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Koala Kid
January 22nd, 2011, 10:44 AM
Hi good people,
I'd like to set my ESC key to close any active window. Is it possible ?
Thank you :)
ajgreeny
January 22nd, 2011, 01:00 PM
Yes, it should be possible in System ->Preferences ->Keyboard Shortcuts, Window management, but it may confuse some programs where the Esc key is already set to do something else, so take care.
Koala Kid
January 22nd, 2011, 02:54 PM
Well, you can't really use ESC key, because when you try to set it, it just closes the preferences window :)
What I did is to use this command:
wmctrl -c :ACTIVE: and associate it with Alt+Z combination.
ajgreeny
January 22nd, 2011, 03:28 PM
Well, you can't really use ESC key, because when you try to set it, it just closes the preferences window :)
What I did is to use this command:
wmctrl -c :ACTIVE: and associate it with Alt+Z combination.
Yes, when you think about it, I suppose it would.
I presume you did get it working OK with no problem, but I'm interested as to why it was needed rather than Alt+F4.
Koala Kid
January 24th, 2011, 08:12 PM
Oh, I wasn't aware of this. Anyway, alt+z is more comfortable for my fingers :)
surfdoc
July 18th, 2012, 05:48 PM
does anyone know if this can be done? i use a mini keyboard (its like using a mobile), so any multi-key function is a hastle. esc is the obvious choice as it is used in programs like xbmc to go back to the parent view.
cheers
surfdoc
July 18th, 2012, 06:49 PM
so the missing link is xbindkeys
install xbindkeys and wmctrl
run
xbindkeys --defaults > /home/joe/.xbindkeysrc
to create a default config file
edit the file, comment out the examples with #, and add the lines
wmctrl -c :ACTIVE:
Escape
then save the file and run
xbindkeys
voila
|{urse
July 18th, 2012, 06:53 PM
You too cool for alt+f4 or something?
:rolleyes:
edit: oh forum blindness lol
surfdoc
July 18th, 2012, 07:13 PM
Actually - yes :cool:
wildmanne39
July 19th, 2012, 05:53 AM
Hi, this is an old thread so it has been closed, thanks for sharing.
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