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MacBook Air Intel keyboard issues on Ubuntu MATE
I installed the current Ubuntu MATE 22.04 on my old MacBook Air Intel and everything looks great, except for the so-called "Common editing shortcuts" (CTRL+C, CTRL+X ...).
I tried various ...
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Shortcut to specific profile mate-terminal
As you can see, I have in the upper bar a shortcut to open mate terminal:
Here you can see the shortcut properties:
I have some profiles which I use frequently, and would like to have shortcuts for ...
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Ubuntu MATE: how to disable keyboard shortcut for file search tool?
Ubuntu MATE 21.10.
When I press [Meta+S] (aka [mod4+s] aka [Win+S]) it opens the "Search for files" or mate-search-tool utility in a new window.
I want to assign "Switch to the ...
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Ubuntu mate shortcuts for area-screenshot and change-layout
After many years of working with Ubuntu, I finally installed Ubuntu Mate desktop as I was recommended.
At the moment I cannot manage to active the following keyboard shortcuts, which were very useful ...
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Hotkey to toggle on/off window borders in Compiz
I want to create a hotkey combination to toggle on/off the window border of an individual window using Compiz in Ubuntu MATE 20.04 LTS.
Using CCSM I've mapped Super+N to toggle window negative, Super+...
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Ubuntu MATE 21.04: Keyboard shortcut to show notifications list
I'm trying to find keyboard shortcuts to:
(1) Show notifications list
(2) Clear notifications list
I have gone through this AskUbuntu thread:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1325785/create-a-custom-...
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How do I restore minimized windows behavior?
My wife (or one of our cats) stroke the wrong combination of keyboard keys and now I'm having a hell of a time to get her windows back to the "old-fashioned minimization style", that is, she ...
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brisk menu keyboard shortcut assignment
I am using ubuntu mate 20.04
I want to assign a custom key combination (i.e. Ctrl+Esc) on brisk menu which has as default Mod4(winKey).
I've found its entry in dconf editor, but no other shorcut works ...
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Switch workspace and move window shortcuts in Ubuntu MATE
I recently installed the MATE desktop environment and set up the workspace shortcuts. I use Ctrl + Alt + Arrows to switch between workspaces, and Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Arrows to move a window to ...
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No Terminal in Unity after faild upgrade from Ubuntu 19.04 to 19.10
How can I get myself out of this boot loop?
I am a bit at a loss, my Grub screen is empty (shows no options to choose from.) I now only have access to Grub options if I hold down the Shift key ...
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Can't use Win+E / Mod4+E shortcut under Ubuntu 18.04
I am having problems in Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 to use the Windows-E shortcut alias Mod4+E to start caja (the standard “File Explorer” of MATE).
this worked flawlessly on multiple Ubuntu-MATE 16.x machines....
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In Ubuntu-MATE, Is there a way to create keyboard shortcut for panel launcher icons?
On MATE panel (Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS specifically), there is this useful feature to drag and drop shortcuts for your favorite apps like firefox, nautilus, etc. But is there a way to launch them using ...
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Is it possible to have a complex macro layout using multiple keyboards?
I am a video editor and I love to rely mostly on the keyboard. The software I use allows me to create loads of shortcuts for all the commands I like to use. However, for some of these commands, I ...
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What is the alt+shift+drag shortcut and where can I disable it?
I have discovered that the alt+shift+drag shortcut in VS code does not work, and instead moves my window. I have tried in other apps too, and they move the same way, but I didn't find where I can ...
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I have to hit command keys twice (E.G. alt-tab to switch windows)
Context:
It was a while ago but I think I originally:
Installed a previous release of Ubuntu, accidentally using the pure version
Installed the MATE desktop packages on top of that
Did a ...
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