How to use window menu accelerators/mnemonics in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
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On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS I have used simple keyboard shortcut to set property Always on Top (Nautilus window as example):
Alt+Space,
t
After next Alt+Space or right mouse click I see that window was set to Always on Top.
In standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with GNOME Shell I can press Alt+Space:
but it does not react to t.
Seems to be a real bug 1710421 since 17.10.
How to enable such menu accelerators/mnemonics in standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
keyboard shortcut-keys gnome-shell accessibility
edited Oct 15 '18 at 1:32
muru
1
asked May 6 '18 at 16:14
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
|
show 1 more comment
On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS I have used simple keyboard shortcut to set property Always on Top (Nautilus window as example):
Alt+Space,
t
After next Alt+Space or right mouse click I see that window was set to Always on Top.
In standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with GNOME Shell I can press Alt+Space:
but it does not react to t.
Seems to be a real bug 1710421 since 17.10.
How to enable such menu accelerators/mnemonics in standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
keyboard shortcut-keys gnome-shell accessibility
edited Oct 15 '18 at 1:32
muru
1
asked May 6 '18 at 16:14
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
1
4 yr. old gnome-shell bug, not going to be fix, you're wasting your time. Use any other shell and it works fine..
– doug
Aug 20 '18 at 21:24
I'm using window manager right now so I can't really test it. But the second answer in this post, the one using wmctrl, I think it's worth a try. Not a direct answer to your question but you can use your keyboard at least.
– aasril
Aug 24 '18 at 6:14
2
One of the few questions where the question has more upvotes than the answer! :D :D :D Good question!
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 10:39
why would they remove something that users are so accustomed to?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:20
1
@N0rbert I'm a fan of XFCE and I've always liked it and used it. It's only the Ubuntu 16 to 18 upgrade that changed this behavior. is XFCE also using Gnome shell under the hood?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:26
|
show 1 more comment
On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS I have used simple keyboard shortcut to set property Always on Top (Nautilus window as example):
Alt+Space,
t
After next Alt+Space or right mouse click I see that window was set to Always on Top.
In standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with GNOME Shell I can press Alt+Space:
but it does not react to t.
Seems to be a real bug 1710421 since 17.10.
How to enable such menu accelerators/mnemonics in standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
keyboard shortcut-keys gnome-shell accessibility
edited Oct 15 '18 at 1:32
muru
1
asked May 6 '18 at 16:14
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS I have used simple keyboard shortcut to set property Always on Top (Nautilus window as example):
Alt+Space,
t
After next Alt+Space or right mouse click I see that window was set to Always on Top.
In standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with GNOME Shell I can press Alt+Space:
but it does not react to t.
Seems to be a real bug 1710421 since 17.10.
How to enable such menu accelerators/mnemonics in standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
keyboard shortcut-keys gnome-shell accessibility
keyboard shortcut-keys gnome-shell accessibility
edited Oct 15 '18 at 1:32
muru
1
asked May 6 '18 at 16:14
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
edited Oct 15 '18 at 1:32
muru
1
asked May 6 '18 at 16:14
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
edited Oct 15 '18 at 1:32
muru
1
edited Oct 15 '18 at 1:32
muru
1
edited Oct 15 '18 at 1:32
muru
1
1
asked May 6 '18 at 16:14
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
asked May 6 '18 at 16:14
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
asked May 6 '18 at 16:14
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
25.8k856122
1
4 yr. old gnome-shell bug, not going to be fix, you're wasting your time. Use any other shell and it works fine..
– doug
Aug 20 '18 at 21:24
I'm using window manager right now so I can't really test it. But the second answer in this post, the one using wmctrl, I think it's worth a try. Not a direct answer to your question but you can use your keyboard at least.
– aasril
Aug 24 '18 at 6:14
2
One of the few questions where the question has more upvotes than the answer! :D :D :D Good question!
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 10:39
why would they remove something that users are so accustomed to?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:20
1
@N0rbert I'm a fan of XFCE and I've always liked it and used it. It's only the Ubuntu 16 to 18 upgrade that changed this behavior. is XFCE also using Gnome shell under the hood?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:26
|
show 1 more comment
1
4 yr. old gnome-shell bug, not going to be fix, you're wasting your time. Use any other shell and it works fine..
– doug
Aug 20 '18 at 21:24
I'm using window manager right now so I can't really test it. But the second answer in this post, the one using wmctrl, I think it's worth a try. Not a direct answer to your question but you can use your keyboard at least.
– aasril
Aug 24 '18 at 6:14
2
One of the few questions where the question has more upvotes than the answer! :D :D :D Good question!
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 10:39
why would they remove something that users are so accustomed to?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:20
1
@N0rbert I'm a fan of XFCE and I've always liked it and used it. It's only the Ubuntu 16 to 18 upgrade that changed this behavior. is XFCE also using Gnome shell under the hood?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:26
1
1
4 yr. old gnome-shell bug, not going to be fix, you're wasting your time. Use any other shell and it works fine..
– doug
Aug 20 '18 at 21:24
4 yr. old gnome-shell bug, not going to be fix, you're wasting your time. Use any other shell and it works fine..
– doug
Aug 20 '18 at 21:24
I'm using window manager right now so I can't really test it. But the second answer in this post, the one using wmctrl, I think it's worth a try. Not a direct answer to your question but you can use your keyboard at least.
– aasril
Aug 24 '18 at 6:14
I'm using window manager right now so I can't really test it. But the second answer in this post, the one using wmctrl, I think it's worth a try. Not a direct answer to your question but you can use your keyboard at least.
– aasril
Aug 24 '18 at 6:14
2
2
One of the few questions where the question has more upvotes than the answer! :D :D :D Good question!
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 10:39
One of the few questions where the question has more upvotes than the answer! :D :D :D Good question!
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 10:39
why would they remove something that users are so accustomed to?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:20
why would they remove something that users are so accustomed to?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:20
1
1
@N0rbert I'm a fan of XFCE and I've always liked it and used it. It's only the Ubuntu 16 to 18 upgrade that changed this behavior. is XFCE also using Gnome shell under the hood?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:26
@N0rbert I'm a fan of XFCE and I've always liked it and used it. It's only the Ubuntu 16 to 18 upgrade that changed this behavior. is XFCE also using Gnome shell under the hood?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:26
|
show 1 more comment
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On GNOME Shell it is impossible! Welcome to the new brave world with unpredictable limits and problems!
To get these shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 18.10 and 19.04 in place you can switch to:
Unity - installable with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-unity-desktop:
GNOME FlashBack - installable with
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel:
MATE Desktop Environment (my favorite, as it avoids GNOMEs Hell) - installable with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop:
XFCE (
xubuntu-desktop) does not have mnemonic for Always on Top, but usable and looks very nice:
Cinnamon (
cinnamon-desktop-environment) have all necessary mnemonics:
KDE (
kubuntu-desktop) have mnemonics, they may be accessed from Alt+F3 (so called Window Operations Menu) - for example to keep window above others you need to click Alt+F3, M (for More Actions), A (for Keep Above Others) and menu is rich:
Openbox (
openbox), LXDE / LXQT / Lubuntu (lubuntu-desktop,lxqt) have mnemonics, they are accessed with Alt+Space:
Budgie (
ubuntu-budgie-desktop) have mnemonics, they are accessed with Alt+Space:
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:26
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
1
Brute force method of getting what you want! :-) +1
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 17:06
1
Per inputs from N0rber, I managed to remove Gnome shell and switched to Xubuntu. I get Xfce's simplicity along with the Keyboard Mnemonics. It's a win-win! Thank you very much!
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 19:31
1
You could add LXDE/Openbox :)
– DK Bose
Oct 17 '18 at 17:22
@DKBose added LXDE/Openbox, thanks for suggestion :)
– N0rbert
Oct 17 '18 at 18:39
add a comment |
The KISS (Keep It Simply Stupid) answer to that is to do a simple:
Alt+space and then ↓↓↓↓↓Enter
not as good as Alt+space and then i, but still better than lifting your hand from the keyboard, looking for the mouse, pointing, clicking and moving
your hand back to the keyboard...
¯_(ツ)_/¯
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:08
FabbyFabby
27.1k1360161
As of today, I can open the window menu with Alt+Space and move up and down the menu with the arrow keys. But I cannot use Enter to actually select any of the menu options.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:19
One more thing. The flippant "¯_(ツ)_/¯" response is insulting. I recommend editing it out.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:20
1
It's a shrug @eksortso : it means "It's not a perfect solution, just a workaround"
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
@N0rbert Were you insulted by my answer???
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
Whenever I've seen that thing, the context suggested it meant "I don't know and I don't care." A harsh sentiment for a Q&A site, though I now suppose that wasn't your intention. And when I read that along with KISS, which once meant "Keep It Simple, Stupid" as an ironic maxim to developers, I interpreted your comment as frustration with the user, and reacted with hostility. Although I did try to remain civil, I'm not sure if actually I went too far.
– eksortso
Sep 16 '18 at 3:11
add a comment |
Unfortunately, there is no hotkey support anymore for the Alt+Space window menu. However, you have keyboard shortcuts for the most common actions. These do not require you to see the menu and reduce the effort to one single keystroke.
- Minimize: Super+h.
- Maximize: Super+up.
- Move: Alt+F7.
- Resize: Alt+F8.
- Close window: Alt+F4.
These key assignments can be changed in Settings - Keyboard.
Always on top: such keyboard combination is not defined by default, nor exposed through Settings - Keyboard. You still can define a key combination using dconf-editor, or a gsettings command. For example, to set Super+t for toggling the window on top, issue the command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings always-on-top ['<Super>t']
Undo with the command
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings always-on-top
edited Sep 10 '18 at 16:22
N0rbert
25.8k856122
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:24
vanadiumvanadium
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I temporarily resorted to assigning <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>up</kbd>
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:21
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On GNOME Shell it is impossible! Welcome to the new brave world with unpredictable limits and problems!
To get these shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 18.10 and 19.04 in place you can switch to:
Unity - installable with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-unity-desktop:
GNOME FlashBack - installable with
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel:
MATE Desktop Environment (my favorite, as it avoids GNOMEs Hell) - installable with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop:
XFCE (
xubuntu-desktop) does not have mnemonic for Always on Top, but usable and looks very nice:
Cinnamon (
cinnamon-desktop-environment) have all necessary mnemonics:
KDE (
kubuntu-desktop) have mnemonics, they may be accessed from Alt+F3 (so called Window Operations Menu) - for example to keep window above others you need to click Alt+F3, M (for More Actions), A (for Keep Above Others) and menu is rich:
Openbox (
openbox), LXDE / LXQT / Lubuntu (lubuntu-desktop,lxqt) have mnemonics, they are accessed with Alt+Space:
Budgie (
ubuntu-budgie-desktop) have mnemonics, they are accessed with Alt+Space:
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:26
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
1
Brute force method of getting what you want! :-) +1
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 17:06
1
Per inputs from N0rber, I managed to remove Gnome shell and switched to Xubuntu. I get Xfce's simplicity along with the Keyboard Mnemonics. It's a win-win! Thank you very much!
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 19:31
1
You could add LXDE/Openbox :)
– DK Bose
Oct 17 '18 at 17:22
@DKBose added LXDE/Openbox, thanks for suggestion :)
– N0rbert
Oct 17 '18 at 18:39
add a comment |
On GNOME Shell it is impossible! Welcome to the new brave world with unpredictable limits and problems!
To get these shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 18.10 and 19.04 in place you can switch to:
Unity - installable with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-unity-desktop:
GNOME FlashBack - installable with
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel:
MATE Desktop Environment (my favorite, as it avoids GNOMEs Hell) - installable with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop:
XFCE (
xubuntu-desktop) does not have mnemonic for Always on Top, but usable and looks very nice:
Cinnamon (
cinnamon-desktop-environment) have all necessary mnemonics:
KDE (
kubuntu-desktop) have mnemonics, they may be accessed from Alt+F3 (so called Window Operations Menu) - for example to keep window above others you need to click Alt+F3, M (for More Actions), A (for Keep Above Others) and menu is rich:
Openbox (
openbox), LXDE / LXQT / Lubuntu (lubuntu-desktop,lxqt) have mnemonics, they are accessed with Alt+Space:
Budgie (
ubuntu-budgie-desktop) have mnemonics, they are accessed with Alt+Space:
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:26
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
1
Brute force method of getting what you want! :-) +1
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 17:06
1
Per inputs from N0rber, I managed to remove Gnome shell and switched to Xubuntu. I get Xfce's simplicity along with the Keyboard Mnemonics. It's a win-win! Thank you very much!
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 19:31
1
You could add LXDE/Openbox :)
– DK Bose
Oct 17 '18 at 17:22
@DKBose added LXDE/Openbox, thanks for suggestion :)
– N0rbert
Oct 17 '18 at 18:39
add a comment |
On GNOME Shell it is impossible! Welcome to the new brave world with unpredictable limits and problems!
To get these shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 18.10 and 19.04 in place you can switch to:
Unity - installable with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-unity-desktop:
GNOME FlashBack - installable with
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel:
MATE Desktop Environment (my favorite, as it avoids GNOMEs Hell) - installable with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop:
XFCE (
xubuntu-desktop) does not have mnemonic for Always on Top, but usable and looks very nice:
Cinnamon (
cinnamon-desktop-environment) have all necessary mnemonics:
KDE (
kubuntu-desktop) have mnemonics, they may be accessed from Alt+F3 (so called Window Operations Menu) - for example to keep window above others you need to click Alt+F3, M (for More Actions), A (for Keep Above Others) and menu is rich:
Openbox (
openbox), LXDE / LXQT / Lubuntu (lubuntu-desktop,lxqt) have mnemonics, they are accessed with Alt+Space:
Budgie (
ubuntu-budgie-desktop) have mnemonics, they are accessed with Alt+Space:
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:26
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
On GNOME Shell it is impossible! Welcome to the new brave world with unpredictable limits and problems!
To get these shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 18.10 and 19.04 in place you can switch to:
Unity - installable with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-unity-desktop:
GNOME FlashBack - installable with
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel:
MATE Desktop Environment (my favorite, as it avoids GNOMEs Hell) - installable with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop:
XFCE (
xubuntu-desktop) does not have mnemonic for Always on Top, but usable and looks very nice:
Cinnamon (
cinnamon-desktop-environment) have all necessary mnemonics:
KDE (
kubuntu-desktop) have mnemonics, they may be accessed from Alt+F3 (so called Window Operations Menu) - for example to keep window above others you need to click Alt+F3, M (for More Actions), A (for Keep Above Others) and menu is rich:
Openbox (
openbox), LXDE / LXQT / Lubuntu (lubuntu-desktop,lxqt) have mnemonics, they are accessed with Alt+Space:
Budgie (
ubuntu-budgie-desktop) have mnemonics, they are accessed with Alt+Space:
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:26
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
edited 19 mins ago
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:26
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:26
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:26
N0rbertN0rbert
25.8k856122
25.8k856122
1
Brute force method of getting what you want! :-) +1
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 17:06
1
Per inputs from N0rber, I managed to remove Gnome shell and switched to Xubuntu. I get Xfce's simplicity along with the Keyboard Mnemonics. It's a win-win! Thank you very much!
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 19:31
1
You could add LXDE/Openbox :)
– DK Bose
Oct 17 '18 at 17:22
@DKBose added LXDE/Openbox, thanks for suggestion :)
– N0rbert
Oct 17 '18 at 18:39
add a comment |
1
Brute force method of getting what you want! :-) +1
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 17:06
1
Per inputs from N0rber, I managed to remove Gnome shell and switched to Xubuntu. I get Xfce's simplicity along with the Keyboard Mnemonics. It's a win-win! Thank you very much!
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 19:31
1
You could add LXDE/Openbox :)
– DK Bose
Oct 17 '18 at 17:22
@DKBose added LXDE/Openbox, thanks for suggestion :)
– N0rbert
Oct 17 '18 at 18:39
1
1
Brute force method of getting what you want! :-) +1
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 17:06
Brute force method of getting what you want! :-) +1
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 17:06
1
1
Per inputs from N0rber, I managed to remove Gnome shell and switched to Xubuntu. I get Xfce's simplicity along with the Keyboard Mnemonics. It's a win-win! Thank you very much!
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 19:31
Per inputs from N0rber, I managed to remove Gnome shell and switched to Xubuntu. I get Xfce's simplicity along with the Keyboard Mnemonics. It's a win-win! Thank you very much!
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 19:31
1
1
You could add LXDE/Openbox :)
– DK Bose
Oct 17 '18 at 17:22
You could add LXDE/Openbox :)
– DK Bose
Oct 17 '18 at 17:22
@DKBose added LXDE/Openbox, thanks for suggestion :)
– N0rbert
Oct 17 '18 at 18:39
@DKBose added LXDE/Openbox, thanks for suggestion :)
– N0rbert
Oct 17 '18 at 18:39
add a comment |
The KISS (Keep It Simply Stupid) answer to that is to do a simple:
Alt+space and then ↓↓↓↓↓Enter
not as good as Alt+space and then i, but still better than lifting your hand from the keyboard, looking for the mouse, pointing, clicking and moving
your hand back to the keyboard...
¯_(ツ)_/¯
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:08
FabbyFabby
27.1k1360161
As of today, I can open the window menu with Alt+Space and move up and down the menu with the arrow keys. But I cannot use Enter to actually select any of the menu options.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:19
One more thing. The flippant "¯_(ツ)_/¯" response is insulting. I recommend editing it out.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:20
1
It's a shrug @eksortso : it means "It's not a perfect solution, just a workaround"
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
@N0rbert Were you insulted by my answer???
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
Whenever I've seen that thing, the context suggested it meant "I don't know and I don't care." A harsh sentiment for a Q&A site, though I now suppose that wasn't your intention. And when I read that along with KISS, which once meant "Keep It Simple, Stupid" as an ironic maxim to developers, I interpreted your comment as frustration with the user, and reacted with hostility. Although I did try to remain civil, I'm not sure if actually I went too far.
– eksortso
Sep 16 '18 at 3:11
add a comment |
The KISS (Keep It Simply Stupid) answer to that is to do a simple:
Alt+space and then ↓↓↓↓↓Enter
not as good as Alt+space and then i, but still better than lifting your hand from the keyboard, looking for the mouse, pointing, clicking and moving
your hand back to the keyboard...
¯_(ツ)_/¯
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:08
FabbyFabby
27.1k1360161
As of today, I can open the window menu with Alt+Space and move up and down the menu with the arrow keys. But I cannot use Enter to actually select any of the menu options.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:19
One more thing. The flippant "¯_(ツ)_/¯" response is insulting. I recommend editing it out.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:20
1
It's a shrug @eksortso : it means "It's not a perfect solution, just a workaround"
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
@N0rbert Were you insulted by my answer???
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
Whenever I've seen that thing, the context suggested it meant "I don't know and I don't care." A harsh sentiment for a Q&A site, though I now suppose that wasn't your intention. And when I read that along with KISS, which once meant "Keep It Simple, Stupid" as an ironic maxim to developers, I interpreted your comment as frustration with the user, and reacted with hostility. Although I did try to remain civil, I'm not sure if actually I went too far.
– eksortso
Sep 16 '18 at 3:11
add a comment |
The KISS (Keep It Simply Stupid) answer to that is to do a simple:
Alt+space and then ↓↓↓↓↓Enter
not as good as Alt+space and then i, but still better than lifting your hand from the keyboard, looking for the mouse, pointing, clicking and moving
your hand back to the keyboard...
¯_(ツ)_/¯
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:08
FabbyFabby
27.1k1360161
The KISS (Keep It Simply Stupid) answer to that is to do a simple:
Alt+space and then ↓↓↓↓↓Enter
not as good as Alt+space and then i, but still better than lifting your hand from the keyboard, looking for the mouse, pointing, clicking and moving
your hand back to the keyboard...
¯_(ツ)_/¯
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:08
FabbyFabby
27.1k1360161
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:08
FabbyFabby
27.1k1360161
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:08
FabbyFabby
27.1k1360161
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:08
FabbyFabby
27.1k1360161
27.1k1360161
As of today, I can open the window menu with Alt+Space and move up and down the menu with the arrow keys. But I cannot use Enter to actually select any of the menu options.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:19
One more thing. The flippant "¯_(ツ)_/¯" response is insulting. I recommend editing it out.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:20
1
It's a shrug @eksortso : it means "It's not a perfect solution, just a workaround"
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
@N0rbert Were you insulted by my answer???
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
Whenever I've seen that thing, the context suggested it meant "I don't know and I don't care." A harsh sentiment for a Q&A site, though I now suppose that wasn't your intention. And when I read that along with KISS, which once meant "Keep It Simple, Stupid" as an ironic maxim to developers, I interpreted your comment as frustration with the user, and reacted with hostility. Although I did try to remain civil, I'm not sure if actually I went too far.
– eksortso
Sep 16 '18 at 3:11
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As of today, I can open the window menu with Alt+Space and move up and down the menu with the arrow keys. But I cannot use Enter to actually select any of the menu options.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:19
One more thing. The flippant "¯_(ツ)_/¯" response is insulting. I recommend editing it out.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:20
1
It's a shrug @eksortso : it means "It's not a perfect solution, just a workaround"
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
@N0rbert Were you insulted by my answer???
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
Whenever I've seen that thing, the context suggested it meant "I don't know and I don't care." A harsh sentiment for a Q&A site, though I now suppose that wasn't your intention. And when I read that along with KISS, which once meant "Keep It Simple, Stupid" as an ironic maxim to developers, I interpreted your comment as frustration with the user, and reacted with hostility. Although I did try to remain civil, I'm not sure if actually I went too far.
– eksortso
Sep 16 '18 at 3:11
As of today, I can open the window menu with Alt+Space and move up and down the menu with the arrow keys. But I cannot use Enter to actually select any of the menu options.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:19
As of today, I can open the window menu with Alt+Space and move up and down the menu with the arrow keys. But I cannot use Enter to actually select any of the menu options.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:19
One more thing. The flippant "¯_(ツ)_/¯" response is insulting. I recommend editing it out.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:20
One more thing. The flippant "¯_(ツ)_/¯" response is insulting. I recommend editing it out.
– eksortso
Sep 14 '18 at 16:20
1
1
It's a shrug @eksortso : it means "It's not a perfect solution, just a workaround"
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
It's a shrug @eksortso : it means "It's not a perfect solution, just a workaround"
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
1
@N0rbert Were you insulted by my answer???
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
@N0rbert Were you insulted by my answer???
– Fabby
Sep 14 '18 at 21:10
1
1
Whenever I've seen that thing, the context suggested it meant "I don't know and I don't care." A harsh sentiment for a Q&A site, though I now suppose that wasn't your intention. And when I read that along with KISS, which once meant "Keep It Simple, Stupid" as an ironic maxim to developers, I interpreted your comment as frustration with the user, and reacted with hostility. Although I did try to remain civil, I'm not sure if actually I went too far.
– eksortso
Sep 16 '18 at 3:11
Whenever I've seen that thing, the context suggested it meant "I don't know and I don't care." A harsh sentiment for a Q&A site, though I now suppose that wasn't your intention. And when I read that along with KISS, which once meant "Keep It Simple, Stupid" as an ironic maxim to developers, I interpreted your comment as frustration with the user, and reacted with hostility. Although I did try to remain civil, I'm not sure if actually I went too far.
– eksortso
Sep 16 '18 at 3:11
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Unfortunately, there is no hotkey support anymore for the Alt+Space window menu. However, you have keyboard shortcuts for the most common actions. These do not require you to see the menu and reduce the effort to one single keystroke.
- Minimize: Super+h.
- Maximize: Super+up.
- Move: Alt+F7.
- Resize: Alt+F8.
- Close window: Alt+F4.
These key assignments can be changed in Settings - Keyboard.
Always on top: such keyboard combination is not defined by default, nor exposed through Settings - Keyboard. You still can define a key combination using dconf-editor, or a gsettings command. For example, to set Super+t for toggling the window on top, issue the command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings always-on-top ['<Super>t']
Undo with the command
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings always-on-top
edited Sep 10 '18 at 16:22
N0rbert
25.8k856122
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:24
vanadiumvanadium
8,13611533
I temporarily resorted to assigning <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>up</kbd>
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:21
add a comment |
Unfortunately, there is no hotkey support anymore for the Alt+Space window menu. However, you have keyboard shortcuts for the most common actions. These do not require you to see the menu and reduce the effort to one single keystroke.
- Minimize: Super+h.
- Maximize: Super+up.
- Move: Alt+F7.
- Resize: Alt+F8.
- Close window: Alt+F4.
These key assignments can be changed in Settings - Keyboard.
Always on top: such keyboard combination is not defined by default, nor exposed through Settings - Keyboard. You still can define a key combination using dconf-editor, or a gsettings command. For example, to set Super+t for toggling the window on top, issue the command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings always-on-top ['<Super>t']
Undo with the command
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings always-on-top
edited Sep 10 '18 at 16:22
N0rbert
25.8k856122
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:24
vanadiumvanadium
8,13611533
I temporarily resorted to assigning <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>up</kbd>
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:21
add a comment |
Unfortunately, there is no hotkey support anymore for the Alt+Space window menu. However, you have keyboard shortcuts for the most common actions. These do not require you to see the menu and reduce the effort to one single keystroke.
- Minimize: Super+h.
- Maximize: Super+up.
- Move: Alt+F7.
- Resize: Alt+F8.
- Close window: Alt+F4.
These key assignments can be changed in Settings - Keyboard.
Always on top: such keyboard combination is not defined by default, nor exposed through Settings - Keyboard. You still can define a key combination using dconf-editor, or a gsettings command. For example, to set Super+t for toggling the window on top, issue the command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings always-on-top ['<Super>t']
Undo with the command
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings always-on-top
edited Sep 10 '18 at 16:22
N0rbert
25.8k856122
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:24
vanadiumvanadium
8,13611533
Unfortunately, there is no hotkey support anymore for the Alt+Space window menu. However, you have keyboard shortcuts for the most common actions. These do not require you to see the menu and reduce the effort to one single keystroke.
- Minimize: Super+h.
- Maximize: Super+up.
- Move: Alt+F7.
- Resize: Alt+F8.
- Close window: Alt+F4.
These key assignments can be changed in Settings - Keyboard.
Always on top: such keyboard combination is not defined by default, nor exposed through Settings - Keyboard. You still can define a key combination using dconf-editor, or a gsettings command. For example, to set Super+t for toggling the window on top, issue the command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings always-on-top ['<Super>t']
Undo with the command
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings always-on-top
edited Sep 10 '18 at 16:22
N0rbert
25.8k856122
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:24
vanadiumvanadium
8,13611533
edited Sep 10 '18 at 16:22
N0rbert
25.8k856122
edited Sep 10 '18 at 16:22
N0rbert
25.8k856122
edited Sep 10 '18 at 16:22
N0rbert
25.8k856122
25.8k856122
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:24
vanadiumvanadium
8,13611533
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:24
vanadiumvanadium
8,13611533
answered Sep 10 '18 at 11:24
vanadiumvanadium
8,13611533
8,13611533
I temporarily resorted to assigning <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>up</kbd>
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:21
add a comment |
I temporarily resorted to assigning <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>up</kbd>
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:21
I temporarily resorted to assigning <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>up</kbd>
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:21
I temporarily resorted to assigning <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>up</kbd>
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:21
add a comment |
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4 yr. old gnome-shell bug, not going to be fix, you're wasting your time. Use any other shell and it works fine..
– doug
Aug 20 '18 at 21:24
I'm using window manager right now so I can't really test it. But the second answer in this post, the one using wmctrl, I think it's worth a try. Not a direct answer to your question but you can use your keyboard at least.
– aasril
Aug 24 '18 at 6:14
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One of the few questions where the question has more upvotes than the answer! :D :D :D Good question!
– Fabby
Sep 10 '18 at 10:39
why would they remove something that users are so accustomed to?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:20
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@N0rbert I'm a fan of XFCE and I've always liked it and used it. It's only the Ubuntu 16 to 18 upgrade that changed this behavior. is XFCE also using Gnome shell under the hood?
– asgs
Oct 13 '18 at 16:26