dapper custom keyboard shortcuts

[Antonio]

Hi,

On 6/2/06, Marius Gedminas <marius at pov.lt> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 07:28:15PM +0200, Antonio wrote:
> > Today I've installed ubuntu 6.06. I'm not able to set some custom
> > shortcuts to start some arbitrary programs or shell scripts I'm used
> > to.
> >
> > In debian etch (and in breezy too IIRC) with the gconf-editor I set the
> > keys:
> >
> >  /apps/metacity/keybinding_commands/command_X
> >
> > (where X is a number 1-12) to some custom commands, and the corresponding:
> >
> >  /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_X
> >
> > keys to some shortcuts.
> >
> > In dapper these gconf keys are not present, and even creating them
> > from scratch the custom shortcuts do not work.
>
> That's strange.  I run dapper, and I have these gconf keys.  They even work --
> that's how I start my browser.
>
> I did not make a fresh installation of Ubuntu 6.06, but instead upgraded
> with apt-get (incrementally, over the last couple of months).  I don't
> know if that matters.
>
> BTW /etc/gconf/schemas/metacity.schemas on my system mentions all the
> run_command_X keys.

I've installed from scratch from the desktop cd and I do not have this
file you mentioned. Look:

   ubi at ubi-desktop:/etc/gconf$ ls *
   2:
   path

   gconf.xml.defaults:
   %gconf-tree.xml

   gconf.xml.mandatory:
   %gconf-tree.xml


> > Does anyone else sees can reproduce the problem? Is there any know
> > workaround?
> >
> > I find very limiting to not being able to set a shortcut for a program :-/
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
>
> Sorry, no ideas come into my mind.  Perhaps try apt-get install
> --reinstall metacity?

Done. No change :-/ ... thanks anyway :).

Does anyone that have installed from the cd has the same problem, or am I alone?


Cheers,

  ~ Antonio