Disable help browser keyboard shortcut
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On Ubuntu 18.04, Super + F1 opens the help browser.
In the keyboard shortcuts this isn't listed, and I haven't found a way to disable it.
I'd like to set Super + F1 with some other command.
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On Ubuntu 18.04, Super + F1 opens the help browser.
In the keyboard shortcuts this isn't listed, and I haven't found a way to disable it.
I'd like to set Super + F1 with some other command.
shortcut-keys 18.04
edited May 8 at 19:04
valiano
782313
asked May 8 at 16:13
rahi
254317
on my fresh install F1 opens help and Super + F1 opens activities window. Show activities overview is listed under system
– Joshua Besneatte
May 8 at 16:32
Hm, looks like F1 opens help, and Super + F1 is also opening help for me.
– rahi
May 8 at 18:11
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
favorite
up vote
1
down vote
favorite
On Ubuntu 18.04, Super + F1 opens the help browser.
In the keyboard shortcuts this isn't listed, and I haven't found a way to disable it.
I'd like to set Super + F1 with some other command.
shortcut-keys 18.04
edited May 8 at 19:04
valiano
782313
asked May 8 at 16:13
rahi
254317
On Ubuntu 18.04, Super + F1 opens the help browser.
In the keyboard shortcuts this isn't listed, and I haven't found a way to disable it.
I'd like to set Super + F1 with some other command.
shortcut-keys 18.04
edited May 8 at 19:04
valiano
782313
asked May 8 at 16:13
rahi
254317
edited May 8 at 19:04
valiano
782313
edited May 8 at 19:04
valiano
782313
edited May 8 at 19:04
valiano
782313
782313
asked May 8 at 16:13
rahi
254317
asked May 8 at 16:13
rahi
254317
asked May 8 at 16:13
rahi
254317
254317
on my fresh install F1 opens help and Super + F1 opens activities window. Show activities overview is listed under system
– Joshua Besneatte
May 8 at 16:32
Hm, looks like F1 opens help, and Super + F1 is also opening help for me.
– rahi
May 8 at 18:11
add a comment |Â
on my fresh install F1 opens help and Super + F1 opens activities window. Show activities overview is listed under system
– Joshua Besneatte
May 8 at 16:32
Hm, looks like F1 opens help, and Super + F1 is also opening help for me.
– rahi
May 8 at 18:11
on my fresh install F1 opens help and Super + F1 opens activities window. Show activities overview is listed under system
– Joshua Besneatte
May 8 at 16:32
on my fresh install F1 opens help and Super + F1 opens activities window. Show activities overview is listed under system
– Joshua Besneatte
May 8 at 16:32
Hm, looks like F1 opens help, and Super + F1 is also opening help for me.
– rahi
May 8 at 18:11
Hm, looks like F1 opens help, and Super + F1 is also opening help for me.
– rahi
May 8 at 18:11
add a comment |Â
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So far as I can tell there is no real way to disable it so we are going to reassign it using dconf editor.
First install dconf-tools
sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
then launch dconf editor. From there navigate to org -> gnome -> desktop -> wm -> keybindings
assign it to something innocuous that doesn't have a keybind yet which will be denoted with a . Your new shortcut should look like
['<Super>F1']
then click the checkbox at the bottom and now the help menu should no longer appear when you hit that key. I know this isn't a solution to just disable it however it works none the less also note that this set of hotkeys is for desktop window management,
answered May 8 at 18:28
Jarred Seitzinger
112
Jarred, feels like this almost did it, but not entirely. I was able to reassign Super + F1 to an existing keybinding, however, I wasn't able to free up the combination to create a Custom Shortcut in the keyboard settings.
– rahi
May 9 at 2:00
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
You might be able to get Help menu disabled and/or manually set the parameter.
How I found the files with the settings
Knowing where any configurations might be set is the first step. To figure out what files had the settings I needed, I ran the following commands:
Install locate program and update the database:
$ sudo apt install locate && sudo updatedb
Search for keybinding files with F1 or help in them:
$ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
$ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i help
On my system the relevant outputs were:
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings.gschema.xml: <default><![CDATA[['<Alt>F1']]]></default>
and
/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings/01-launchers.xml: <KeyListEntry name="help" description="Launch help browser"/>
Possibly disable Help menu shortcut all together
The keybindings for special keys seem to be set here:
/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings/01-launchers.xml
See if commenting out the line
<KeyListEntry name="help" description="Launch help browser"/>
and logging out/in disables the help menu keybinding. Can you set a new keybinding for Super+F1 now? If so, is it possible to re-enable help so that F1 works again? If not, try moving on to setting the keybinding manually.
Setting the keybinding manually
Try manually setting the keybinding here:
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings.gschema.xml
Look for the setting you want to assign and set it like this:
<key name="panel-main-menu" type="as">
<default><![CDATA[['<Super>F1']]]></default>
<summary>Show the activities overview</summary>
</key>
You may have to logout/in afterwords.
Good Luck!
answered May 8 at 20:29
Joshua Besneatte
1,504618
Joshua, Thank you for these suggestions. I tried commenting out the Launch help browser line without any success. I also tried setting the keybinding manually and that didn't work either.
– rahi
May 9 at 1:45
did you find anything good when you did this? maybe another file where the config is set? $ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
– Joshua Besneatte
May 9 at 2:18
add a comment |Â
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
1
down vote
So far as I can tell there is no real way to disable it so we are going to reassign it using dconf editor.
First install dconf-tools
sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
then launch dconf editor. From there navigate to org -> gnome -> desktop -> wm -> keybindings
assign it to something innocuous that doesn't have a keybind yet which will be denoted with a . Your new shortcut should look like
['<Super>F1']
then click the checkbox at the bottom and now the help menu should no longer appear when you hit that key. I know this isn't a solution to just disable it however it works none the less also note that this set of hotkeys is for desktop window management,
answered May 8 at 18:28
Jarred Seitzinger
112
Jarred, feels like this almost did it, but not entirely. I was able to reassign Super + F1 to an existing keybinding, however, I wasn't able to free up the combination to create a Custom Shortcut in the keyboard settings.
– rahi
May 9 at 2:00
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
So far as I can tell there is no real way to disable it so we are going to reassign it using dconf editor.
First install dconf-tools
sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
then launch dconf editor. From there navigate to org -> gnome -> desktop -> wm -> keybindings
assign it to something innocuous that doesn't have a keybind yet which will be denoted with a . Your new shortcut should look like
['<Super>F1']
then click the checkbox at the bottom and now the help menu should no longer appear when you hit that key. I know this isn't a solution to just disable it however it works none the less also note that this set of hotkeys is for desktop window management,
answered May 8 at 18:28
Jarred Seitzinger
112
Jarred, feels like this almost did it, but not entirely. I was able to reassign Super + F1 to an existing keybinding, however, I wasn't able to free up the combination to create a Custom Shortcut in the keyboard settings.
– rahi
May 9 at 2:00
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
So far as I can tell there is no real way to disable it so we are going to reassign it using dconf editor.
First install dconf-tools
sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
then launch dconf editor. From there navigate to org -> gnome -> desktop -> wm -> keybindings
assign it to something innocuous that doesn't have a keybind yet which will be denoted with a . Your new shortcut should look like
['<Super>F1']
then click the checkbox at the bottom and now the help menu should no longer appear when you hit that key. I know this isn't a solution to just disable it however it works none the less also note that this set of hotkeys is for desktop window management,
answered May 8 at 18:28
Jarred Seitzinger
112
So far as I can tell there is no real way to disable it so we are going to reassign it using dconf editor.
First install dconf-tools
sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
then launch dconf editor. From there navigate to org -> gnome -> desktop -> wm -> keybindings
assign it to something innocuous that doesn't have a keybind yet which will be denoted with a . Your new shortcut should look like
['<Super>F1']
then click the checkbox at the bottom and now the help menu should no longer appear when you hit that key. I know this isn't a solution to just disable it however it works none the less also note that this set of hotkeys is for desktop window management,
answered May 8 at 18:28
Jarred Seitzinger
112
edited May 8 at 18:36
answered May 8 at 18:28
Jarred Seitzinger
112
answered May 8 at 18:28
Jarred Seitzinger
112
answered May 8 at 18:28
Jarred Seitzinger
112
112
Jarred, feels like this almost did it, but not entirely. I was able to reassign Super + F1 to an existing keybinding, however, I wasn't able to free up the combination to create a Custom Shortcut in the keyboard settings.
– rahi
May 9 at 2:00
add a comment |Â
Jarred, feels like this almost did it, but not entirely. I was able to reassign Super + F1 to an existing keybinding, however, I wasn't able to free up the combination to create a Custom Shortcut in the keyboard settings.
– rahi
May 9 at 2:00
Jarred, feels like this almost did it, but not entirely. I was able to reassign Super + F1 to an existing keybinding, however, I wasn't able to free up the combination to create a Custom Shortcut in the keyboard settings.
– rahi
May 9 at 2:00
Jarred, feels like this almost did it, but not entirely. I was able to reassign Super + F1 to an existing keybinding, however, I wasn't able to free up the combination to create a Custom Shortcut in the keyboard settings.
– rahi
May 9 at 2:00
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
You might be able to get Help menu disabled and/or manually set the parameter.
How I found the files with the settings
Knowing where any configurations might be set is the first step. To figure out what files had the settings I needed, I ran the following commands:
Install locate program and update the database:
$ sudo apt install locate && sudo updatedb
Search for keybinding files with F1 or help in them:
$ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
$ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i help
On my system the relevant outputs were:
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings.gschema.xml: <default><![CDATA[['<Alt>F1']]]></default>
and
/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings/01-launchers.xml: <KeyListEntry name="help" description="Launch help browser"/>
Possibly disable Help menu shortcut all together
The keybindings for special keys seem to be set here:
/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings/01-launchers.xml
See if commenting out the line
<KeyListEntry name="help" description="Launch help browser"/>
and logging out/in disables the help menu keybinding. Can you set a new keybinding for Super+F1 now? If so, is it possible to re-enable help so that F1 works again? If not, try moving on to setting the keybinding manually.
Setting the keybinding manually
Try manually setting the keybinding here:
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings.gschema.xml
Look for the setting you want to assign and set it like this:
<key name="panel-main-menu" type="as">
<default><![CDATA[['<Super>F1']]]></default>
<summary>Show the activities overview</summary>
</key>
You may have to logout/in afterwords.
Good Luck!
answered May 8 at 20:29
Joshua Besneatte
1,504618
Joshua, Thank you for these suggestions. I tried commenting out the Launch help browser line without any success. I also tried setting the keybinding manually and that didn't work either.
– rahi
May 9 at 1:45
did you find anything good when you did this? maybe another file where the config is set? $ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
– Joshua Besneatte
May 9 at 2:18
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
You might be able to get Help menu disabled and/or manually set the parameter.
How I found the files with the settings
Knowing where any configurations might be set is the first step. To figure out what files had the settings I needed, I ran the following commands:
Install locate program and update the database:
$ sudo apt install locate && sudo updatedb
Search for keybinding files with F1 or help in them:
$ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
$ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i help
On my system the relevant outputs were:
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings.gschema.xml: <default><![CDATA[['<Alt>F1']]]></default>
and
/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings/01-launchers.xml: <KeyListEntry name="help" description="Launch help browser"/>
Possibly disable Help menu shortcut all together
The keybindings for special keys seem to be set here:
/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings/01-launchers.xml
See if commenting out the line
<KeyListEntry name="help" description="Launch help browser"/>
and logging out/in disables the help menu keybinding. Can you set a new keybinding for Super+F1 now? If so, is it possible to re-enable help so that F1 works again? If not, try moving on to setting the keybinding manually.
Setting the keybinding manually
Try manually setting the keybinding here:
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings.gschema.xml
Look for the setting you want to assign and set it like this:
<key name="panel-main-menu" type="as">
<default><![CDATA[['<Super>F1']]]></default>
<summary>Show the activities overview</summary>
</key>
You may have to logout/in afterwords.
Good Luck!
answered May 8 at 20:29
Joshua Besneatte
1,504618
Joshua, Thank you for these suggestions. I tried commenting out the Launch help browser line without any success. I also tried setting the keybinding manually and that didn't work either.
– rahi
May 9 at 1:45
did you find anything good when you did this? maybe another file where the config is set? $ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
– Joshua Besneatte
May 9 at 2:18
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
You might be able to get Help menu disabled and/or manually set the parameter.
How I found the files with the settings
Knowing where any configurations might be set is the first step. To figure out what files had the settings I needed, I ran the following commands:
Install locate program and update the database:
$ sudo apt install locate && sudo updatedb
Search for keybinding files with F1 or help in them:
$ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
$ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i help
On my system the relevant outputs were:
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings.gschema.xml: <default><![CDATA[['<Alt>F1']]]></default>
and
/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings/01-launchers.xml: <KeyListEntry name="help" description="Launch help browser"/>
Possibly disable Help menu shortcut all together
The keybindings for special keys seem to be set here:
/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings/01-launchers.xml
See if commenting out the line
<KeyListEntry name="help" description="Launch help browser"/>
and logging out/in disables the help menu keybinding. Can you set a new keybinding for Super+F1 now? If so, is it possible to re-enable help so that F1 works again? If not, try moving on to setting the keybinding manually.
Setting the keybinding manually
Try manually setting the keybinding here:
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings.gschema.xml
Look for the setting you want to assign and set it like this:
<key name="panel-main-menu" type="as">
<default><![CDATA[['<Super>F1']]]></default>
<summary>Show the activities overview</summary>
</key>
You may have to logout/in afterwords.
Good Luck!
answered May 8 at 20:29
Joshua Besneatte
1,504618
You might be able to get Help menu disabled and/or manually set the parameter.
How I found the files with the settings
Knowing where any configurations might be set is the first step. To figure out what files had the settings I needed, I ran the following commands:
Install locate program and update the database:
$ sudo apt install locate && sudo updatedb
Search for keybinding files with F1 or help in them:
$ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
$ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i help
On my system the relevant outputs were:
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings.gschema.xml: <default><![CDATA[['<Alt>F1']]]></default>
and
/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings/01-launchers.xml: <KeyListEntry name="help" description="Launch help browser"/>
Possibly disable Help menu shortcut all together
The keybindings for special keys seem to be set here:
/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings/01-launchers.xml
See if commenting out the line
<KeyListEntry name="help" description="Launch help browser"/>
and logging out/in disables the help menu keybinding. Can you set a new keybinding for Super+F1 now? If so, is it possible to re-enable help so that F1 works again? If not, try moving on to setting the keybinding manually.
Setting the keybinding manually
Try manually setting the keybinding here:
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings.gschema.xml
Look for the setting you want to assign and set it like this:
<key name="panel-main-menu" type="as">
<default><![CDATA[['<Super>F1']]]></default>
<summary>Show the activities overview</summary>
</key>
You may have to logout/in afterwords.
Good Luck!
answered May 8 at 20:29
Joshua Besneatte
1,504618
answered May 8 at 20:29
Joshua Besneatte
1,504618
answered May 8 at 20:29
Joshua Besneatte
1,504618
answered May 8 at 20:29
Joshua Besneatte
1,504618
1,504618
Joshua, Thank you for these suggestions. I tried commenting out the Launch help browser line without any success. I also tried setting the keybinding manually and that didn't work either.
– rahi
May 9 at 1:45
did you find anything good when you did this? maybe another file where the config is set? $ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
– Joshua Besneatte
May 9 at 2:18
add a comment |Â
Joshua, Thank you for these suggestions. I tried commenting out the Launch help browser line without any success. I also tried setting the keybinding manually and that didn't work either.
– rahi
May 9 at 1:45
did you find anything good when you did this? maybe another file where the config is set? $ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
– Joshua Besneatte
May 9 at 2:18
Joshua, Thank you for these suggestions. I tried commenting out the Launch help browser line without any success. I also tried setting the keybinding manually and that didn't work either.
– rahi
May 9 at 1:45
Joshua, Thank you for these suggestions. I tried commenting out the Launch help browser line without any success. I also tried setting the keybinding manually and that didn't work either.
– rahi
May 9 at 1:45
did you find anything good when you did this? maybe another file where the config is set? $ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
– Joshua Besneatte
May 9 at 2:18
did you find anything good when you did this? maybe another file where the config is set? $ locate keybindings | xargs grep -H -i f1
– Joshua Besneatte
May 9 at 2:18
add a comment |Â
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on my fresh install F1 opens help and Super + F1 opens activities window. Show activities overview is listed under system
– Joshua Besneatte
May 8 at 16:32
Hm, looks like F1 opens help, and Super + F1 is also opening help for me.
– rahi
May 8 at 18:11