Multiple global shortcuts for the same action

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Mar 15, 2026709 views

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In KDE4, I want to be able to change my sound volume both with the built-in Volume Up key as well as Meta+U. While I can define alternate keybindings for all program-wide actions, there is no such column in the Global System Shortcuts settings. How can I define multiple global keyboard shortcuts fo…

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You might look into a program like AutoKey. https://code.google.com/p/autokey/

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Multiple global shortcuts for the same action

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