{"id":37511,"date":"2022-02-19T17:01:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T17:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=37511"},"modified":"2022-02-19T17:01:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T17:01:31","slug":"re-enable-navigation-overview-gnome40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/02\/re-enable-navigation-overview-gnome40\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Enable Tab\/Arrow Key Navigation in Overview &#038; App Grid in GNOME 40\/41"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-34682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can not navigate in <i>Activities<\/i> overview and app grid screen using Tab or arrow keys? Here&#8217;s how to re-enable the feature via extension in GNOME 40 &#038; 41.<\/p>\n<p>In GNOME 3.x, user may press <b>Tab<\/b> or down arrow and then left\/right keys to navigate between app windows in the overview screen. Also, the keys can be used to navigate in &#8216;Show Applications&#8217; app grid.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37512\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/overview-navigation.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37512\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/overview-navigation-600x287.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"287\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/overview-navigation-600x287.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/overview-navigation-300x143.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/overview-navigation-768x367.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/overview-navigation.webp 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navigation via Tab\/Arrow keys in overview screen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, in <b>Ubuntu 21.10<\/b>, <b>Fedora 35<\/b> or other Linux with recent GNOME 40\/41 desktop, you&#8217;ll find the keys no longer navigate <i>unless you first hover over<\/i> an app window in overview.<\/p>\n<p>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.gnome.org\/GNOME\/gnome-shell\/-\/issues\/4056\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GNOME bug<\/a> will be fixed in the next GNOME 42. In current releases, an extension is available to re-enable the function so you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>use Arrow keys to navigate app windows in overview. However, Tab key does not work in my case.<\/li>\n<li>use Tab and\/or Arrow keys to navigate app icons in &#8216;Show Applications&#8217; app grid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Install the Extension to Fix Overview Keyboard navigation:<\/h3>\n<p>1. Firstly, install <code>chrome-gnome-shell<\/code> package if you&#8217;re running Ubuntu. To do so, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard and run the command below:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-gshell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-gshell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"139\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-gshell.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-gshell-450x104.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Next go to the extension web page and switch on the toggle button to install it:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/4830\/overview-keyboard-navigation-fix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GS 40\/41 Overview Keyboard Navigation Fix<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/install-overview-navigation-fix.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/install-overview-navigation-fix-600x372.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"372\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/install-overview-navigation-fix-600x372.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/install-overview-navigation-fix-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/install-overview-navigation-fix-768x477.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/install-overview-navigation-fix.webp 925w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re first time installing a GNOME Shell extension via browser, you may not see the on\/off switch until clicking the link to install browser extension.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"256\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png 520w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension-450x222.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NOTE for Ubuntu 21.10: the pre-installed Firefox is Snap package so far does not support installing Gnome Shell extension, use another browser or install Firefox as classic deb package.<\/p>\n<p>The extension should work immediately after installation, just press <i>Super<\/i> (<i>Windows<\/i>) key or click on upper-left &#8216;Activities&#8217; to bring up overview and try out the shortcut keys.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can not navigate in Activities overview and app grid screen using Tab or arrow keys? 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