Workspace Configure keyboard and mouse shortcuts
Choose comfortable combinations and check what is active on your computer.
Your configuration is the reference
In Settings → Shortcuts, review each action and combination. Older installations retain their configuration: do not assume you have new-install defaults.
New-install defaults
| Action | Initial combination |
|---|---|
| Next / previous desktop | Mouse X2 / X1 |
| Next / previous window in a zone | Alt + X2 / X1 |
| Next / previous tab | Shift + X2 / X1 |
| Minimize all / clean desktop | Ctrl + Alt + X2 / X1 |
| Show the app | Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Zone editor | Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Capture | Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Float / share across desktops | Ctrl + Shift + F / P |
The idea is to use a single pair of buttons and let the modifier choose what they do: alone they switch desktop, with Alt they rotate the zone, with Shift they switch tab and with Ctrl + Alt they minimize or clear. Everything stays under your thumb. More recommendations in tips.
If your mouse has no side buttons
The defaults above use the mouse side buttons (X1 and X2). New installs start with the shortcuts recommended for your mouse or, if it has no side buttons, keyboard only. If the app does not know whether you have them, it asks ("Does your mouse have side buttons?") and can switch those shortcuts to keyboard combinations with one click.
The keyboard-only recommendation works by holding Ctrl + Alt + Shift and using the arrows: ← / → switch desktops, ↑ / ↓ cycle a zone, PageUp / PageDown cycle tabs, D minimizes all and L cleans the desktop. Share, float, open app, zone editor and capture stay on Ctrl + Shift + P / F / W / L / C. If you later connect a mouse with side buttons, press one once and the mouse recommendation returns.
You can also assign shortcuts to Open calendar and to the floating desktop calendar, a small calendar visible on every desktop.
Change a combination
Select the action, record the combination and save. Test a simple action first. The app detects duplicate combinations and warns about common system shortcut conflicts. It also offers a more conservative keyboard preset if you prefer to avoid those conflicts.
Unmodified side buttons may replace browser Back and Forward. Use modified combinations if you want to keep them. Cleanup actions can close windows: understand their scope first.
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