Gnome 3 always show ALT+x keyboard shortcuts

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I found out that `"gtk-auto-mnemonic = 0"` is supposed to turn the underlined keyboard shortcuts back on but neither `"gtk-auto-mnemonic = 0"` nor `"gtk-auto-mnemonic = 1"` at the end of every theme file made any difference. Is this advice only valid for Gnome 2? How can I make the shortcuts always visible, not just when I press ALT? I did it with ``` locate gtkrc | grep themes | xargs -I @ echo "echo \"gtk-auto-mnemonics = 0\" >> @" | sudo sh ``` And verified with (both with zero and one, as I tried both): ``` ~$ locate gtkrc | grep themes | xargs grep auto /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Default/gtkrc:gtk-auto-mnemonics = 1 /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Small/gtkrc:gtk-auto-mnemonics = 1 /usr/share/themes/Adwaita/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:gtk-auto-mnemonics = 1 /usr/share/themes/Adwaita/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:gtk-auto-mnemonics = 1 /usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:gtk-auto-mnemonics = 1 /usr/share/themes/Crux/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:gtk-auto-mnemonics = 1 /usr/share/themes/Default/gtk-2.0-key/gtkrc:gtk-auto-mne…

Accepted Answer

Try:

```
$ dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/interface/automatic-mnemonics false
```

According to its schema: Only show mnemonics on when the Alt key is pressed. Whether mnemonics should be automatically shown and hidden when the user presses the Alt key..

Alternatively, you can use dconf-editor to change the value.

You will need to re-start the application in order the change makes effect.

Gnome 3 always show ALT+x keyboard shortcuts

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