User should be able to configure the lens shortcut
Bug #783188 reported by
Alex
This bug affects 3 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity FileSearch Lens |
New
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
On German keyboards, "/" Does not open the lens because "/" is the same key as "7".
I am not sure about other key board lay-outs, but for example for the German (and presumably most other European/ International lay-outs) you need to press "SHIFT+7" in order to enter a "/".
This then opens application number 7 in the launcher and not the file FileSearch Lens.
A work around could be assigning a different key - maybe it would be possible to make it configurable?
Revision history for this message
| DavidBriscoe (idbrii) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in filesearch-lens: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| summary: |
- "/" Does not open the lens + User should be able to configure the lens shortcut |
| description: | updated |
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That's a configuration setting within Unity's Lens system (lens developers don't have control over how configuration is handled). Currently, it's possible, but it requires root. Hopefully future unity releases will support easier configuration.
For now, you can edit the place file as root:
sudo gedit /usr/share/
Look for this line:
Shortcut=/
Change "/" to another single character. To apply the change immediately, you need to restart unity. Run this in a terminal:
setsid unity
You may need to reapply this change after a filesearch-lens update.