Gnome Activities Key-binding.

kimothy · 2012-01-21 15:31:22

I have a steelseries keyboard with norwegian layout. The issue is that the "left super" key is replaced with a "steelseries" key for controlling media. Gnome-shell uses the "left super" key for lauching activities, but it does not exist, and that's the issue.

Unity uses both left and right button for that, which I think is optimal, couse then I can just use the "right super" key for launching activities.
In gnome-shell on Ubuntu i used caps lock for launching activities, which i configured in "System settings" --> "Region and Language" --> "Layouts" --> "Options..." --> "Caps Lock key behavior" --> "Make Caps lock an additional Super"
This does not work with my gnome install on arch, so i have configured my key binding for activities to be "Left Alt + Space", which is not optimal and very annoying.

Both the "right super" key and "caps lock" solution will work for me, but i don't know how to make it work on Arch...

This is my xorg.conf

## xorg.conf

## GRAPHICS CARD
Section "Device"
        Identifier              "ATI Radeon HD4850"
        Driver                  "radeon"
Endsection

## KEYBOARD
Section "InputClass"
        Identifier              "Keyboard"
        Option                  "CoreKeyBoard"
        Option                  "XkbLayout" "no"
        Option                  "XbkRules"              "xorg"
        Option                  "XkbModel"              "pc105"
EndSection

Thanks for any help!

meijuh · 2013-03-21 20:32:27

I am having the same issue. Is there a solution for this?

MagicSkyFairy · 2013-03-21 20:53:13

I found this by Googleing

gnome extra keys

http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhl-list … 03825.html

It looks like the command to run the gnome search tool is "gnome-search-tool". So just have a key binding conf that runs that command when you hit whatever button you want.

If this doesn't help, don't give up on the Google hunt, try other variations of extra, like custom keys instead, and maybe you'll find a hit. You might find an answer much faster than waiting for one in a forum.

I would normally try this on my own machine, but I don't have Gnome installed. :]

Good luck.

meijuh · 2013-03-21 21:42:36

So the answer is:

gnome-tweak-tool | Typing | caps -> Make Caps Lock an addition Super

I think this also fixes the original poster's problem?

kimothy · 2013-03-22 08:24:30

Thanks for answers! I have not used arch in about a year dough, and i don't even have the steelseries keybord anymore.

Again. Thanks

Arch Linux

#1 2012-01-21 15:31:22

Gnome Activities Key-binding.

#2 2013-03-21 20:32:27

Re: Gnome Activities Key-binding.

#3 2013-03-21 20:53:13

Re: Gnome Activities Key-binding.

#4 2013-03-21 21:42:36

Re: Gnome Activities Key-binding.

#5 2013-03-22 08:24:30

Re: Gnome Activities Key-binding.

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