Is there a way to shut down all keyboard short cuts? I don’t ever use them but I am a poor typist so they keep popping up doing unwanted things. I would like to shut all keyboard shortcuts down.
Any Ideas?
There is no universal way to disable all keyboard shortcuts, but this might help:
- Open the Control Center (Menu > Control Center).
- Go to Keyboard Shortcuts.
- Browse through the categories (e.g., Navigation, Windows, Launchers, System).
- For each shortcut you want to disable:
- Select it.
- Click the current key combination (or "Disabled" if already unset).
- Press Backspace to disable it.
This covers the majority of system-wide shortcuts, including workspace switching, window management, and launchers. Note: Some shortcuts (like certain workspace ones) may only appear if multiple workspaces are enabled—add a second workspace via the Workspace Switcher applet if needed.
Some global shortcuts (handled by Marco) aren't visible in the GUI. Use gsettings in the Terminal to list and disable them.
List all Marco global keybindings:
gsettings list-keys org.mate.Marco.global-keybindings
You can disable specific ones (replace KEY_NAME with the actual key):
gsettings set org.mate.Marco.global-keybindings KEY_NAME 'disabled'
Use this cautiously. You can make MATE harder to navigate by being overly ambitious.
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That is what I thought, there is no easy way, you have to it individually. Thanks for verifying that though
Later:
I disabled the ones I get the most like screenshot which was not a combination but just the print key. That should stop most of it happening, it's hard to hit a three key combination accidentally.
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