Linux Hot Key Settings

On Linux Ubuntu 14.04, MATLAB uses the weirdest hot key combinations I've ever seen by default. For example, to copy is 'Alt+W' and paste is 'Ctrl+Y'. I want the standard 'Ctrl+C' and 'Ctrl+V' combinations. How do I control this?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts

[Christopher Wong]

In linux, in Keyboard -> Shortcuts, set the active set to "Windows Default Set" instead of "Emacs...". Problem solved!

[Zihan Qiao]

Christopher Wong's words is 100% correct! Solve my problem in a minute! Please, other guys follow this!

[Louis Ernest Le Guillouzic]

Christopher Wong you're the boss thanx you haha

[Artur Przybysz]

Why do we even have to bother with changing it? Does anyone actually use this strange shortcut setup in any application?

[Adam Sigal]

Yeah, it's set to emacs defaults, a lot of Linux purists prefer it.

[Eric]

Thank you for your answer. Nevertheless, I agree with @Artur Przybysz: the default shorcut set is weird. And emacs user are a minority. But beside this i cannot even find the command "search" in Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts (which is defined as <Ctrl> + <f> in Windows as well as MacOS (if I remember correctly for macOS). What is this command called / how can I change that?

[Steven Lord]

Switch to the Windows Default Set in the MATLAB Keyboard Shortcut Preferences then press Ctrl+F while the cursor is in the search bar in the preferences window. This will list the actions whose shortcuts include Ctrl+F. Once you've found that, switch back to the Emacs Default Set and search for that action name.

The actions you're looking for could be either Find (in MATLAB Editor, Command History, MATLAB Desktop, or Command Window) or Find Files (in Current Folder) based on a quick experiment.

In the Emacs Default Set these are Ctrl-H (for Find in Command History, MATLAB Desktop, or Command Window), Ctrl-Shift-H (for Find in MATLAB Editor; Ctrl-H is Replace in the Editor), or Ctrl-H (for Find Files in Current Folder.)

Answer 2

[Reeshabh Kumar Ranjan]

Change the Shortcut's Active setting to Windows Default Set:

HOME > Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Active settings

[Sergio Duarte]

Thank you!

[Tyler Garrett]

This saved me from throwing my computer out a window. Thank you!

[syed kazim]

Thanks a lot

[Shouyi Yuan]

Thank you, this works and helps me.

[Keyur Panchal]

Thanks It helped me alot!

[Sanjan I S]

Thanks man......

[Rohan Walia]

This is really helpful. Thank you!

[Olivier Alexander S Wartique]

Worked on Ubuntu 20.04 MATLAB R2021b, thank you!

[Tomas Slimak]

fantastic, thanks

[Junho Kweon]

Wow, I did not know this, but keep trying to remember commands for both windows and Linux, which makes me crazy.

I love this.

[Bernard Kosciewicz]

Makes life simpler....thnx

[Heather]

Awesome, thank you so much

[ABH]

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[Matej Kopecky]

Thanks!