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Published on October 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sungl8gWU_8

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00:00 Intro
00:37 Sponsor: Collabora Online
02:02 KDE tips and tricks
02:09 Fix bad icons in taskbar
03:37 Open anything with the Super key
04:28 Configure windows for specific apps
05:27 Resize windows easily
06:36 Zoom in and out
06:55 Clipboard management
07:14 Hidden app launcher
07:55 Drag and drop to sticky note
08:11 Favourite KDE Note taking app
09:43 Plasma Widgets
11:33 KDE Connect
12:52 Stamp PDFs
13:35 Drag and drop in Dolphin
14:14 Save Searches
14:37 Customize System Monitor
14:55 Parting Thoughts
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16:52 Support the channel

Commands I showed in the video:

Set krunner to open with the Super key:
kwriteconfig5 --file kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.krunner,/App,,toggleDisplay"

Apply the changes (needs dbus, ovbiously):
qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure

List all the things you can trigger with a shortcut:
qdbus org.kde.kglobalaccel /component/kwin org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component.shortcutNames

Set the thing you want to open with the Super key:

kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/kwin,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,NAME_OF_THE_THING_YOU_WANT_TO_OPEN"