Take the 2-minute tour ×  I'd really like to use Alt+Q to close
windows as it fits with my Mac-like muscle memory. However, I
can't get this combination to work.  I've changed it in the
Keyboard settings under shortcuts and also changed all the
instances of close window I can find in gconf editor.  I'm using
cinnamon and my alt key works for all manner of other things
(like switching windows).  Any help greatly appreciated.
share|improve this question add comment  1 Answer  press and
hold the super key to check if Closes Current Window is bound to
ALT+Q  If you can see your shortcut set there, try to disable
compiz shortcuts  share|improve this answer I'm not using compiz
and holding down <kbd>super</kbd> does nothing. I can try this
on a vanilla install though (but I don't think it works). I saw
somewhere that it could be because <kbd>ALT</kbd> doesn't send
escape sequences but that sounds a little odd. –  CraftyThumber
Oct 12 '12 at 14:20 add comment  Your Answer