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JJD
Asked: 2012-05-13 10:20:12 +0800 CST

Permanent custom keyboard shortcuts for Evince (Document Viewer)

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I am using the Ubuntu document viever Evince. Lately, I found out how to add custom keyboard shortcuts for the program. I was searching for a way to add a shortcut e.g. for View / Best fit (also available as a button). What I found was the Keyboard shortcut page which describes how to setup shortcuts using gconf-editor. That worked as described. However, once I restart my system the shortcuts are gone. How can I set them permanently?

gnome 10.10 shortcut-keys evince gconf

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    For Ubuntu 12.04 and up:

    Use dconf-editor instead of gconf-editor:

    sudo apt-get install dconf-tools

    Then set the key /org/gnome/desktop/interface/can-change-accels to true.

    Setting shortcuts when using global menu:

    1. Open evince (or any app) with UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 evince
    2. Browse menus, hover an entry, type your shortcut
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  2. This question is identical to another one, where I suggested a way to edit the config file to alter the keys: https://askubuntu.com/a/899956/495717

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