Installed xfce, now no Tab-complete in Terminal apps?

[billd42]

Wow, nobody's come up with an answer to this one? I'm experiencing this issue too and it's a real head-scratcher. I've gone ahead and started using Fluxbox instead, I need a lightweight WM.

[Toz]

Try using Ctrl-I instead of tab.

[edwinorc]

I accidentally discovered a fix for this while trying to solve a different problem.

edit
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml

find the line

<property name="&lt;Super&gt;Tab" type="string" value="switch_window_key"/>

and change it to

<property name="&lt;Super&gt;Tab" type="empty"/>

reboot or whatever and then tab will work properly!

I have no idea why but when using vnc this file seems to override tab's normal behaviour and makes it into a switch window key.

[m_gustafsson]

I accidentally discovered a fix for this while trying to solve a different problem.

edit
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml

find the line

<property name="&lt;Super&gt;Tab" type="string" value="switch_window_key"/>

and change it to

<property name="&lt;Super&gt;Tab" type="empty"/>

reboot or whatever and then tab will work properly!

I have no idea why but when using vnc this file seems to override tab's normal behaviour and makes it into a switch window key.

Thanks! Saved my day

[Cloudy Brain]

Thanks so much edwinorc! That's been annoying me for ages!

[martinitime1975]

This worked for me on the local desktop, as well as in ssh terminal windows, but when I VNC to the server, the tab key does nothing (no auto complete, or tabbing in a text document). Alt+tab does switch windows, and ctrl+i will cause auto complete to work, but in VNC the "tab" key doesn't function properly at all. Why does everything else work but not VNC?

[perpetualv]

Thanks Edwinorc - just tried your solution for my VNC server running on Oneric 64-bit and it worked like a champ. Don't know how you figured this one out, but glad you did.

regards,
Russ

[robmi]

Two things I would try:

1. In your xstartup file, change the first line to read

#!/bin/bash

Save the file, restart the vnc service and try again.

2. If that doesn't work, within the vnc session, at a terminal prompt, re-source the .bashrc file like this:

. ~/.bashrc

and try again.

If those don't work, maybe the vnc programs are somehow remapping or blocking the function of the tab key. What server program are you using on the server? And what front-end program are you using and from what type of system (another linux box, windows box, mac, etc)?

@Toz: nr. 1. did the trick for me. Many thanks

[goofrider]

I accidentally discovered a fix for this while trying to solve a different problem.

edit
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml

find the line

<property name="&lt;Super&gt;Tab" type="string" value="switch_window_key"/>

and change it to

<property name="&lt;Super&gt;Tab" type="empty"/>

reboot or whatever and then tab will work properly!

I have no idea why but when using vnc this file seems to override tab's normal behaviour and makes it into a switch window key.

This fix works for me. Thanks tons!!!