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show desktop keyboard shortcut on ubunutu??

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ranjan2001 Original post #1
Jun 8, 2008 at 6:07 PM
On ubunutu
what is the keyboard shortcut for show desktop?
what is the keyboard shortcut for show application menu?

When I auto hide the bar then show desktop gets hidden & I need to use keyboard.
I am used to vista win key+D & win key+E to do the above task.
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chandru.in #2
Jun 8, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Application Menu - Alt + F1
Show Desktop - Ctrl+Alt+D
Rahim
Rahim #3
Jun 8, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Application>System>Preferences>Keyboard Shorcuts.
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ranjan2001 #4
Jun 8, 2008 at 7:06 PM
Wao! so easy.
Thanks to both of you.
Sunday is my Linux day, I am enjoying it, need to learn a lot of basics.
C
chandru.in #5
Jun 8, 2008 at 7:08 PM
Cheers!

Hope you enjoy this free world!!
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ranjan2001 #6
Jun 8, 2008 at 7:11 PM
Sure I am enjoying tweaking it to my needs.
Rahim
Rahim #7
Jun 10, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Tod mat dena :D
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ranjan2001 #8
Jun 10, 2008 at 12:34 PM
hahhah
I would enjoy that too, getting back a broken system is fun too, u learn a lot doing that.