I have Linux Mint, Xfce.
I want to change tabs in Firefox by pressing Alt-e, rather than the default Ctrl-Tab.
In order to do that I must remap those keys in the Xfce UI.
In Xfce I can map a key to run a bash script here:
https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/keyboard
The bash script then runs xdotool, in order to press ctrl+Tab. The key mapping that runs bash script works. Now how to write the actual xdotool script, that seems to be no small feat. The following code freezes the system, needing a reboot: xdotool keydown ctrl+Tab; xdotool keyup Tab; I have tried many other configurations, following forums found via googling. I tried adding sleep 0.1 infront and in between. As well as the xdotool --delay option. Nothing seems to work. How do I do this xdotool mapping?
https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/keyboard
The bash script then runs xdotool, in order to press ctrl+Tab. The key mapping that runs bash script works. Now how to write the actual xdotool script, that seems to be no small feat. The following code freezes the system, needing a reboot: xdotool keydown ctrl+Tab; xdotool keyup Tab; I have tried many other configurations, following forums found via googling. I tried adding sleep 0.1 infront and in between. As well as the xdotool --delay option. Nothing seems to work. How do I do this xdotool mapping?
Asked by john-jones
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Dec 18, 2023, 04:16 PM
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