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Karsten Wenzke

LINUX: I can't use ALT + left click to select an object in the ObjectTree!

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For Linux users only!

I can't use ALT + left click to select an object in the ObjectTree!

Four different solutions depending on your Linux version:

1. That's a feature of your window manager. If you're on GNOME using Metacity (default WM), you can go to System > Preferences > Windows and change the "Movement Key" (this will just map it to another combination, of course).

2. If you're on KDE go to "System Settings", then in the Personal section "->Desktop->Window Behavior", there will be "Window Actions". Change your setting for "Modifier Key + left Button" from "Move" to "Nothing" or change your modifier Key to Meta instead of Alt.

3. If you are using unity or Gnome 3 you can use the command line: gconftool --set --type string /apps/metacity/general/mouse_button_modifier "<Super>"

 

4. If you are using Debian 7 (Gnome 3) launch dconf editor go to org -> gnome -> desktop -> wm -> Preferences and edit mouse-button-modifier from "ALT" to "Super".

 

5. If you are using Mate (maybe on CentOS7) an easy way to change this setting is System > Control Center > Windows > Behaviour > Movement Key where there is a choice for Alt or Super key.
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