Shortcut can't be set back to Control-F9 about gnome-shell-extension-clipboard-indicator

[Tudmotu]

Interesting, thank you for reporting.

Is Control-F9 set to some other shortcut in you GNOME settings (Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts)?

[osamuaoki]

No.

FYI:
Where you use:

  │   │   │   │   let accelString = Gtk.accelerator_name(key, mods);
  │   │   │   │   SettingsSchema.set_strv(id, [accelString]);

In my extension in which I set shortcut, I use

  │   │   │   │   const binding = Gtk.accelerator_name_with_keycode(
  │   │   │   │   │   null,
  │   │   │   │   │   keyval,
  │   │   │   │   │   keycode,
  │   │   │   │   │   mask
  │   │   │   │   );
  │   │   │   │   // console.log(`  binding = ${binding}`);
  │   │   │   │   settings.set_strv(`${name}`, [binding]);

following practices of other extensions.

I don't suffer funny issue of ALT-F9.

[osamuaoki]

I mean Control-F9

[osamuaoki]

Here are links to similar shortcut setting extensions

• https://github.com/jqno/gnome-happy-appy-hotkey.git
• https://github.com/osamuaoki/inputmethod-shortcuts (mine)

[osamuaoki]

Hi, This is FYI (I may have found better reference code.)

I found

• https://github.com/eonpatapon/gnome-shell-extension-caffeine.git

More specifically

• https://github.com/eonpatapon/gnome-shell-extension-caffeine/tree/master/caffeine%40patapon.info/preferences

This seems to be another one and follows exactly the same logic as C code:

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/blob/main/panels/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.c

I am thinking to follow gnome-control-center since it is most tested.

[Tudmotu]

FYI: Where you use:

  │   │   │   │   let accelString = Gtk.accelerator_name(key, mods);
  │   │   │   │   SettingsSchema.set_strv(id, [accelString]);

In my extension in which I set shortcut, I use

  │   │   │   │   const binding = Gtk.accelerator_name_with_keycode(
  │   │   │   │   │   null,
  │   │   │   │   │   keyval,
  │   │   │   │   │   keycode,
  │   │   │   │   │   mask
  │   │   │   │   );
  │   │   │   │   // console.log(`  binding = ${binding}`);
  │   │   │   │   settings.set_strv(`${name}`, [binding]);

Can you try implementing this is and opening a PR? 🙏

[osamuaoki]

I am a newbie javascript programmer and not familiar with ES5 style coding around Lang-thing. Since I just finish verifying the details using dummy extension code for my extension, let me wait a bit before creating PR.

I see bugs in the current gjs gdk for GTK4 document generation etc. I will work on them first.

[osamuaoki]

FYI: I was able to set back shortcut to Control-F9 etc. using dconf-editor. Basically, erase data for pertinent key there to get back to original default. This doesn't fix shortcut registration problem itself but useful trick to fix recorded data.

[SidonTheTroll]

Can I just know where the shortcuts are mentioned so that i can change them?

[Tudmotu]

@SidonTheTroll open the clipboard indicator, click on "settings" and at the bottom you can change the shortcuts:

[SidonTheTroll]

@Tudmotu Well, I meant in the config files. Even if I can't reset it to default (I'm running low on braincells), I can just assign another hotkeys.

[Tudmotu]

@SidonTheTroll not sure I understand. You can change it from the settings.
To edit a shortcut, click on the right where it says "Ctrl+F9" then insert the new shortcut.
To delete a shortcut press backspace.

There is no config file for the shortcuts.

[SidonTheTroll]

I get the point. Have been using another for weeks. Just wanted to go back to the original configs but can't assign ctrl any of the shortcut

[osamuaoki]

I used dconf-editor to erase the current custom setting to regain as-installed default.

[osamuaoki]

Go to /org/gnome/shell/extensions/clipboard-indicator/
Then to /org/gnome/shell/extensions/clipboard-indicator/toggle-menu

• Click ERASE key button
• Click Apply button

FYI: I am on GNOME on wayland

[Tudmotu]

Thank you @osamuaoki using some of your references I managed to re-implement the key binding interface.

It will be released & fixed as part of the GNOME 45 version.

If you'd like to help me test it out, it's available on the gnome45 branch (requires a system with GNOME 45.beta, e.g. GNOME OS via Boxes).