Tag Archives: Gnome

Gnome Volume Change Preview

Posted by Robert Hollencamp on 07/30/2011 None comments

Gnome on Ubuntu Natty 11.04 does not play preview sound when you change the volume; learn how to enable this option

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Default File Association in Gnome 3.0

Posted by AdamD. on 05/30/2011 None comments

This apparently holds true back to at least GNOME 2.12 or before, but more importantly it still holds true for GNOME 3.0. As a former primarily-Windows user, I always kind of expected to be able to change default file association …

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More Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts for Linux

Posted by Robert Hollencamp on 10/15/2010 None comments

Cycle through the windows on your current Gnome workspace using Win+1, Win+2, etc, like on Windows 7. Works on Compiz and Metacity.

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Aero Snap effect for Metacity

Posted by Robert Hollencamp on 03/08/2010 14 comments

An easy way to get Aero Snap like functionality on Linux box – bind keyboard shortcuts to resize the active window to take up half of the screen. Works with Gnome / Metacity / Compiz.

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