-terminal --drop-down -T 'my new title'`
>
> or in a running terminal by using escape control sequences [1]:
>
>    `echo -ne '\033]2;my new title\007'`
>
> or
>
>    `printf '\e]0;%s\007' 'my new title'`
>
>
> [1] man page: console_codes(4)
>
>

see previous reply:
or hover mouse over menu item and hit backspace.

Thanks,
BillK