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I am multi-lingual, and I use several keyboard language layouts. I am used to using Ctrl+Shift in Windows to changue input language, so I want the same for my Linux. Default Alt+Spacebar is very inconvenient for me. Ubuntu's vanilla settings app doesn't allow Ctrl+Shift combination, so I had to use the Gnome Tweaks application, which allows more flexible options--including Ctrl+Shift for shortcuts.

However, I noticed that now Firefox's shortcut to undo closing a tab (Ctrl+Shift+T), which I use extremely frequently, stopped working. It seems that as soon as Gnome/Ubuntu registers a Ctrl+Shift key combo, it stops caring if any other keys are pressed as well. It just switches keyboard layout with Ctrl+Shift+T the same way it does with just Ctrl+Shift.

This is a major quality of life issue for me. How do I fix this?

Thank you.

Raffles
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BondS
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  • Amazing. Thank you, very informative.

    I just installed KDE on the same Ubuntu/Gnome installation using tasksel as described here: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-kde-plasma-desktop-on-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-linux

    And it's having the same problem. I wonder if it's because KDE is installed in parallel to Gnome.

    I have wasted so much time to make basic things work (even mic doesn't work on my "Ubuntu certified" laptop. Lots of bugs. I don't see Linux ever hitting any double digits in market share with this amount of ancient bugs and low quality of life.

    – BondS Aug 01 '20 at 22:40
  • As you may know from my answer - you have to remove (or switch from) GNOME, add my PPA and install other DE like MATE or Xfce. – N0rbert Aug 02 '20 at 07:46

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