How to configure GNOME Desktop shortcuts in Ubuntu by default

As the default desktop environment of Ubuntu, GNOME is a desktop environment that supports development on multiple platforms and has many powerful features, such as high-quality smooth text rendering, first International and availability support. Well, the following are some useful tips I found when using Ubuntu. I will share them with you here. 1. Use the shortcut key to start the program to add a keyboard shortcut for the program you specified, you only need to press the corresponding shortcut key to start the program, just like we add a shortcut key for the shortcut when using XP, GNOM

As the default desktop environment of Ubuntu, GNOME is a development and desktop environment that supports multiple platforms. GNOME has many powerful features, such as high-quality smooth text rendering, first International and availability support. Well, the following are some useful tips I found when using Ubuntu. I will share them with you here.

1. Start the program with a shortcut key
Add a keyboard shortcut for the program you specified. You only need to press the corresponding shortcut key to start the program and so on. Just like we add a hotkey for the shortcut when using XP, GNOME also has these features, setting is not difficult. First open the terminal and enter:

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Open "Apps-> Metacity-> keybinding Commands" in sequence, and a total of 12 Commands can be defined here, as shown in. I set command_1 to open Rhythmbox player, and command_2 to open the Swiftfox browser, command_3 open the terminal and you can add the commands you need.

After adding the key, go to "Apps-> Metacity-> Global keybingdings" and add the shortcut key you want. For example, if I have filled in a total of three commands, including command_1, command_2, and command_3, then I want to fill in a shortcut key combination on run_command_1, run_command_2, and run_command_3, the shortcut key can be, F1 to F12, and a combination of letters. F1 indicates pressing Ctrl + Alt + F1 at the same time, and so on.

Now you only need to press the shortcut key you just set to run the command.

2. Set the "desktop" folder as your home directory.
That is, use the home directory as the default directory on the desktop, open the configuration editor, and run

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Go to "Apps-> nautilus-> preferences", enable top_is_home_dir, and restart X.

3. Right-click the menu and choose "create document" to add a new project.
By default, there is only one empty file. In fact, you can simply add your favorite template. For the latest Ubuntu 7.10, there is a "template" folder in your home directory, right, that's it. Create a template in it, for example, create a new Ubuntu file .txt ", right-click the menu and the option "text file" is displayed. Similarly, you can create OpenOffice.org documents and GIMP files.

4. Adjust the Icon size
The default GNOME Icon size is a little too large for 1024x768 resolution. To change the size, open the file browser, for example, open the "Main folder" from the "location ", click "edit" --> "Preferences", and change "Default zoom level" under "Default icon view" to 75%. The Icon size is similar to that in WinXP.

If you have read the SUSE release, you will find that there is a large main directory icon on the KDE Desktop. In fact, GNOME can also be implemented. Open the configuration editor.

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Go to "Apps-> nautilus-> desktop" and enable "home_icon_visible". The desktop displays the icon of your home directory, right-click it, and select "stretch icon ", drag it to your desired environment.

5. Hide the mounted volumes on the desktop
Open the Configuration Manager.

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Go to "Apps-> nautilus-> desktop" and remove the check box before volumes_visible.