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GNOME Shell 3.4.1 change shortcut to navigate between applications (Ubuntu 12.04)

I want to change the shortcut to navigate between applications on my Gnome shell 3.4.1 from Alt+TAB to Super+TAB ( Since I RDP to a windows box sometimes and it "eats" away the ALT+TAB) I followed ...
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How do I disable <Control><Alt>S to allow myself to launch Sublime?

I've been using Sublime Text 2 quit a bit lately and want to make it as easy to launch as Terminal. I've done the following so far: I went into System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Windows and ...
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CTRL+ALT+T not working

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04, and till day before yesterday, the shortcut was working perfectly. But when today I pressed it, it didn't open terminal. The terminal app still works. I am on GNOME3 3.4.2, and ...
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Alt+F2 doesn't display the Run Command Prompt in GNOME Shell

I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS AMD64 and GNOME Shell 3.4.1 and for some reason the Alt+F2 keys stopped displaying the Run Command Prompt when pressed. Now, I've seen the other answers that point you to ...
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Difference left/right super button

When I press my left Super key the gnome shell appears and when I press the right Super key it does not. Moreover pressing right Super + T does open a terminal at once, but when using left super I ...
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Basic & most useful gnome-shell shortcuts

May I know what are the main and best useful gnome-shell short-cut keys? i want them to switch the windows and select workspaces etc.
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CTRL+ shortcuts doesn't work after compiz-manager installation

It was working on Gnome Fallback/Classic. But after compiz-manager package installation, I lost Ctrl + shortcut keys, they don't work anymore. For example, in web browser typing Ctrl+C on some text ...
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How to change shortcuts for moving windows to the screen edges?

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 under gnome-shell. When I press Ctrl-Alt-KP_Left, the active window moves to the left edge of the screen, likewise for right, up, and down. KP_5 maximises/restores the window. ...
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Switch user shortcut in Gnome Shell UI?

I cannot seem to find a default switch-user shortcut in Gnome Shell. Does such exist? If not, how can I make the one? I mean, I know that I should go to Keyboard Shortcuts tool (Custom shortcuts tab),...
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How to disable the "roll up" / "shade" keyboard shortcut in Gnome 3 (after upgrading to 12.04)?

I am using Gnome 3. After upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04, Ctrl+Alt+S was reclaimed for use in toggling the shaded state of a window. I have checked the following places, and I haven't been able to ...
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How to make Alt + Click work with Gnome panel in 12.04?

I am using 12.04 with Gnome 3. Super + Alt + Right Click works in Gnome Classic. However, Alt + Click doesn't work with Gnome Panel. Normally, it should bring up a way to customize the panel.
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Keyboard shortcuts don't work in gnome shell

After upgrading to 12.04 the keyboard shortcut of the windows manager (Metacity) such as my custom Alt+1, Alt+2 for desktop switching but also the default Alt+F10 for maximizing window stopped working ...
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Cannot set custom shortcut using can-change-accels in Nautilus [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Assigning shortcuts (accelerators) to Nautilus 3 Just upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 and enabled in dconf -> org->gnome->desktop->interface and enabled can-change-accels. But it ...
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Seemingly missing keyboard shortcuts; Can I create them myself?

I've noticed that Ctrl+Alt+Numpad moves a window around to fill bits of the screen, but it seems to be missing three shortcuts: Ctrl+Alt+Num4 to fill the left, Ctrl+Alt+Num6 to fill the right, and ...
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