Ubuntu – 13.04 – more than four workspace shortcuts in GNOME Flashback (No effects)

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I'm using GNOME Flashback (No effects) on Ubuntu 13.04 and I've got six workspaces however when entering System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Navigation I only see options to address the initial four.

It used to be options up to 12 workspaces there and as I certainly don't need that much, I want to have at least enough for the amount currently active.

How can I restore or add more shotcuts specifically to navigate and move windows to workspace 5 and 6?

Best Answer

The only way I have found to modify the keyboard shortcuts for workspaces 5 and up in GNOME Flashback, is through a shell using the dconf command.

$ dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-1
['<Primary>F1']

Here I read the shortcut setting for the first workspace, to get an idea about the syntax to use when setting values for the missing shortcuts. I'm using CTRL+ F1 myself.

To add shortcuts for the remaining workspaces, just modify the value returned above to match the workspace number, and use dconfto apply them:

$ dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-5 "['<Primary>F5']"
$ dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-6 "['<Primary>F6']"
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