Guake: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Unable to bind global key (especially F12)

[obiwanus]

Tried the ubuntu repository version and the newest github version. The latter had the same bug but also had some other bugs such as not being able to hide by the toggle key.

Not only aren't you able to use F12, you cannot also use various other keys. Had to set Shift+F1, very annoying.

[gsemet]

I don't have this issue on my system :(

[obiwanus]

I'm going to test it on another computer with Ubuntu 14.04

[obiwanus]

There's no such a problem on the other machine. I'll have to investigate what is the difference between them

[obiwanus]

Looks like this is not a guake issue, other apps cannot bind these keys too

[bruha]

I have the same issue. @obiwanus, how did you fix it?

[solutus]

+1, how to know which program uses f12? http://askubuntu.com/questions/536905/how-to-know-which-program-uses-key-as-keyshortcuts

[gsemet]

I don't have any idea on how to get this information, it is not the job of guake to inspect which software has stolen the hotkey! Please check at your system's configuration

[solutus]

of course, it is not job of guake to know about such things) but, unfortunately, it seems it is not unique problem. Possibly, dconf-editor could help to find app with the same key bindings. Also, F12 is used by Chrome to open devtools console.

[gsemet]

maybe there is something different on your system for the F12 key. But if it works on chrome it should also works on guake (it does, on my PC)

[epaminond]

Have the same issue on Ubuntu 14.04 with guake 0.5.2 and couldn't find a solution. (

[epaminond]

Actually just found a workaround with Keyboard Settings. It worked for me after rebooting.

[roundowl]

For me it was update-alternatives that caused this error. After guake installation it changed default terminal to guake, so Ctrl+Alt+T opened it instead of gnome-terminal. I changed /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator link to /usr/bin/gnome-terminal, and that solved the problem. Now Ctrl+Alt+T shows regular terminal, and F12 shows guake. So, in commands (with sudo):

cd /etc/alternatives/
mv ./x-terminal-emulator ./x-terminal-emulator.bak
mv ./x-terminal-emulator.1.gz ./x-terminal-emulator.1.gz.bak
ln -s /usr/bin/gnome-terminal ./x-terminal-emulator
ln -s /usr/share/man/man1/gnome-terminal.1.gz ./x-terminal-emulator.1.gz

[Crusader4Christ]

So what is the solution? Can`t use guake with this problem

[druidxz]

Hi guys! Ubuntu 14.04.5
I have just found some crutches for this issue without any additional installation.

1. Open "Keyboard" settings window and proceed to the shortcuts tab. Then select any unassigned shortcut and try to assign F12 to it. In the case of conflict you will be warned which command holds this shortcut.
2. Open "Keyboard" settings window and proceed to the shortcuts tab. Then select the same shortcut and remove F12 key bind ( press "backspace")
3. Try to assign F12 in guake properties. If no any warnings, it worked.
4. Don't forget to add "guake" to autostarts.
   
   And reboot machine.

[PanAeon]

Hi, I also had this problem. After I have disabled Commands plugin from the Compiz Config Settings Manager the issue has gone.