Is it possible in KDE to set up keyboard shortcuts similar to what Unity uses for window placement – i.e. Alt – Ctrl – Numpad 6 to make a window occupy the left half of the screen etc.?
Ubuntu – How to control window placement in KDE with keyboard
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Install gconf-editor.
sudo apt-get install gconf-editor
Now, run gconf-editor ( Alt+F2 gconf-editor)
Go to apps/metacity/window_keybindings and edit the move_to_center / move_to_corner entries to your liking. (see screenshot:)
Are you actually using Numpad 0-9 in those keyboard shortcuts?
This is a numpad
The row of numbers of above the QWERTY keys will not work.
In future releases of Ubuntu (like 12.04) you will be able to tile windows using Ctrl-Super-↑, Ctrl-Super-←, and Ctrl-Super-→.
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Best Answer
The KDE global keyboard shortcuts: System Settings > Shortcuts and Gestures > Global Keyboard Shortcuts. Pick the KWIN as the KDE component. You could set the keyboard shortcuts to the window position/tiling etc...