Keyboard shortcut "Search" shows as disabled, yet it still works, and custom shortcut unable to use the Search key
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gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Prior to the last upgrade (19.10), I used the Search key for one of my custom keyboard shortcuts.
(I am using a Lenovo T450s, so the Search key is the button which works as F10 when the Fn key is also pressed.)
In 19.10, this is no longer possible. The Search key is initially set up with the Search function, ie opens a magnifying glass text entry box to look for things. If I disable that function in the Keyboard dialogue, it still works!
And therefore I cannot use the key as I wish.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: gnome-settings-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Jan 27 14:17:21 2020
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-24 (368 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
SourcePackage: gnome-settings-
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-10-31 (88 days ago)
This problem is no better on 20.04.
-> In the Keyboard Shortcuts dialogue, no function is assigned to the "Search" key. out-view- all-my- windows view whenever I press the Search key, even though I have clicked "Set Shortcut" and the key should be trapped
-> There is a custom keyboard shortcut assigned to Ctrl-Search. It works fine.
-> When I try to set a custom shortcut to the Search key, instead, the desktop pops into zoomed-
-> Moreover, even if I set the key with the command
gsettings set org.gnome. settings- daemon. plugins. media-keys. custom- keybinding: /org/gnome/ settings- daemon/ plugins/ media-keys/ custom- keybindings/ custom8/ binding 'Search'
It now shows up correctly in the dialogue listing shortcuts, but the action of the key is unchanged: it still just displays the Super-key overview view rather than carrying out my custom shortcut function
The "Search" key corresponds to pressing the F10 key, without the Fn modifier, on this Lenovo T450s, running 20.04.
Please help me disable this behaviour that seems hard-wired to this key!
This is a regression since 19.10, as mentioned before.