shortcut keys

[Marius Gedminas]

On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 08:40:23PM -0400, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
> Is it at all possible to map a shortcut key to an arbitrary program in
> Gutsy?

Yes.

> I have looked at the keyboard shortcuts in the preferences menu,
> but it only offers a limited number of possibilities. I also checked out
> the launcher properties, but there seems to be no way to add a shortcut
> key to a launcher. Am I missing something, or is there just no way to
> map a keyboard shortcut to an arbitrary launcher other than the small
> number of shortcuts available in the gconf editor?

gconf-editor is one way.

If you use the 3D desktop, you could install compizconfig-settings-manager
and use System -> Preferences -> Advanced Desktop Effects Settings ->
General Options to set up up to 12 keyboard shortcuts for launching
arbitrary programs.  The user interface is not the clearest one around,
you configure programs in one tab, and the keys to launch them in a
different tab.

Marius Gedminas
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