Comments on: Gnome and Nautilus Keyboard Shortcut Keys http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Fri, 11 May 2012 05:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jani "robsku" Saksa http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/#comment-14885 Jani "robsku" Saksa Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:44:33 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=691#comment-14885 Why do all DE's (I would think Enlightenment DR17 would not, bun who knows) move away from old way all WM's, except really unusual ones like Ion that I love, keep supporting but for some reason DE's all suddenly have the idea that there must be other uses for them. I mean Alt-F1 to at least Alt-F4 to switch to workspace, it was really logical, it was easy to remember and most of all, moving from another OS that did not make you feel that why are these keys assigned to this functionality... Because they were not assigned by desktop of non *nix-likes to anything important, Now on one of them to get into workspace one you press Ctrl-Alt-F1, another might use shift instead of Ctrl or Alt, etc. and alt-F3 launches run-diialog - except in xfce4 where it's opened with Alt-F2. INSANE! And I like two-pane ones too... And ones that come with DE's have not felt as good as some others so I have ended with two, in text mode or terminal windfow I use mc /Midnight Commander), but if on X I *really* prefer worker, looks uglier but it's almost as customizable as eMacs - and without even add-on script language support :) Why do all DE’s (I would think Enlightenment DR17 would not, bun who knows) move away from old way all WM’s, except really unusual ones like Ion that I love, keep supporting but for some reason DE’s all suddenly have the idea that there must be other uses for them.

I mean Alt-F1 to at least Alt-F4 to switch to workspace, it was really logical, it was easy to remember and most of all, moving from another OS that did not make you feel that why are these keys assigned to this functionality… Because they were not assigned by desktop of non *nix-likes to anything important,

Now on one of them to get into workspace one you press Ctrl-Alt-F1, another might use shift instead of Ctrl or Alt, etc. and alt-F3 launches run-diialog – except in xfce4 where it’s opened with Alt-F2. INSANE!

And I like two-pane ones too… And ones that come with DE’s have not felt as good as some others so I have ended with two, in text mode or terminal windfow I use mc /Midnight Commander), but if on X I *really* prefer worker, looks uglier but it’s almost as customizable as eMacs – and without even add-on script language support :)

]]> By: umpirsky http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/#comment-14757 umpirsky Tue, 17 May 2011 14:07:11 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=691#comment-14757 Nice post, thanks. Is there a shortcut to copy file from one pane to another? Nice post, thanks.

Is there a shortcut to copy file from one pane to another?

]]> By: how-to-grow-veg http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/#comment-14749 how-to-grow-veg Fri, 06 May 2011 12:44:15 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=691#comment-14749 how do you maximize a minimized window? how do you maximize a minimized window?

]]> By: Pjotr http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/#comment-14722 Pjotr Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:50:04 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=691#comment-14722 I for one like dual panes for file management as in Gnome commander and midnight commander. I am missing the F3 function key that actually opens a second window pane in Nautilus. I think that should be listed here. I for one like dual panes for file management as in Gnome commander and midnight commander. I am missing the F3 function key that actually opens a second window pane in Nautilus. I think that should be listed here.

]]> By: Jani "robsku" Saksa http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/#comment-14721 Jani "robsku" Saksa Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:06:25 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=691#comment-14721 <a href="#comment-5052" rel="nofollow">@ MAS </a> Actually Ctrl-Alt-Backspace kills X server - the reason GDM is restarted (not GNOME, although GDM is "GNOME Display Manager", but like kdm and xdm they are just programs to graphically login into Desktop or plain Window Manager - you can set GDM to provide menu for KDE, Fluxbox and Ion,or even just Ion. GDM runs X server too, though it runs it with root privileges - however the combination works there too as it is running on X. Maybe I'm nitpicking, but I just wanted to clarify that it's X it shuts down, and naturally any programs, including GNOME or other DE or WM as they are just programs too. GDM resurrects, but if you started your X session other way than GDM/KDM/XDM/etc. it would not resurrect, just shut down to text console - so the important point here is that it is not a restart for GUI, it's a force-kill switch for X - and it's good to know. @ MAS Actually Ctrl-Alt-Backspace kills X server – the reason GDM is restarted (not GNOME, although GDM is “GNOME Display Manager”, but like kdm and xdm they are just programs to graphically login into Desktop or plain Window Manager – you can set GDM to provide menu for KDE, Fluxbox and Ion,or even just Ion.

GDM runs X server too, though it runs it with root privileges – however the combination works there too as it is running on X.

Maybe I’m nitpicking, but I just wanted to clarify that it’s X it shuts down, and naturally any programs, including GNOME or other DE or WM as they are just programs too. GDM resurrects, but if you started your X session other way than GDM/KDM/XDM/etc. it would not resurrect, just shut down to text console – so the important point here is that it is not a restart for GUI, it’s a force-kill switch for X – and it’s good to know.

]]> By: Costin http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/#comment-14605 Costin Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:27:46 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=691#comment-14605 Please help me with an advice on how to toggle/switch the current language keyboard. I have English and Romanian and I toggle between them often. In Windows it was Alt+Shift. Is there any keys combination in Gnome for this? Thanks a lot. Please help me with an advice on how to toggle/switch the current language keyboard. I have English and Romanian and I toggle between them often. In Windows it was Alt+Shift. Is there any keys combination in Gnome for this?

Thanks a lot.

]]> By: vitaut http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/#comment-14594 vitaut Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:24:13 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=691#comment-14594 You can also define your own keyboard shortcuts in Nautilus using extensions API as described here: http://zverovich.net/2011/02/user-defined-keyboard-shortcuts-in-nautilus/ You can also define your own keyboard shortcuts in Nautilus using extensions API as described here: http://zverovich.net/2011/02/user-defined-keyboard-shortcuts-in-nautilus/

]]> By: watson http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/#comment-14565 watson Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:55:45 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=691#comment-14565 n creating a new tab n creating a new tab

]]> By: watson http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/#comment-14564 watson Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:52:51 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=691#comment-14564 how do u maximize a minimized window how do u maximize a minimized window

]]> By: David http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/27/gnome-and-nautilus-keyboard-shortcut-keys/#comment-11922 David Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:14:07 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=691#comment-11922 I'm trying to figure out why Gnome/KDE in Ubuntu 10.04 grabs the Mod4+S (and Mod4+M) key sequence and how I could remove them from the global configuration. I’m trying to figure out why Gnome/KDE in Ubuntu 10.04 grabs the Mod4+S (and Mod4+M) key sequence and how I could remove them from the global configuration.

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