DefaultShortcutKeys

Revision 6 as of 2011-12-29 17:50:49

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Rethink default shortcut keys

Overview

Title

Rethink default shortcut keys

Blueprint

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/other-p-xubuntu-default-shortcuts

Assignee

Sysi

Release

Precise Pangolin

Detailed specification

Additions to default application shortcuts

Alt F1 for main menu xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu

Changes to default window manager shortcuts

Comparison table of shortcut keys

Action

Default shortcut

Suggested shortcut

Close window

Alt F4

Super Q

Maximize window

Alt F10

Super B

Hide window

Alt F9

Super H

Move window

Alt F7

Super M

Resize window

Alt F8

Super R

Stick window

Alt F6

Super S

Raise window

Alt Shift PageUp

Super PageUp

Lower window

Alt Shift PageDown

Super PageDown

Toggle above

Alt F12

Super A

Toggle fullscreen

Alt F11

Super F

Move window to previous workspace

Alt Ctrl Home

Super Home

Move window to next workspace

Alt Ctrl End

Super End

Move window to workspace 1

Alt Ctrl KP1

Super KP1

Move window to workspace 2

Alt Ctrl KP2

Super KP2

Show desktop

Alt Ctrl D

Super D

Add workspace

Alt Insert

Super Insert

Delete last workspace

Alt Delete

Super Delete

Comments

  • Rationale for Super instead of Alt? --- knome

  • Not all Xubuntu users know English well. Good rationale for spreading out the shortcuts all over the keyboard rather than trying to group them, even if the shortcut key wouldn't make sense? --- knome
  • In my ignorant opinion, this proposed changes make not sense at all, why would we want to spread the shortcuts all over the keyboar using random letters to do stuff, and using the Super key? i know that the vast mayority of today keyboards have them, but many old ones do not. Why taking the shortcuts from alt? This really just dont make any sense. The only shortcut i think its needed to be add, is binding xfce4-popup-menu to the Super key, this wont harm those without a Super key and will bastly help those with it. --- GridCube