Permanent custom keyboard shortcuts for Evince (Document Viewer)

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I am using the Ubuntu document viever Evince. Lately, I found out how to add custom keyboard shortcuts for the program. I was searching for a way to add a shortcut e.g. for View / Best fit (also available as a button). What I found was the Keyboard shortcut page which describes how to setup shortcuts using gconf-editor. That worked as described. However, once I restart my system the shortcuts are gone. How can I set them permanently?

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 25 '18 at 10:20

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For Ubuntu 12.04 and up:

Use dconf-editor instead of gconf-editor:

sudo apt-get install dconf-tools

Then set the key /org/gnome/desktop/interface/can-change-accels to true.

Setting shortcuts when using global menu:

Open evince (or any app) with UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 evince
Browse menus, hover an entry, type your shortcut

edited Jun 25 '18 at 10:20

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answered May 12 '12 at 20:13

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The tutorial does not use dconf but gconf. They also state that I can "Uncheck the value box for can_change_accels in the right side of the window." after I am done. – JJD May 12 '12 at 23:52
Im guessing you're using 11.10 or up ? That tutorial is probably outdated. See gconf vs dconf for explanations. You can still uncheck the box when you're done editing. – user55822 May 13 '12 at 08:19
Sorry, I forgot to mention I am still running Ubuntu 10.10. (Maverick). – JJD May 13 '12 at 13:58
Im sorry I didnt ask before :p You might want to edit your question with an ubuntu 10.10 tag and add "menu shortcuts" or "accels" in the title. – user55822 May 13 '12 at 15:06
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Starting evince with UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 evince from the command line to set the shortcuts helped. One should add this to the tutorial I started with. Thank you, user55822! – JJD May 13 '12 at 15:48
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this does not work for toolbar entries, so one cannot create shortcuts for history navigation (back/forward) – sds Dec 15 '15 at 16:51
@sds so neither can we modify next page = Ctrl+PgDown ? :( – Ciprian Tomoiagă May 13 '16 at 12:24
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Neither dconf nor gconf are working for me on Trusty Tahr (14.04). Any suggestions? Thanks! – loved.by.Jesus May 30 '16 at 11:20
Does not work in Ubuntu 16.10. – Håkon Hægland Jan 02 '17 at 10:06

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '18 at 14:37

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This question is identical to another one, where I suggested a way to edit the config file to alter the keys: https://askubuntu.com/a/899956/495717

answered Apr 09 '18 at 14:37

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