In moving from 16.04 to 18.04, how can this custom shortcut be made to work?
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On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I have a custom shortcut set that features the following command:
bash -c "xvkbd -text $(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H%MZ" --utc) 2>/dev/null"
On 16.04, this outputs "typed" text like "2018-11-21T1702Z" when I press a key combination like Shift+Ctrl+d which is really useful for my work and I use it about once per minute, to maybe name a file or enter some timestamp in a file, that sort of thing. The point is that I use it so much that I can't easily live without it.
Now when I try to set up the same thing on 18.04, when I press the relevant shortcut keys, while I expect to get output like "2018-1-21T1703Z", I get output that is just "--TZ".
So, it is certainly trying, but getting screwed up in some way. I have confirmed via $XDG_SESSION_TYPE that I am running the X server and I have also confirmed that xvkbd is installed, so I am confused.
Would anyone have any ideas about what is going wrong?
16.04 18.04 shortcut-keys xorg
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On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I have a custom shortcut set that features the following command:
bash -c "xvkbd -text $(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H%MZ" --utc) 2>/dev/null"
On 16.04, this outputs "typed" text like "2018-11-21T1702Z" when I press a key combination like Shift+Ctrl+d which is really useful for my work and I use it about once per minute, to maybe name a file or enter some timestamp in a file, that sort of thing. The point is that I use it so much that I can't easily live without it.
Now when I try to set up the same thing on 18.04, when I press the relevant shortcut keys, while I expect to get output like "2018-1-21T1703Z", I get output that is just "--TZ".
So, it is certainly trying, but getting screwed up in some way. I have confirmed via $XDG_SESSION_TYPE that I am running the X server and I have also confirmed that xvkbd is installed, so I am confused.
Would anyone have any ideas about what is going wrong?
16.04 18.04 shortcut-keys xorg
asked Nov 21 at 17:09
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On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I have a custom shortcut set that features the following command:
bash -c "xvkbd -text $(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H%MZ" --utc) 2>/dev/null"
On 16.04, this outputs "typed" text like "2018-11-21T1702Z" when I press a key combination like Shift+Ctrl+d which is really useful for my work and I use it about once per minute, to maybe name a file or enter some timestamp in a file, that sort of thing. The point is that I use it so much that I can't easily live without it.
Now when I try to set up the same thing on 18.04, when I press the relevant shortcut keys, while I expect to get output like "2018-1-21T1703Z", I get output that is just "--TZ".
So, it is certainly trying, but getting screwed up in some way. I have confirmed via $XDG_SESSION_TYPE that I am running the X server and I have also confirmed that xvkbd is installed, so I am confused.
Would anyone have any ideas about what is going wrong?
16.04 18.04 shortcut-keys xorg
asked Nov 21 at 17:09
BlandCorporation
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On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I have a custom shortcut set that features the following command:
bash -c "xvkbd -text $(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H%MZ" --utc) 2>/dev/null"
On 16.04, this outputs "typed" text like "2018-11-21T1702Z" when I press a key combination like Shift+Ctrl+d which is really useful for my work and I use it about once per minute, to maybe name a file or enter some timestamp in a file, that sort of thing. The point is that I use it so much that I can't easily live without it.
Now when I try to set up the same thing on 18.04, when I press the relevant shortcut keys, while I expect to get output like "2018-1-21T1703Z", I get output that is just "--TZ".
So, it is certainly trying, but getting screwed up in some way. I have confirmed via $XDG_SESSION_TYPE that I am running the X server and I have also confirmed that xvkbd is installed, so I am confused.
Would anyone have any ideas about what is going wrong?
16.04 18.04 shortcut-keys xorg
16.04 18.04 shortcut-keys xorg
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It works, replace the wrong quotes:
bash -c 'xvkbd -text $(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H%MZ" --utc)'
2018-11-21T1930Z
answered Nov 21 at 19:32
LeonidMew
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Hey there, thanks for your suggestion. I've tried using the exact code you suggested, but it is not working. Are you sure you have tried using it as a keyboard shortcut? So, specifically this command would be added as a keyboard shortcut that is activated by, say,Shift+Ctrl+d. When I do this I get only the--TZoutput. Also, I don't see a reason why the quotes I used should be considered "wrong".
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 0:52
Look close on question, there are nested double quotes " . No, I haven't try it as shortcut
– LeonidMew
Nov 23 at 1:23
Yes, I can see the quotation marks you have used. I am not aware of any reason why my version is wrong. Are you? But I think this is not the important issue. The issue is getting the command to work specifically as a keyboard shortcut on Ubuntu 18.04. Would you be willing to try that?
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 2:20
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1 Answer
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It works, replace the wrong quotes:
bash -c 'xvkbd -text $(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H%MZ" --utc)'
2018-11-21T1930Z
answered Nov 21 at 19:32
LeonidMew
385215
Hey there, thanks for your suggestion. I've tried using the exact code you suggested, but it is not working. Are you sure you have tried using it as a keyboard shortcut? So, specifically this command would be added as a keyboard shortcut that is activated by, say,Shift+Ctrl+d. When I do this I get only the--TZoutput. Also, I don't see a reason why the quotes I used should be considered "wrong".
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 0:52
Look close on question, there are nested double quotes " . No, I haven't try it as shortcut
– LeonidMew
Nov 23 at 1:23
Yes, I can see the quotation marks you have used. I am not aware of any reason why my version is wrong. Are you? But I think this is not the important issue. The issue is getting the command to work specifically as a keyboard shortcut on Ubuntu 18.04. Would you be willing to try that?
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 2:20
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It works, replace the wrong quotes:
bash -c 'xvkbd -text $(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H%MZ" --utc)'
2018-11-21T1930Z
answered Nov 21 at 19:32
LeonidMew
385215
Hey there, thanks for your suggestion. I've tried using the exact code you suggested, but it is not working. Are you sure you have tried using it as a keyboard shortcut? So, specifically this command would be added as a keyboard shortcut that is activated by, say,Shift+Ctrl+d. When I do this I get only the--TZoutput. Also, I don't see a reason why the quotes I used should be considered "wrong".
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 0:52
Look close on question, there are nested double quotes " . No, I haven't try it as shortcut
– LeonidMew
Nov 23 at 1:23
Yes, I can see the quotation marks you have used. I am not aware of any reason why my version is wrong. Are you? But I think this is not the important issue. The issue is getting the command to work specifically as a keyboard shortcut on Ubuntu 18.04. Would you be willing to try that?
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 2:20
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It works, replace the wrong quotes:
bash -c 'xvkbd -text $(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H%MZ" --utc)'
2018-11-21T1930Z
answered Nov 21 at 19:32
LeonidMew
385215
It works, replace the wrong quotes:
bash -c 'xvkbd -text $(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H%MZ" --utc)'
2018-11-21T1930Z
answered Nov 21 at 19:32
LeonidMew
385215
answered Nov 21 at 19:32
LeonidMew
385215
answered Nov 21 at 19:32
LeonidMew
385215
answered Nov 21 at 19:32
LeonidMew
385215
385215
Hey there, thanks for your suggestion. I've tried using the exact code you suggested, but it is not working. Are you sure you have tried using it as a keyboard shortcut? So, specifically this command would be added as a keyboard shortcut that is activated by, say,Shift+Ctrl+d. When I do this I get only the--TZoutput. Also, I don't see a reason why the quotes I used should be considered "wrong".
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 0:52
Look close on question, there are nested double quotes " . No, I haven't try it as shortcut
– LeonidMew
Nov 23 at 1:23
Yes, I can see the quotation marks you have used. I am not aware of any reason why my version is wrong. Are you? But I think this is not the important issue. The issue is getting the command to work specifically as a keyboard shortcut on Ubuntu 18.04. Would you be willing to try that?
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 2:20
add a comment |
Hey there, thanks for your suggestion. I've tried using the exact code you suggested, but it is not working. Are you sure you have tried using it as a keyboard shortcut? So, specifically this command would be added as a keyboard shortcut that is activated by, say,Shift+Ctrl+d. When I do this I get only the--TZoutput. Also, I don't see a reason why the quotes I used should be considered "wrong".
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 0:52
Look close on question, there are nested double quotes " . No, I haven't try it as shortcut
– LeonidMew
Nov 23 at 1:23
Yes, I can see the quotation marks you have used. I am not aware of any reason why my version is wrong. Are you? But I think this is not the important issue. The issue is getting the command to work specifically as a keyboard shortcut on Ubuntu 18.04. Would you be willing to try that?
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 2:20
Hey there, thanks for your suggestion. I've tried using the exact code you suggested, but it is not working. Are you sure you have tried using it as a keyboard shortcut? So, specifically this command would be added as a keyboard shortcut that is activated by, say,
Shift+Ctrl+d. When I do this I get only the --TZ output. Also, I don't see a reason why the quotes I used should be considered "wrong".– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 0:52
Hey there, thanks for your suggestion. I've tried using the exact code you suggested, but it is not working. Are you sure you have tried using it as a keyboard shortcut? So, specifically this command would be added as a keyboard shortcut that is activated by, say,
Shift+Ctrl+d. When I do this I get only the --TZ output. Also, I don't see a reason why the quotes I used should be considered "wrong".– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 0:52
Look close on question, there are nested double quotes " . No, I haven't try it as shortcut
– LeonidMew
Nov 23 at 1:23
Look close on question, there are nested double quotes " . No, I haven't try it as shortcut
– LeonidMew
Nov 23 at 1:23
Yes, I can see the quotation marks you have used. I am not aware of any reason why my version is wrong. Are you? But I think this is not the important issue. The issue is getting the command to work specifically as a keyboard shortcut on Ubuntu 18.04. Would you be willing to try that?
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 2:20
Yes, I can see the quotation marks you have used. I am not aware of any reason why my version is wrong. Are you? But I think this is not the important issue. The issue is getting the command to work specifically as a keyboard shortcut on Ubuntu 18.04. Would you be willing to try that?
– BlandCorporation
Nov 23 at 2:20
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