Re: keyboard hotkeys for new windows

[Ralph Hofmann <hofmann2004 arcor de>]

Am 10.10.2011 23:26, schrieb Peter Li:
> Hi, sorry if this is 100% redundant.  I didn't find it in the list 
> archives or the WWW gnome.org docs.
>
> I really like Gnome Shell (fc15), but one frustration is that it is 
> difficult to get new windows open from the keyboard.  If I use the 
> special key, then type a few letters of the app name, then press 
> enter, I can quickly get any app open.  This is great and I like the 
> flexibility (better ways?).  The problem I have is that if the app is 
> already open I don't know any keyboard shortcut that will open a new 
> window instead of taking me to the already open window.  Ctrl-Enter or 
> something would be nice...
>
> Also, when getting apps by typing their names, would be nice if the 
> l/r arrows could also be used to navigate through the results, instead 
> of only u/d.
>
> Best,
> P
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Sounds like gnome-do. As gnome-do obviously doesn't work correctly with 
gnome shell, I recommend kupfer, a very good alternative.

@gnome developers: Please integrate the gnome-do/kupfer functionality 
into the gnome shell.

Regards

Ralph