Run command prompt

[Jon Cosby]

On Saturday, December 6th, 2025 at 9:22 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 17:17, Jon Cosby via ubuntu-users
> ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> 
> > On Saturday, December 6th, 2025 at 8:58 AM, Colin Law clanlaw at gmail.com wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 16:18, Jon Cosby via ubuntu-users
> > > ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Saturday, December 6th, 2025 at 1:14 AM, Colin Law clanlaw at gmail.com wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 00:21, Jon Cosby via ubuntu-users
> > > > > ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > On openSUSE, ALT+F2 brings up a run command prompt. Is there a similar prompt in Ubuntu?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Do you mean to open a terminal window? If so then open Settings >
> > > > > 
> > > > > Keyboard > View and customise Shortcuts > Launchers, and see what
> > > > > 
> > > > > Launch Terminal is configured as.
> > > > 
> > > > No,it's a one-line command prompt. I can't seem to get a screenshot of it.
> > > 
> > > Do you mean like a little terminal window that pops up, you can enter
> > > a command and when the command is finished it disappears again? I
> > > haven't seen that on Ubuntu.
> > 
> > Yeah. That's too bad, it's convenient in launching an application. I'm helping someone with a visual impairment migrate from Windows, and want to avoid the terminal where possible.
> 
> 
> Can't you just hit the windows key and type it in the search there and
> hit enter?
> 

Not everything is listed there. For example, the Orca settings.


Jon Cosby
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