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Something is stealing my Ctrl+F7 and Ctrl+F8 shortcuts from eclipse. I checked out the settings panel from the title but could not spot any such bindings over there. So, how do I get to see who is keeping those key combos and how to unbind them ?

LE: I was blind actually; the keyboard shortcuts were just in the place from title under the "KWin" application.

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Ctrl+F8 is showing "virtual desktops" because the special desktop effects are enabled. You need to disable the desktop effects in order to unbind Ctrl+F8. For more information, see here.

Alternatively, you can configure keyboard shortcuts from system settings to remove the said binding.

These bindings can be changed at System Settings > Common Appearance and Behaviour > Shortcuts and Gestures > Global Keyboard Shortcuts > KWin. By default, Ctrl+F7 is bound to Toggle Present Windows (Window Class) and Ctrl+F8 is bound to Show Desktop Grid.

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  • turning desktop effects off does the trick. Not the solution I was after though. As said, system settings -> shortcuts and gestures deos not show those shortcuts. So how could I unbind them, where from ? – kellogs Feb 13 '14 at 20:21
  • I do not have access to KDE, so unable to play .. see if this page helps: http://opensuse-guide.org/kde.php – Ketan Maheshwari Feb 13 '14 at 20:36
  • @kellogs I have an edit pending, but these bindings can be changed at System Settings > Common Appearance and Behaviour > Shortcuts and Gestures > Global Keyboard Shortcuts > KWin. `Toggle Present Windows (Window Class)` and `Show Desktop Grid`. – Sparhawk Jul 27 '14 at 01:51