program keyboard shortcuts [solved]

[ilia_kr]

In KDE I used to assign a keyboard shortcuts to some frequently used apps. For example, I used Crtl+d to start a dictionary and so on.

How can I do this in Gnome?

Edited June 16, 2008 by ilia_kr

[ilia_kr]

No one knows?

[paul]

err .. working from memory

 

gconf-tool .. then browse around ..

 

There is a "run-command" bit

 

I've got ctrl-x = new terminal window

 

I can check tomorrow when at work

[viking777]

No one knows?

 

Very probably not.

 

I haven't used Gnome for a long time but I remember when I did that it was so awkward to create keyboard shortcuts that it was one of the reasons I resolved not to use it in the future. I think you had to manually edit some config file to make it happen.

 

As you already know in KDE it is simple and I am using XFCE at the moment and it is easy with that as well.

[ilia_kr]

Ok, thanks, I'll try what you said, Paul.

[paul]

ok .. so I'm using compiz .. but you should be able to extrapolate the needed info.

 

gconf-editor

/-->Apps-->Compiz-->General-->allscreens-->options

 

edit

command0

then edit

run_command0_key (located further down the list)

 

if memory serves me correctly, if you are using metacity (the default)

then it

/-->Apps-->metacity-->keybinding_commands

and

/-->Apps-->metacity-->global_keybindings

[ilia_kr]

Thank you, it works now !