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From: Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] trouble with custom keyboard shortcuts in gnome 3.4
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:31:56
Message-Id: yu9txuj6ldb.fsf@nyu.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] trouble with custom keyboard shortcuts in gnome 3.4 by "Canek Peláez Valdés"
1 On Wed, Sep 26 2012, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote:
2
3 > On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu> wrote:
4 >> My new install is gnome 3.4, which is running pretty well.
5 >> I am having trouble with an (important-to-me) custom keyboard shortcut.
6 >>
7 >> I am an emacs user so changed many of the shortcuts to use the "Windows
8 >> key", i.e. super. This works Super+Up moves to the workspace above,
9 >> etc.
10 >
11 > Be aware that Super+Up, Super+Left, and Super+Right work for maximize,
12 > mazimize to the left, and maximize to the right.
13
14 I remap those to window above/below
15
16 >> However, I have had 2 custom keyboards with previous gnome's
17 >>
18 >> Super+T gnome-terminal
19 >> Super+E emacs
20 >>
21 >> This does not work. Pressing Super+T gives t, Super+E gives e.
22 >
23 > Known bug:
24 >
25 > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=659899
26 > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=655615
27
28 Thanks. I just added myself to the CC list for both.
29
30 > In the mean time, may I recommend trying:
31 >
32 > Ctrl+Alt+e -> Emacs
33 > Ctrl+Alt+t -> Terminal
34 >
35 > It is not optimal, and the bug should be fixed. But it has a workaround.
36
37 Both those keys are mapped to standard (useful) emacs commands.
38
39 Also in emacs Ctrl+Alt+Shift+e is translated into Ctrl+Alt+e
40 and the same for t.
41
42 I might ask on the emacs list if messing with the translate table is
43 advisable for competent-but-not-wizard emacs users. I hesitate since
44 Ctrl+Alt+Shift+e is not so easy to type and it might be easier to just
45 hit super (activities view) and then select emacs/gnome-terminal from
46 the favorites list.
47
48 thanks again,
49 allan

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Re: [gentoo-user] trouble with custom keyboard shortcuts in gnome 3.4 "Canek Peláez Valdés" <caneko@×××××.com>