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Search for repository keys
You can use wild-cards:
$ gconftool-2 --search-key maximize_* /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/maximize_horizontally = disabled /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/maximize_vertically = disabled /apps/compiz/plugins/wobbly/screen0/options/maximize_effect = true /apps/compiz/plugins/group/screen0/options/maximize_unmaximize_all = false /apps/compiz/plugins/winrules/screen0/options/maximize_match = /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/maximize_window_vertically_key = Disabled /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/maximize_window_key = <Alt>F10 /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/maximize_window_horizontally_key = Disabled ...
Search for repository values
This is not built in, but you can fake it.
Search for the what was assigned to the F11 keyboard key:
$ gconftool-2 -R / | grep F11 maximize_vertically = <Alt>F11 full_screen = F11 initiate_key = <Control>F11 maximize_window_vertically_key = <Alt>F11 open_start_here = <Alt>F11
Then get more detail and the full repository path by search for a key that looks close to what you were looking for:
$ gconftool-2 --search-key maximize_vertically* /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/maximize_vertically = <Alt>F11 /schemas/apps/metacity/window_keybindings/maximize_vertically = Schema (type: `string' list_type: '*invalid*' car_type: '*invalid*' cdr_type: '*invalid*' locale: `C')
Get the value of a repository key
$ gconftool-2 -g /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/show_desktop <Control><Alt>d
Set repository keys
Assign a keyboard key to maximize vertically and horizontally.
$ gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/maximize_window_vertically_key "<Alt>F11" $ gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/maximize_window_horizontally_key "<Alt>F12"
Scripts for favorite options
#!/bin/sh gconftool-2 --type=string --set /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/toggle_window_maximized_horizontally_key '<Ctrl><Alt>h' gconftool-2 --type=string --set /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/toggle_window_maximized_vertically_key '<Ctrl><Alt>v' gconftool-2 --type=string --set /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/switch_to_workspace_up 'disable' gconftool-2 --type=string --set /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/raise '<Ctrl><Alt>Up' gconftool-2 --type=string --set /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/switch_to_workspace_down 'disable' gconftool-2 --type=string --set /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/lower '<Ctrl><Alt>Down' gconftool-2 --type=string --set /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/activate_window_menu '<Ctrl><Alt>space' gconftool-2 --type=string --set /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/begin_move '<Alt>space' gconftool-2 --type=string --set /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/move_to_workspace_left '<shift><alt>Left' gconftool-2 --type=string --set /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/move_to_workspace_right '<shift><alt>Right'