Handbook / Current desktop documentation

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Keyboard and mouse: windows, workspaces, launchers, capture and bar gestures.

This is the English desktop Handbook, published online from the same generated catalog. References to buttons, panels and menus describe the installed desktop. Package updates can be newer than the downloadable ISO. Check installation & validation scope.

Keyboard and mouse shortcuts share this reference. SUPER is the Windows/Command-logo key.

Open this handbook with SUPER + F1. Search chapters with Ctrl + F, scroll with Page Up/Page Down; Escape closes it.

Keyboard

Local hardware overrides may add bindings.

Launchers

Shortcut Action
SUPER + Enter Open terminal
SUPER + Ctrl + Enter Open tmux
SUPER + Space Search apps
SUPER + / Show shortcuts
SUPER + Shift + / Show LazyVim commands
SUPER + E Open file manager
SUPER + F Open main menu
SUPER + F1 Toggle EITR handbook
SUPER + , Toggle control center
SUPER + G Search Google
SUPER + C Copy
SUPER + X Cut
SUPER + V Paste
SUPER + Ctrl + V Paste clipboard history
SUPER + P Fuzzy-find files
SUPER + Ctrl + P Fuzzy-find text
SUPER + D (hold) Dictate, release to type

Windows

Shortcut Action
SUPER + W Close active window
SUPER + T Toggle floating and pin
SUPER + Ctrl + F Toggle fullscreen
SUPER + Shift + P Toggle pseudo tiling
SUPER + A Toggle split direction
SUPER + Alt + A Open default AI assistant (Development)
SUPER + Shift + A Rotate split direction

Focus

Shortcut Action
SUPER + H Focus left
SUPER + J Focus down
SUPER + K Focus up
SUPER + L Focus right

Move And Resize

Shortcut Action
SUPER + Shift + H Resize narrower
SUPER + Shift + J Resize taller
SUPER + Shift + K Resize shorter
SUPER + Shift + L Resize wider
SUPER + Ctrl + U Quarter-size window
SUPER + Ctrl + H Move window left
SUPER + Ctrl + J Move window down
SUPER + Ctrl + K Move window up
SUPER + Ctrl + L Move window right

Workspaces

Shortcut Action
SUPER + Tab Toggle workspace overview
SUPER + 1 Go to workspace 1
SUPER + 2 Go to workspace 2
SUPER + 3 Go to workspace 3
SUPER + 4 Go to workspace 4
SUPER + 5 Go to workspace 5
SUPER + 6 Go to workspace 6
SUPER + 7 Go to workspace 7
SUPER + 8 Go to workspace 8
SUPER + 9 Go to workspace 9
SUPER + 0 Go to workspace 10
SUPER + Shift + 1 Move window to workspace 1
SUPER + Shift + 2 Move window to workspace 2
SUPER + Shift + 3 Move window to workspace 3
SUPER + Shift + 4 Move window to workspace 4
SUPER + Shift + 5 Move window to workspace 5
SUPER + Shift + 6 Move window to workspace 6
SUPER + Shift + 7 Move window to workspace 7
SUPER + Shift + 8 Move window to workspace 8
SUPER + Shift + 9 Move window to workspace 9
SUPER + Shift + 0 Move window to workspace 10
SUPER + S Toggle special workspace
SUPER + Shift + S Move window to special workspace
SUPER + Ctrl + S Move window to workspace 1
SUPER + Mouse Wheel Down Next existing workspace
SUPER + Mouse Wheel Up Previous existing workspace
SUPER + Alt + H Previous existing workspace
SUPER + Alt + L Next existing workspace

Capture And Desktop

Shortcut Action
Print Full screenshot (floating editor)
SUPER + Print Frozen selection (floating editor)
SUPER + Shift + Print Window screenshot (floating editor)
SUPER + Ctrl + Print OCR text from selection
SUPER + Alt + Print Decode QR from selection
SUPER + Shift + N Next wallpaper
SUPER + Ctrl + N Wallpaper picker
SUPER + Ctrl + Shift + N Theme picker
SUPER + Shift + Space Toggle desktop bar
SUPER + N Notification center
SUPER + = Color picker
SUPER + M Lock screen
SUPER + ; Emoji picker

Media And Hardware

Shortcut Action
F8 Play or pause media
F9 Next media
Volume Up Raise volume
Volume Down Lower volume
Volume Mute Toggle output mute
Mic Mute Toggle microphone mute
Brightness Up Raise brightness
Brightness Down Lower brightness
Media Previous Previous media
Media Play/Pause Play or pause media
Media Next Next media

Mouse

Use empty desktop or bar space for desktop/bar gestures, not an application's content.

Gesture Action
Desktop: double left-click Wallpaper carousel
Desktop: double right-click Theme carousel
Bar: double left-click Blur / Theme Color
Bar: double right-click Full bar / centered hover bar
Bar: left-click and drag Move to a screen edge
Workspace: right-click Workspace style
SUPER + left drag on a window Move a floating window.
SUPER + right drag on a window Resize a window.
Click a bar icon Open/toggle its panel; outside click or Escape dismisses it.
Right-click Idle Lock Toggle automatic locking.