Custom keyboard shortcuts

In the examples below, replace <shortcut-name> with the actual name of the keyboard shortcuts.

Available shortcuts provided by Workspace Matrix:

Name	Default	Description
workspace-overview-toggle	Super+w	Open the workspace overview.
workspace-overview-right	Right	Move to the right in the workspace overview.
workspace-overview-left	Left	Move to the left in the workspace overview.
workspace-overview-up	Up	Move up in the workspace overview.
workspace-overview-down	Down	Move down in the workspace overview.
workspace-overview-confirm	Return, Escape	Confirm and close the workspace overview.

Show the current keyboard shortcut:

gsettings --schemadir ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/schemas/ \
   get org.gnome.shell.extensions.wsmatrix-keybindings <shortcut-name>

Set the keyboard shortcut:

gsettings --schemadir ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/schemas/ \
   set org.gnome.shell.extensions.wsmatrix-keybindings <shortcut-name> "['<Shift><Super>o']"

Available shortcuts provided by GNOME (selection):

Name	Default	Description
switch-to-workspace-right	Ctrl+Alt+🠖	Switch to the workspace to the right.
switch-to-workspace-left	Ctrl+Alt+🠔	Switch to the workspace to the left.
switch-to-workspace-up	Ctrl+Alt+🠕	Switch to the workspace above.
switch-to-workspace-down	Ctrl+Alt+🠗	Switch to the workspace below.
move-to-workspace-right	Shift+Ctrl+Alt+🠖	Move window to the workspace to the right.
move-to-workspace-left	Shift+Ctrl+Alt+🠔	Move window to the workspace to the left.
move-to-workspace-up	Shift+Ctrl+Alt+🠕	Move window to the workspace above.
move-to-workspace-down	Shift+Ctrl+Alt+🠗	Move window to the workspace below.

Show the current keyboard shortcut:

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings <shortcut-name>

Set the keyboard shortcut:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings <shortcut-name> "['<Shift><Super>o']"

Reset default keyboard shortcuts:

In case all or some of the keybindings are not working, run the below statements to re-assign all switch/move workspaces keybindings to the default bindings mentioned above <Ctrl><Alt>Arrow

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-left "['<Control><Alt>Left']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-right "['<Control><Alt>Right']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up "['<Control><Alt>Up']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down "['<Control><Alt>Down']"

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings move-to-workspace-left "['<Control><Shift><Alt>Left']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings move-to-workspace-right "['<Control><Shift><Alt>Right']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings move-to-workspace-up "['<Control><Shift><Alt>Up']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings move-to-workspace-down "['<Control><Shift><Alt>Down']"