KWin for KDE Keyboard Shortcuts Guide

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Window Management

Basic Window Controls

• Alt + F4 - Close window
• Alt + F3 - Window operations menu
• Meta + PgUp - Maximize window
• Meta + PgDown - Minimize window

Window Movement and Tiling

• Meta + Left - Quick tile window left
• Meta + Right - Quick tile window right
• Meta + Up - Quick tile window top
• Meta + Down - Quick tile window bottom
• Meta + Shift + Left - Move window to previous screen
• Meta + Shift + Right - Move window to next screen

Window Switching

• Alt + Tab - Walk through windows
• Alt + Shift + Backtab - Walk through windows (reverse)
• `Alt + `` - Walk through windows of current application
• Alt + ~ - Walk through windows of current application (reverse)

Desktop Navigation

Virtual Desktops

• Ctrl + F1 - Switch to desktop 1
• Ctrl + F2 - Switch to desktop 2
• Ctrl + F3 - Switch to desktop 3
• Ctrl + F4 - Switch to desktop 4

Desktop Navigation

• Meta + Ctrl + Left - Switch one desktop to the left
• Meta + Ctrl + Right - Switch one desktop to the right
• Meta + Ctrl + Up - Switch one desktop up
• Meta + Ctrl + Down - Switch one desktop down

Window Desktop Movement

• Meta + Ctrl + Shift + Left - Move window one desktop left
• Meta + Ctrl + Shift + Right - Move window one desktop right
• Meta + Ctrl + Shift + Up - Move window one desktop up
• Meta + Ctrl + Shift + Down - Move window one desktop down

Workspace Features

Desktop Effects

• Meta + D - Show desktop
• Meta + W - Overview
• Meta + F8 - Show desktop grid
• Ctrl + F9 - Expose
• Ctrl + F10 - Expose all
• Ctrl + F7 - Expose class
• Alt + Shift + F12 - Suspend compositing

Mouse Control

• Meta + F5 - Move mouse to focus
• Meta + F6 - Move mouse to center

Krohnkite Tiling Features

Layout Management

• Meta + \\ - Next layout
• Meta + | - Previous layout
• Meta + R - Rotate
• Meta + Shift + R - Rotate part
• Meta + Return - Set master
• Meta + F - Float
• Meta + Shift + F - Float all
• Meta + I - Increase

Window Movement

• Meta + H - Move left
• Meta + J - Move down/next
• Meta + K - Move up/prev
• Meta + Shift + H - Move left
• Meta + Shift + J - Move down/next
• Meta + Shift + K - Move up/prev
• Meta + Shift + L - Move right

Window Resizing

• Meta + Ctrl + H - Shrink width
• Meta + Ctrl + J - Grow height
• Meta + Ctrl + K - Shrink height
• Meta + Ctrl + L - Grow width

Other Controls

System Controls

• Meta + Ctrl + A - Activate window demanding attention
• Meta + Ctrl + Esc - Kill window

View Controls

• Meta + 0 - View actual size
• Meta + = or Meta + + - Zoom in
• Meta + - - Zoom out