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More Linux Tips: Gnome/KDE Shortcuts

Posted by Dave Smith On 3/31/2007 08:01:00 AM 0 comments

As I have a couple of Linux boxes now running in Virtual PC 2007, I wanted them accessible regardless of where I am working. I could have either taken the approach of sharing the VHDs on the network and dealing with network traffic, or just tried Remote Desktop. Currently I'm trying the Remote Desktop approach.

I discovered that when I connect to my Ubuntu 6.10 session via Remote Desktop, I seem to have some sort of mis-synchronization with the mouse. So this brings up the next good workaround for Gnome/KDE - I found a great list of keyboard shortcuts for navigating:

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/2289.html

FOR GNOME:

General Shortcut Keys

Alt + F1

Opens the Applications Menu .

Alt + F2

Displays the Run Application dialog.

Print Screen

Takes a screenshot.

Alt + Print Screen

Takes a screenshot of the window that has focus.

Ctrl + Alt + right arrow

Switches to the workspace to the right of the current workspace.

Ctrl + Alt + left arrow

Switches to the workspace to the left of the current workspace.

Ctrl + Alt + up arrow

Switches to the workspace above the current workspace.

Ctrl + Alt + down arrow

Switches to the workspace below the current workspace.

Ctrl + Alt + d

Minimizes all windows, and gives focus to the desktop.

F1

Starts the online help browser, and displays appropriate online Help.


Window Shortcut Keys


Alt + Tab

Switches between windows. When you use these shortcut keys, a list of windows that you can select is displayed. Release the keys to select a window.

Alt + Esc

Switches between windows in reverse order. Release the keys to select a window.

F10

Opens the first menu on the left side of the menubar.

Alt + spacebar

Opens the Window Menu .

Arrow keys

Moves the focus between items in a menu.

Return

Chooses a menu item.

Esc

Closes an open menu.

Ctrl + Alt + right arrow

Switches to the workspace to the right of the current workspace.

Ctrl + Alt + left arrow

Switches to the workspace to the left of the current workspace.

Ctrl + Alt + up arrow

Switches to the workspace above the current workspace.

Ctrl + Alt + down arrow

Switches to the workspace below the current workspace.

Ctrl + Alt + d

Minimizes all windows, and gives focus to the desktop.


Panel Shortcut Keys


Ctrl + Alt + Tab

Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. When you use these shortcut keys, a list of items that you can select is displayed. Release the keys to select an item.

Ctrl + Alt + Esc

Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. Release the keys to select an item.

Ctrl + F10

Opens the popup menu for the selected panel.

Tab

Switches the focus between objects on a panel.

Return

Chooses the selected panel object or menu item.

Shift + F10

Opens the popup menu for the selected panel object.

Arrow keys

Moves the focus between items in a menu. Moves the focus between interface items in an applet also.

Esc

Closes an open menu.

F10

Opens the Applications menu from the Menu Bar , if the Menu Bar is in a panel.


Application Shortcut Keys


Ctrl + N

New

Ctrl + X

Cut

Ctrl + C

Copy

Ctrl + V

Paste

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Ctrl + S

Save

Ctrl + Q

Quit


FOR KDE:


Alt + F2

Execute Command

Ctrl + B

Add Bookmark

Ctrl + Esc

List of running applications.

Ctrl + W

Close

Alt + Tab

Switch forward among windows

Ctrl + C

Copy

Alt + Shift + Tab

Switch backward among windows

Ctrl + End

End

Ctrl + F1 to F12

Switch to Desktop 1 + 12

Ctrl + F

Find

Shift + Ctrl + F1 to F4

Switch to Desktop 13 to 16

F3

Find Next

Ctrl + Alt + Esc

Kill Window (Click on the window to action the kill.)

Ctrl + F3

Find Prev

Ctrl + Alt + Delete

Logout (To complete logout process, Tab & Enter)

F1

Help

F12

Toggle cursor key mouse emulation

Ctrl + Home

Home

Alt + F1

Popup KDE launch menu

Ctrl + Insert

Insert

Ctrl + Tab

Switch forward one desktop

Ctrl + N

New

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Switch back one desktop

Ctrl + Down

Next Complete Match

Alt + F4

Window close

Down

Next Item in List

Alt + F3

Window open menu

Ctrl + O

Open

Ctrl + V

Paste

"Windows" Menu

Popup Menu Context

Ctrl + Up

Previous Complete Match

Up

Previous Item in list

Ctrl + P

Print

Page Up

Prior

Ctrl + Q

Quit

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Redo

F5

Reload

Ctrl + R

Replace

Ctrl + S

Save

Ctrl + A

Select All

Ctrl + E

Text Completion

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Shift + F1

What's this

Ctrl + Plus (+)

Zoom In

Ctrl + Minus (-)

Zoom Out

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