Unable to use IntelliJ IDEA keyboard shortcuts on Ubuntu
I am very new to Ubuntu, and I'm having a problem that I don't know how to get it fixed. I even tried looking it up on the web for answers, but maybe I don't know the right terms to search for it.
I work with IntelliJ IDEA, an application for development. And I am very used to the keyboard shortcuts, but when I made the switching from Windows XP to Ubuntu 13.10, some shortcuts don't work anymore. For example, such as;
- Ctrl + Alt + ←
- Alt + F8
Is there any reason as to why? and are there any fix for this? Or maybe just something to guide me on my searching
Thank you all very much in advance.
Solution 1:
As a bit of reading taught me, Intellij IDEA is a keyboard-centric IDE. What it means is that a user can work with it without touching the mouse. Also, I've managed to find to keymap settings:
For Ubuntu
See How to change keyboard shortcuts?
Here’s a list of tweaks you need to make with default system key bindings so that they won’t interfere with IntelliJ IDEA actions (listed in brackets).
- Disable the Shade window action, assigned to Ctrl + Alt + S (Settings dialog)
- Change or disable the Lock Screen action, assigned to Ctrl + Alt + L (Reformat code)
- Change or disable the Launch terminal action, assigned to Ctrl + Alt + T (Surround with)
- Change or disable the Switch to workspace action, assigned to Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys (Navigation)
- Disable the Move window action, assigned to Alt + F7 (Find usages)
- Change or disable the Resize window action, assigned to Alt + F8 (Evaluate expression)
Hope this helps!
Note: You can always revert Ubuntu shortcuts back to its default state. Just refer to How can I restore default keyboard shortcuts?, in case if you're lost.
Source: -- Intellij IDEA Keymap
Solution 2:
I ran into this problem too, my solution, however, was different.
No hack or changing your systemwide keymap required
IntelliJ has different Keymaps, which you can change according to your OS.
You can change your IntelliJ Keymap from the settings.
Just go to Settings -> Keymap and select your desired keymap from the dropdown. In my case, I chose "Default for GNOME" since I am using Ubuntu Gnome 16.04.