Override Built-In Maverick Keyboard Shortcuts
Having used the Command+M keyboard shortcut to minimize windows in OS X, I'd like to use the same functionality in Ubuntu 10.10. When I try, though, it only brings up the "communications" section of the indicator applet; like so:
In the Keyboard Shortcuts preferences, I have set as the minimize shortcut Mod4+M
, which I got by capturing the Apple Command key and the M key. I find no other shortcut using this key combination in Keyboard Shortcuts, and yet I cannot get the window to minimize when using it.
Does anyone know how to override Ubuntu's default usage of this key combination? Thanks!
Is it this bug? Bug #558581
It looks like an annoying race condition between programs that use global key bindings.
At that URL, Alex Beels wrote on 2011-01-05:
To replace indicator-applet with indicator-applet-complete:,
- Install indicator-applet-complete.
- Remove both indicator-applet (the mail icon) and indicator-session (the on-off button) from the gnome panel.(Right click on icon, and choose "Remove From Panel" from the menu.)
- Add indicator-applet-complete to the gnome panel. (Right click on panel background, and choose "Add to Panel..." from the menu.)