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Add keyboard shortcut to launch system monitor #511

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opened 2026-05-01 09:32:08 +00:00 by asciiwolf · 2 comments
asciiwolf commented 2026-05-01 09:32:08 +00:00
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Since #439 has been accepted, there is one more (system) application worth mentioning.

There is currently no keyboard shortcut available to open the System Monitor. The Ctrl + Alt + Del (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) shortcut from Microsoft Windows is well known and used by millions of users daily.

Upstream ticket: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/-/work_items/672

Since #439 has been accepted, there is one more (system) application worth mentioning. There is currently no keyboard shortcut available to open the System Monitor. The Ctrl + Alt + Del (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) shortcut from Microsoft Windows is well known and used by millions of users daily. Upstream ticket: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/-/work_items/672
tpopela commented 2026-05-04 10:59:41 +00:00
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Quoting https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/-/merge_requests/257/#note_1255690

At the moment, I don't think we have other predefined shortcuts for launching specific apps, and I think I'd prefer to keep it that way - just do it for the terminal and nothing else.

But let me bring this issue to the next FWWG meeting.

Quoting https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/-/merge_requests/257/#note_1255690 > At the moment, I don't think we have other predefined shortcuts for launching specific apps, and I think I'd prefer to keep it that way - just do it for the terminal and nothing else. But let me bring this issue to the next FWWG meeting.
tpopela commented 2026-05-05 14:41:38 +00:00
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We've talked about this request on the today's FWWG meeting and the outcome is that unlike #439 we don't see the System Monitor that important, so we will defer to upstream. Even in the case of upstream allowing to set a shortcut for it, we won't be adding an override to enable it, so a user will have to manually set it. @aday promised to comment in the upstream issue.

Also in the meeting some of the attendees were surprised that the Ctrl + Alt + Del currently brings the logout dialog which it not seen as expected.

We've talked about this request on the today's FWWG meeting and the outcome is that unlike #439 we don't see the System Monitor that important, so we will defer to upstream. Even in the case of upstream allowing to set a shortcut for it, we won't be adding an override to enable it, so a user will have to manually set it. @aday promised to comment in the upstream issue. Also in the meeting some of the attendees were surprised that the Ctrl + Alt + Del currently brings the logout dialog which it not seen as expected.
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