name of keys in configuration (cannot bound <Super>F1)

[whysthatso]

gnome-shell 3.36.5 + wayland

i'm trying to use F1-F12 for shortcuts, but can't seem to figure out how they should be referred to in the config file.

i've tried
f1
F1
<f1>
<F1>
but to no avail. any pointers?

[e3rd]

Will you paste the whole line please? :) I ll try to take a look a it the next week

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[whysthatso]

this example works

<Super>j,tilix,tilix,

this is what i'd prefer

f1,tilix,tilix,

[e3rd]

Hello, on my Ubuntu 19.10, the right way is F1. However, the OS reserves some of the shortcuts (I remember I was not able to re-bind "Ctrl+p" or something similar, reserved for system printing).

Have you tried other F-keys other than F1? What system are you using? I am using symbol names from /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/

<Super>F4,notify-send "hello super+f4"
F4,notify-send "hello f4"
<Super><Ctrl>F1,notify-send "hello ctrl+super+f1"
F1,notify-send "hello f1"
# does not work, always runs Ubuntu action <Super>F1,notify-send "hello super+f1"

[whysthatso]

thanks for documenting that here. i can confirm that F1 etc works. indeed it seems that F1 has magical powers and can't be rebound. so i went for F2,tilix,tilix, and now all is well.

[e3rd]

Cool! :)