I actually had my SUPER_L ( left windows key ) binded to gnome-terminal, but for whatever reason ever since upgrading to 9.04 Ubuntu from 8.10 Intrepid it seemed to break the key binding. It was very handy because I could throw open the terminal with one key ( sorry but alt-f2 and typing gnome-terminal isn't practical for me ). Or perhaps it reset all the keybindings? I remember using xev and some gui type interface that was akin to Win32 registry editor.
Anyway, I'm curious as to what you guys use to open the terminal.
Best Answer
I let Gnome-Do do the work for me.
Gnome-Do adapts to prefer your frequently used apps and, so I use Super+Space to launch Gnome-Do, and then r to launch Terminal.
The benefit I get is that any letter in the command will match, as long as I enter it in sequence. i.e. I have both Google Chrome and Chromium Web Browser, typing Ch selects the former, and Chu selects the latter.
The second benefit is that it leaves a lot of nice key-bindings to use in controlling the windows and workspaces.
The real benefit of Gnome-Do is this solution scales well: I open nearly all my frequently used apps (I'd estimate around 20 to 25 of them), using 2 keystrokes on average, in addition to Super+Space.
In case you're wondering about using r for Terminal, it's because t matches Thunderbird which I use as often.