Application menu doesn't allow changing application shortcuts

[Dmitry Kann]

GNOME 2 had an option to allow changing keyboard shortcuts by simply highlighting the corresponding menu item in the main menu and pressing the desired key combination.

With Unity's global application menu this doesn't work. That impacts very many applications that don't have a specific dialog to edit shortcuts — in fact, almost all of them: Pidign, Shotwell, Transmission, you name it.

I believe this should be addressed promptly.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2b1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic-pae 3.0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,snap,resize,imgpng,move,gnomecompat,grid,obs,regex,mousepoll,place,session,unitymtgrabhandles,animation,wall,fade,expo,workarounds,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
Date: Fri Dec 9 17:05:50 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110921.2)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Dylan Weremeichik (dylan.weremeichik)]

By keyboard shortcuts do you mean something like "ctrl-alt-t" for terminal? If so you can change these by going to "system settings -> keyboard -> shortcuts" and add or change them there. Please respond back to me to let me know if this is indeed what you are looking for. For now i will mark this as incomplete, however if you strongly believe that this is a needed feature it can probably be marked as a wishlist.

[Dmitry Kann (yktooo)]

@Dylan: no, I mean what I've written: reassigning local application shortcuts (rather than global ones) by pointing to the desired menu item and pressing the desired key combination.

[Dylan Weremeichik (dylan.weremeichik)]

Thank you for making that more clear, i do see what you'r saying now.