[GNC] How do I change keybindings for tab switching in GnuCash?

Glenn Fowler gfowler1 at outlook.com
Thu Nov 23 15:01:22 EST 2023


Thanks, the default on Windows is ALT + TAB to change windows

On Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 2:07 PM R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wrote in error; on MacOS, it's command-TAB to switch between active
> windows; it's control-TAB on Windows.
>
> On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 6:36 PM Glenn Fowler <gfowler1 at outlook.com> wrote:
>
>> R Losey,
>>
>> For me on my Windows machine when in GnuCash CTRL + TAB moves the focus
>> across the toolbar but to change tabs it's CTRL + ALT + PAGE UP/DOWN.
>>
>> For macOS it should be CTRL + OPTION + PAGE UP/DOWN as mentioned in the
>> wiki: https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Keyboard_Shortcuts
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 5:25 PM R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Really?  Because CTRL-tab in both MacOS and Windows allows one to change
>>> the activate application...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 12:46 PM Glenn Fowler <gfowler1 at outlook.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Thank you Adrien, the OS is not affecting it in this case.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 12:47 PM Adrien Monteleone <
>>>> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Not certain, maybe someone else has, but have you checked your OS
>>>> > settings for this combo? That may be overriding your gtk file.
>>>> >
>>>> > Regards,
>>>> > Adrien
>>>> >
>>>> > On 11/22/23 10:13 AM, Glenn Fowler wrote:
>>>> > > I am trying to change keybindings for tab switching in GnuCash
>>>> which is
>>>> > > default CTRL + ALT + PAGE UP/DOWN.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > It would be nice to change it to a function key or CTRL + TAB. In
>>>> > > gtk-3.0.css I tried:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > @binding-set Switch-Page
>>>> > > {
>>>> > >    bind "F2" { "change-current-page" (1) };
>>>> > >    bind "F3" { "change-current-page" (-1) };
>>>> > > }
>>>> > >
>>>> > > entry
>>>> > > {
>>>> > > -gtk-key-bindings: SwitchPage;
>>>> > > }
>>>> > >
>>>> > > but it doesn't work. The syntax is correct as I can do other
>>>> keybindings
>>>> > > for clipboard copy, clipboard paste, move the cursor, etc.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Anyone in the community know how to do this?
>>>> >
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