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Compiz Commands
When configuring Compiz the mouse buttons are referred to as
ButtonX according to the
following:
Button 1 Left Mouse Button
Button 2 Centre Mouse Button (click-able scroll wheel in some
cases)
Button 3 Right Mouse Button
Button 4 Scroll Wheel Up
Button 5 Scroll Wheel Down
Move Through Workspaces CTRL + ALT + Left/Right Arrow -- Move to
the next workspace in the given
direction.
CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + Left/Right Arrow -- Move to the current
window to next
workspace in the given direction.
SUPER + E -- Shows all workspaces (move windows with left mouse
button, zoom to a
workspace with right mouse button)
CTRL + ALT + DOWN Arrow Unfold all the workspaces
CTRL + ALT + Mouse Button 1 Rotate all the workspaces like a
Cube.
Manage Windows in a Workspace Super + w Shows all windows in
current workspace (left click selects window, middle
click closes window, right click zooms window)
ALT + F10 Toggle Maximize Current Window
ALT + F9 Minimize Current Window
CTRL+ ALT + D Toggle Show Desktop
ALT + Middle Mouse Button Resize Current Unmaximized Window
ALT + Left Mouse Button Move Current Unmaximized Window
ALT + F7 Move Current Unmaximized Window (without holding down
mouse
button)
ALT+ F8 Resize Current Unmaximized Window (without holding down
mouse
button)
ALT+ TAB Switch to Next Window Using Ring Switcher on Current
Workspace
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SHIFT + ALT+ TAB Switch to Previous Window Using Ring Switcher
on Current
Workspace
Super + TAB Switch to Next Window Using Shift Switcher on
Current Workspace
SHIFT + Super + TAB Switch to Previous Window Using Shift
Switcher on CurrentWorkspace
Group and Tab Windows SHIFT + CTRL + Button 1 Select windows to
be grouped.
Super + g Group windows.
Super + u Ungroup windows
Super + r Remove Group Window
Super + c Close Group.
Super + t Tab Group
Super + Left Arrow Change Tab Left
Super + Right Arrow Change Tab Right
ZOOM IN DESKTOP Super + Button 4 Zoom In
CTRL + ALT + Super + UP Arrow Zoom In
Super + Button 5 Zoom Out
CTRL + ALT + Super + DOWN Arrow Zoom Out
MAGNIFIER BOX SHIFT + Super + m - Initiate Action
SHIFT + Super + Button 4 Zoom In inside the box.
SHIFT + Super + Button 5 Zoom Out of inside the box.
NEGATIVE Super + N Toggle Window Negative.
Super + M Toggle Screen Negative.
FIRE ON SCREEN
SHIFT + Super + Button 1 Initiate the fire. SHIFT + Super + C
Clear the fire from screen.
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Drawing On SCREEN
ALT + Super + Button 1 Initiate Drawing on screen
ALT + Super + Button 3 Initiate Eraser.
ALT + Super + k Clear Drawing.
SCREEN SHOT
PrintScrn Screen shot of the Desktop
ALT + PrintScrn Screen shot of the current window.
Super + Button 1 Screen shot of select Area.
