Arch Linux

bullotsky

Member

Registered: 2014-08-26

Posts: 5

[Solved] Gnome 3.12 - Custom Keyboard Shortcuts don't work

I installed Arch for the first time awhile ago and I've been messing around with all of the desktops to see what I like and don't like. A lot of people are/were having this problem with Ubuntu but <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1224732">I'm having it in Arch as well.</a> Since there were maybe 2 others using different distros and having the same problem, I thought maybe it had something to do with my keyboard (even though X Keyboard takes over) because I have rarely seen this issue turn up for Arch users in google and in the search of this forum.

My Goal:
To add a custom keyboard shortcut whether it be via the dconf editor or the keyboard settings > shortcuts. I would like to tie it to the tracker-needle program so I can use Super-L+S to quickly search my tagged files.

What I've tried already:

- I tried the exact verbiage that Gnome sets for the examples (Launch calculator with calculator key) but nothing happened when I tried it as a custom shortcut and disabled the example. The preset example does work however.

- I opened the dconf GUI editor and navigated to org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybindings where my custom0 shortcut resided. Changing commands there does nothing.

- I tried using startx instead of GDM

Is this a known bug for gnome in general? Is there anything else I can check to see if it's just me?

Last edited by bullotsky (2014-09-28 18:06:40)

Tomin

Member

Registered: 2012-10-21

Posts: 16

Re: [Solved] Gnome 3.12 - Custom Keyboard Shortcuts don't work

I've got this problem too.

hcra

Member

From: Oregon

Registered: 2013-04-20

Posts: 56

Re: [Solved] Gnome 3.12 - Custom Keyboard Shortcuts don't work

Try running the command in Terminal. If an app will launch in Terminal, it should launch with a custom keyboard shortcut. If it fails in Terminal, it will fail with a shortcut

markzz

Member

From: Michigan, United States

Registered: 2013-06-08

Posts: 89

Website

Re: [Solved] Gnome 3.12 - Custom Keyboard Shortcuts don't work

I would like to tie it to the tracker-needle program so I can use Super-L+S to quickly search my tagged files.

I didn't think you could make a command using multiple letters like that, I was able though to add tracker-needle to the custom shortcuts with the shortcut Super+T (because Super+S and Super+L were taken).

Tested using Gnome 3.12.2-1 launched from GDM.
Open Gnome Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Custom Shortcuts
Add what command and set the key combination.

Last edited by markzz (2014-09-27 21:33:36)

---

I don't want to work.  I want to bang on the drum all day.

bullotsky

Member

Registered: 2014-08-26

Posts: 5

Re: [Solved] Gnome 3.12 - Custom Keyboard Shortcuts don't work

Try running the command in Terminal. If an app will launch in Terminal, it should launch with a custom keyboard shortcut. If it fails in Terminal, it will fail with a shortcut

O.k. yeah, I got calculator to work with control+R. I swear I did this beforehand but I did also start messing with my inputs. I think I may not have had them properly configured before or maybe an update I've made.

Last edited by bullotsky (2014-09-28 17:58:28)

bullotsky

Member

Registered: 2014-08-26

Posts: 5

Re: [Solved] Gnome 3.12 - Custom Keyboard Shortcuts don't work

I would like to tie it to the tracker-needle program so I can use Super-L+S to quickly search my tagged files.

I didn't think you could make a command using multiple letters like that, I was able though to add tracker-needle to the custom shortcuts with the shortcut Super+T (because Super+S and Super+L were taken).

Tested using Gnome 3.12.2-1 launched from GDM.
Open Gnome Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Custom Shortcuts
Add what command and set the key combination.

Thanks for the input. I don't know why it didn't work before. User error probably. I could have sworn I just entered the "tracker-needle" command before and it didn't work.

Tomin, my solution was to open up Gnome Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Custom Shortcuts. The first line is to enter whatever name you want for the shortcut. The second line is for the actual shortcut. So you won't put in "Launch calculator" or "Launch gnome-calculator". You just use "gnome-calculator" or "nautilus" or "tracker-needle".

Can you open up specific folders with shortcuts? That would be neat too.

bullotsky

Member

Registered: 2014-08-26

Posts: 5

Re: [Solved] Gnome 3.12 - Custom Keyboard Shortcuts don't work

I would like to tie it to the tracker-needle program so I can use Super-L+S to quickly search my tagged files.

I didn't think you could make a command using multiple letters like that, I was able though to add tracker-needle to the custom shortcuts with the shortcut Super+T (because Super+S and Super+L were taken).

Tested using Gnome 3.12.2-1 launched from GDM.
Open Gnome Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Custom Shortcuts
Add what command and set the key combination.

I think I made a mistake with using the Super-L in my original post. I just meant Super . Thanks!