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Asked: 2022-01-20 20:56:16 +0800 CST

How can I get ctrl+shift+e to shortcut to work in vscode?

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I am using Ubuntu 21.10.

When I am in vscode and I press Ctrl+Shift+e, the mapping does not get dispatched to vscode, and instead it types an underlined 'e' characters.

I have looked at lots of posts that indicate this is because of ibus, but I have since completely uninstalled ibus from my system, but still the problem persists.

I really need Ctrl+Shift+e mapping for vscode, and I am not willing to change that requirment. Is there anything I can do?

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3 Answers

  1. Ctrl+Shift+e may be assigned to the "Emoji annotation" function of ibus. It allows to enter emoji characters.

    To disable or change that keybinding, open the terminal and launch the ibus setup tool with the command ibus-setup. On the "Emoji" tab, disable (or change) the shortcut next to "Emoji annotation".

    If you are using Gnome Desktop, i.e., the default Ubuntu desktop, you may also need to clear the dconf setting. Choose one of following options:

    • To reset to the default keybinding (Ctrl+. and Ctrl+;) 
      gsettings reset org.freedesktop.ibus.panel.emoji hotkey
    • To clear the keybindings: 
      gsettings set org.freedesktop.ibus.panel.emoji hotkey "['']"
    • To set the keybinding to something else, e.g. only Ctrl+.: 
      gsettings set org.freedesktop.ibus.panel.emoji hotkey "['<Control>period']"
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  2. Best Answer

    Here is how I solved it...

    sudo apt remove ibus

    Then go to application ‘Language Support’ and under ‘keyboard input method system’ select ‘XIM’.

    Logout then login.

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  3. It has been widely reported that keyboard shortcuts have issues with VSCode in Ubuntu/Linux (see below).

    My suggestion #1 is that you check if the keybindings are correct, as per your intentions. This is what I get in Win 10 (I don't have VSCode in Ubuntu to check), with File -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Search bar -> ctrl + shift + e

    enter image description here

    Right-clicking on each item and Copy gives

    {
  "key": "ctrl+shift+e",
  "command": "workbench.view.explorer",
  "when": "viewContainer.workbench.view.explorer.enabled"
}

{
  "key": "ctrl+shift+e",
  "command": "workbench.action.quickOpenNavigatePreviousInFilePicker",
  "when": "inFilesPicker && inQuickOpen"
}

    Please confirm by editing the OP:

    1. If you see the same in Win 10, and in Ubuntu, and if they match what you mean to have. For instance, this answer showed that the problem observed actually stemmed from shortcuts which had different definitions from what was intended. See also this, this. Note that this will, at the same time, help checking if the shortcuts are received by VSCode.
    2. What is the specific behaviour you mean to get with Ctrl+Shift+e.

    I will wait for this further info.

    Some problems reported with VSCode keyboard shortcuts in Ubuntu/Linux

    1. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/91866 (Ctrl+Shift+e)
    2. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/6197
    3. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33636531/some-vscode-keybindings-not-working-in-ubuntu
    4. VS Code keyboard shortcut not working
    5. https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/wiki/Keybinding-Issues#troubleshoot-linux-keybindings

    Related

    1. https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings
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