I try and limit keyboard shortcuts to either programs/commands I want to use very regularly, or tasks that need to be performed without shifting focus from the current window.
Music
| Function |
Shortcut |
Explanation |
| Play Music from Current Playlist |
Super + L |
Current Playlist refers to ~/Music/CurrentPlaylist |
| Play Music from Current Playlist (Background) |
Super + Shift + L |
"Background" meaning no mpv window |
| Select Playlist to Play |
Super + O |
Playlists are simply folders in ~/Music |
| Select Playlist to Play (Background) |
Super + Shift + O |
The playlist choosing menu opens but will play in background |
| Increase Volume |
Super + ] |
Increases by 3% at a time |
| Decrease Volume |
Super + [ |
Decreases by 3% at a time |
| Toggle Mute |
Super + Shift + ; |
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| Pause/Play Music |
Super + Shift + [ |
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| Next Track in Playlist |
Super + = |
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| Previous Track in Playlist |
Super + - |
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| Stop Music |
Super + Shift + - |
Closes the mpv instance |
| Identify Playing Music |
Super + R |
Uses songrec
, listens to any audio being played |
Program Openers
| Function |
Shortcut |
Explanation |
| Default Terminal |
Super + Return |
In my config, Alacritty is the default terminal |
| Backup Terminal |
Super + Shift + Return |
Xfce4 Terminal is the backup terminal, here incase something does wrong with Alacritty |
| Browser |
Super + W |
Firefox by default in my config |
| GoTube |
Super + S |
My own YouTube terminal client, see [GoTube] for more info |
| TUI File Manager |
Super + E |
ranger by default |
| GUI File Manager |
Super + Shift + E |
Thunar by default |
| Text Editor |
Super + M |
Mousepad |
| Text Editor (New Window) |
Super + Shift + M |
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| Calculator |
Super + C |
Qalculate terminal version |
| htop |
Super + H |
Resource Monitor |
| btop |
Super + B |
Pretty Resource Monitor |
| NetHogs |
Super + N |
Network traffic Monitor |
| pulsemixer |
Super + G |
Audio Control (this is set to Super + G because that brings up the "Game Bar" in Windows, which has volume control, and I got used to it) |
| cava visualiser |
Super + U |
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| System Menu |
Super + X |
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Utilities
| Function |
Shortcut |
Explanation |
| Rofi Launcher |
Super |
A launcher program using Rofi, allows opening programs, shortcuts or files (see rofiLauncher) |
| Search Files |
Super + F |
Opens a Rofi script which searches all files (in /home/user) |
| Bookmarks |
Super + Q |
Bookmark manager, use Enter to copy to clipboard, Shift + Enter to open (if URL), Ctrl + A to add, Ctrl + W to remove |
| Emoji Picker |
Super + I |
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| Colour Picker |
Super + Y |
Uses XColor, displays the colour hex as a notification and copies to clipboard (without the '#') |
| Screenshot Utility |
Super + \` |
Opens Xfce Screenshooter |
| Help Info |
Super + V |
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System
| Function |
Shortcut |
Explanation |
| Increase Brightness |
Super + ' |
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| Decrease Brightness |
Super + # |
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| Clear All Notifications |
Super + Shift + C |
Brute force, just runs pkill xfce4-notify, it restarts when next notification sent |
| Logout |
Ctrl + Alt + Del |
Opens Xfce logout menu |
| Expand Left Window in Horizontal Split |
Super + K |
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| Expand Right Window in Horizontal Split |
Super + J |
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Window Manager Functions
| Function |
Shortcut |
Explanation |
| Cycle Windows |
Alt + Tab |
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| Cycle Windows of Same Application |
Alt + \` |
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| Show Desktop |
Super + D |
Pressing again will restore previous open windows |
| Maximise/Restore Window |
Super + Shift_R |
Only works with Shift_R, the Shift key under Enter |
| Minimise Window |
Super + Ctrl + Shift_R |
Only works with Shift_R, the Shift key under Enter |
| Close Window/Logout |
Super + Shift + Q |
Will open logout dialog if no window focused |
| Resize Window |
Super + Shift + R |
Move the mouse to resize from bottom right corner |
| Show Window on all Workspaces |
Super + Shift + X |
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| Keep Window on Top |
Super + Shift + F |
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| Next Workspace |
Super + + |
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| Previous Workspace |
Super + - |
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| Move Window to Next Workspace |
Super + Ctrl + . |
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| Move Window to Previous Workspace |
Super + Ctrl + , |
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| Move Window to Upper Monitor |
Super + Ctrl + # |
I have these keys mapped to "Upper" and "Lower" as that is my monitor setup |
| Move Window to Lower Monitor |
Super + Ctrl + ' |
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| Add New Workspace |
Super + Alt + . |
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| Remove Last Workspace |
Super + Alt + , |
Removes the last workspace numerically |
| Snap Window to Left |
Super + Left |
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| Snap Window to Right |
Super + Right |
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| Snap Window to Top |
Super + Up |
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| Snap Window to Bottom |
Super + Down |
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| Snap Window to Bottom Left |
Super + Fn + Left |
Mapped to End |
| Snap Window to Top Left |
Super + Fn + Up |
Mapped to PageUp |
| Snap Window to Bottom Right |
Super + Fn + Down |
Mapped to PageDown |
| Snap Window to Top Right |
Super + Fn + Right |
Mapped to Home |
Super+P Plugging/Unplugging from Monitor
Super+I Link Markdown Files
Super+Shift+] Delete Song if playing New Music
Super+Shift+= Save Song to toDownload.txt and Delete if playing New Music