How to add software shortcuts to the desktop, how to set the software open shortcut keys--ubuntu tips 5

How to add software shortcuts on the desktop, how to set software open shortcut keys

1. How to add software shortcuts to the desktop

Under Ubuntu, when you open the app, you can right-click the app to set the lock to Launcher, so that the software is fixed to the left to open, but the number is limited Ah, there is no new shortcut icon way convenient, the following talk about how to create a new icon:

In Ubuntu, enter/usr/share/applications, you can find almost all the application of the icon in this folder, just copy and paste the icon to the desktop, the implementation of the shortcut map logo new.

For some non-normal installation of programs, such as the installation of free programs, wine installation of some EXE programs (such as androideclipse, Insight3.exe ), usually in the above folder is no shortcut map flag, So to create a new icon you need to go to the installation directory to copy the corresponding running program!

2. How to set the software open shortcut key

For some of the commonly used software we want to use shortcut keys to speed up the way to open, increase the comfort of use, specific steps and some considerations:

First, you turn on the custom shortcut key, keyboard-I-button, system settings, as shown in

Click Add (Plus), enter the name and command to open the app, I enter for Ubuntu softcenter and/usr/bin/software-center, click Apply, and then the shortcut bar appears ubuntusoftcenter, and display disabled, such as

At this point we click Disabled, will become new accelerator, when we press the desired shortcut (CTRL + U) will generate the corresponding shortcut keys, such as

Attention:

The problem is that we do not know the command to open the program, where to see the corresponding system command it? Also enter/usr/share/applications, find the required program, right-click to view the properties, copy command paste, you need to be aware of the general can open the URL or file program (more than a%

u), the command will have redundant%u%f and so on, which means to open to a program URL or a file, generally delete the characters%u and so on, so as not to open disorderly page!

When setting the shortcut key, do not repeat with the system default shortcut key, otherwise the system shortcut key will be invalid, for example, CTRL + A will not be select all!

At this point, you can easily add software shortcuts to the desktop, set the software to open the shortcut key!

How to add software shortcuts to the desktop, how to set the software open shortcut keys--ubuntu tips 5