I'm trying to change the keyboard shortcuts to launch different application with Ctrl + Shift + <Letter Key> combinations but as yet have not been successful. I'm editing the /usr/bin/keyboard-shortcut script in leafpad and I used the existing "FBReader" shortcut as a template to try to get it to work for other apps.

Under the section “# CTRL + SHIFT + KEY”

I replaced the lines:

If key == ‘F’:
osso_exec(“FBReader”)

With:

If key == ‘F’:
osso_exec(“Media player”)

I then saved and rebooted but nothing happened when I pressed Ctrl + Shift + <F>

I tried to do the same but instead putting in the line:

If key == ‘F’:
osso_exec(“Firefox”)

but again nothing when pressing Ctrl + Shift + <F>. The original shortcuts from the script like Ctrl + Shift + <A> - Control panel work fine. Can anyone see what I am doing wrong here? Is the way in which app names are displayed in the launcher different to the app name that this script looks for?

Also, does it require a different command for native apps like Media player to installed apps like Firefox?