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Keyboard Shortcuts in Hirsute Hippo

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General

Shortcut Function
Alt+F2 Show the Run Application dialog
Ctrl+Alt+Delete Show the Logout dialog
Super+L Lock the screen
Ctrl+Alt+Escape Activate the kill cursor (click a window to force-close it)
Super+P Show the display switcher popup
Ctrl+Escape Show the application menu
Ctrl+Shift+Escape Launch the Task Manager
Print Take a screenshot of the full screen
Alt+Print Take a screenshot of the current window
Shift+Print Take a regional screenshot
Super+W Launch default web browser
Super+M Lauch default email client
Super+F Launch default file manager
Super+F1 Show the mouse cursor position
Ctrl+Alt+T Launch default terminal emulator
Super+T Launch default terminal emulator
Super+R Show the Run Application dialog
Super+E Launch default file manager
Ctrl+Alt+F Launch default file manager
Super+1 Launch Parole Media Player
Super+2 Launch Pidgin
Super+3 Launch LibreOffice Writer
Super+4 Launch LibreOffice Calc

Multimedia Keyboard Specialty Keys

Shortcut Function
Display Show the display switcher popup
WWW Launch default web browser
Homepage Launch default web browser
Mail Lauch default email client
Explorer Launch default file manager
Calculator Launch Mate Calculator
Music Launch Parole Media Player
Messenger Launch Pidgin

Window Management

Shortcut Function
Alt+Insert Create a new workspace
Alt+Tab Cycle windows
Alt+Shift+Tab Cycle windows in reverse
Alt+Delete Delete the current workspace
Ctrl+Alt+Down Move to the below workspace
Ctrl+Alt+Up Move to the above workspace
Ctrl+Alt+Left Move to the left workspace
Ctrl+Alt+Right Move to the the right workspace
Shift+Alt+Page_Down Minimize the current window
Alt+F4 Close the current window
Alt+F5 Maximize the current window horizontally
Alt+F6 Maximize the current window vertically
Alt+F7 Maximize the current window
Alt+F8 Stick the current window
Alt+F9 Minimize the current window
Alt+F11 Fullscreen the current window
Alt+F12 Make the current window show above other windows
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left Move the current window to the left workspace
Ctrl+Alt+End Move the current window to the next workspace
Ctrl+Alt+Home Move the current window to the previous workspace
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right Move the current window to the right workspace
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Up Move the current window to the above workspace
Ctrl+Alt+1 Move to Workspace 1
Ctrl+Alt+2 Move to Workspace 2
Ctrl+Alt+3 Move to Workspace 3
Ctrl+Alt+4 Move to Workspace 4
Ctrl+Alt+5 Move to Workspace 5
Ctrl+Alt+6 Move to Workspace 6
Ctrl+Alt+7 Move to Workspace 7
Ctrl+Alt+8 Move to Workspace 8
Ctrl+Alt+9 Move to Workspace 9
Super+Keypad1 Tile the current window to the bottom-left quarter
Super+Keypad2 Tile the current window to the bottom half
Super+Keypad3 Tile the current window to the bottom-right quarter
Super+Keypad4 Tile the current window to the left half
Super+Keypad6 Tile the current window to the right half
Super+Keypad7 Tile the current window to the upper-left quarter
Super+Keypad8 Tile the current window to the top half
Super+Keypad9 Tile the current window to the upper-right quarter
Shift+Alt+Page_Up Raise the current window
Super+D Show the Desktop
Super+Tab Show the per-application window switcher
Ctrl+F1 Move to Workspace 1
Ctrl+F2 Move to Workspace 2
Ctrl+F3 Move to Workspace 3
Ctrl+F4 Move to Workspace 4
Ctrl+F5 Move to Workspace 5
Ctrl+F6 Move to Workspace 6
Ctrl+F7 Move to Workspace 7
Ctrl+F8 Move to Workspace 8
Ctrl+F9 Move to Workspace 9
Ctrl+F10 Move to Workspace 10
Ctrl+F11 Move to Workspace 11
Ctrl+F12 Move to Workspace 12