add support for configuring Ctrl-Alt-A keybinding which is renaming the tab conflicts with emacs -nw

[Sirshak]

Please add support for configuring Ctrl-Alt-A keybinding which is renaming the tab conflicts with emacs -nw. Basically Ctrl-ALt-a does not work on terminator which from reading manual page I understood stands for renaming tab which I am not allowed to reconfigure in the config file.
[global_config]
[keybindings]
rename_tab = <Ctrl><Alt>t
[layouts]
  [[default]]
    [[[child1]]]
      parent = window0
      type = Terminal
    [[[window0]]]
      parent = ""
      type = Window
[plugins]
[profiles]
  [[default]]
   scrollback_infinite = True

[Stephen Boddy (stephen-j-boddy)]

Why edit the config file? There's a perfectly good preferences tab for configuring keyboard shortcuts (Keybindings).

At least on my system Ctrl+Alt+T is an external global desktop shortcut to launch a new terminal, so I suspect you cannot bind it for that reason. But editing it in the preferences UI to (for example) Ctrl+Alt+B works.

There is also a current problem that the function to hide a terminator window by default on Shift+Ctrl+Alt+A is not handling shift properly. Instead it works on Ctrl+Alt+A, and this will interfere still. So you'll need to shift that elsewhere too.

You don't mention which version you are on. That is generally helpful info. Please don't assume I can guess these things just from a description.

[Stephen Boddy (stephen-j-boddy)]

Reassigning these keys is working for me. So I can't decide if this is Invalid (a support request) or Incomplete (not enough info to understand your issue). I'll err on the side of caution.

[Sirshak (sirshakd)]

Apologize for not mentioning info
$ terminator -v
terminator 1.90

$uname -a
Linux XXXX 4.10.0-28-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 30 05:32:18 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

terminator does not have a preferences tab atleast not visible on lubuntu. lxterminal does(default terminal).

I need to reassign C-M-A as its a shortcut for c code navigation in emacs which is not working when opening through terminator it works fine on GUI.

[Stephen Boddy (stephen-j-boddy)]

O_o

1. Open Terminator
2. Right-click over terminal area
3. Select "Preferences"
3. Click "Keybindings" tab
4. Find desired shortcut
5. Click on shortcut (i.e. Ctrl+Alt+A)
6. Press new shortcut
7. Enjoy

[Sirshak (sirshakd)]

Thank you. That was embarrassing.
But still I cant see any shortcuts in Keybindings which correspond to C-M-A so not sure how to overrride that.

The options I see are

broadcast_all
cycle_prev
go_right
help
previous_profile
reset_clear
rotate_ccw
switch_to_tab_10

[Stephen Boddy (stephen-j-boddy)]

Ctrl-***Meta***-A? Or Ctrl-***Alt***-A?

[Sirshak (sirshakd)]

Ctrl-***Alt***-A

[agb (agb-ukr)]

I don't know why.. It seems like shortcut for 'hide_window' Shift+Ctrl+Alt+a is fired when I press Ctrl-Alt-a

I can normally use Ctrl-Alt-a after disabling Shift+Ctrl+Alt+a

[Patryk "LeadMan" Benderz (leadman)]

This bug still exists. It collides with Ctrl+Alt+a as a shortcut to git "Add file" in Jetbrains IDEA.
Disabling Ctrl+Alt+A in terminator preferences did not help.
I had to additionally disable Shift+Ctrl+Alt+A . Otherwise shortcut was "stolen" by terminator - even though there was no focus on terminator window !
This might be related to the fact that IIRC letter "a" in terminator config file was in fact a capital "A" which may have been resolved as : Ctrl+Alt+A=Ctrl+Alt+(Shift+a)
...if you know what I mean...

'
patben@patben-amd:~$ LANG=C apt-cache policy terminator
terminator:
  Installed: 1.91-1
  Candidate: 1.91-1
  Version table:
 *** 1.91-1 500
        500 http://pl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://pl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

patben@patben-amd:~$ uname -a
Linux patben-amd 4.15.0-33-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 15 16:00:05 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
'

[Anders Øyvind Urke-Sætre (andersoyvind)]

Also experiencing this, version 1.91.

Workaround: After disabling Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A keymap, kill all terminators and restart them. Sounds a bit sci-fi, but...

[Nha Huynh (thanhnha1103)]

Thanks @Andersoyvind, It's working.