How to create a key in the dconf or gsettings Editor?

Pingvin1 · 10-28-2021, 08:52 AM

I have no path "/ usr /". The DConf root view in the "Dconf editor" is attached.

shruggy · 10-28-2021, 10:45 AM

That's not a dconf path. That's a filesystem path. What I mean are XML files stored in the filesystem.

Pingvin1 · 10-28-2021, 12:56 PM

Found these files. They have a Dconf path. To attach files, I changed the extension from xml to txt. What to do with them next?

Pingvin1 · 10-29-2021, 08:35 AM

It makes sense not to delete "~ / .config / dconf / user", but to move it, although the focus with restoring settings when copying the folder may not work.
I believe that if "~ / .config / dconf / user" is missing, the Dconf key will not appear, because I had to use the Dconf editor to remove it. And the specified xml files cannot create Dconf keys. Otherwise the widely used "max-Recents" key in Gedit would have been created. Only the Dconf developer knows if running the xml file can generate the Dconf key.

shruggy · 10-29-2021, 09:21 AM

All I can say is that max-recents is not in the schema you posted. Nor is it in that file from gedit 3.36 source. But it was present in the source for gedit 3.34. Here is the commit that removed it.

Pingvin1 · 10-29-2021, 12:14 PM

I have Gedit 3.36.2, Dconf key will not be generated

Pingvin1 · 10-29-2021, 12:43 PM

Thank shruggy very much!

Pingvin1 · 10-30-2021, 06:24 AM

Previously, the "binding" keyword was used to create the Dconf key: https://itectec.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-ho...schema-closed/
But now it was canceled

shruggy · 10-30-2021, 07:02 AM

max-recents is not just a missing keyboard binding. In order to work, it requires some support in gedit code. As you can see in my post above, that support was removed from gedit. The code that would read the max-recents value from dconf database and set up gedit accordingly was replaced with a simple

Code:

config->limit = 5;

So even if you could find a way to somehow specify max-recents, gedit (starting with 3.35.90) wouldn't honor your setting anymore.

Pingvin1 · 10-31-2021, 07:08 AM

Pingvin1 · 11-06-2021, 07:47 AM

Then Gedit and the "max-Recents" key are no longer interesting to me. I have installed and configured Geany.
Do I really need to reinstall Linux and reinstall all packages to restore the "locate-pointer" key?
I was highlighting the cursor position in "18.04.1-Ubuntu LTS" when I pressed Ctrl so that I didn't look for it.
Previously for this: I entered the command: $ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.mouse locate-pointer true
And in "20.04-Ubuntu LTS" this command does not work: there is no scheme written. And now there is no "locate-pointer" key either

shruggy · 11-06-2021, 08:17 AM

I believe it's under org.gnome.desktop.interface now:

Code:

$ gsettings describe org.gnome.desktop.interface locate-pointer
If true, pressing a key will highlight the current pointer location on screen.

Pingvin1 · 11-07-2021, 09:10 AM

The truth is, see the attached file.
I have set the locate-pointer to true in the Dconf editor: the cursor is not highlighted.
I Tried through the command
$ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface locate-pointer true
The cursor is not highlighted. True, the image does not indicate which key to press. The Ctrl key was specified in "18.04.1-Ubuntu LTS".
The key can be copied from one place, but pasted (or written) into another is not. Otherwise I would try:
$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.mouse locate-pointer true

shruggy · 11-07-2021, 09:38 AM

Try to set the key shortcut explicitly:

Code:

gsettings set org.gnome.mutter locate-pointer-key Control_L

Another option is the plugin Show mouse in Compiz. See https://askubuntu.com/questions/370344

Pingvin1 · 11-08-2021, 07:55 AM

Much paler (almost invisible on a white background) than in "18.04.1-Ubuntu LTS", but it worked. Only I did from the right Ctrl key, it's more convenient for me.
I will configure the mouse in Compiz, enabled Show mouse.
The settings are made, but the path of the mouse cursor remains the same. I assume this is from AMD64 architecture.