Sean, If you have a resource file (.rc) into your program, you can try set highest priority to this key binding. Links below above explain better priority of key bindings. https://developer.gnome.org/gtk2/2.24/gtk2-Resource-Files.html or/and https://developer.gnome.org/gtk2/2.24/gtk2-Bindings.html Follow a little example that can help you to develop. Into your main.c file File main.c # Includes ..... Void functions.....; ..... Int exit(void) {gtk_main_quit()}; ..... Int main (){ /* Key binding work fine when you define name to object. You must define name for which widget * that you built in your interface with function gtk_widget_set_name(widget,"widget_name") after * create them * After named all widget call resource file with key binding setting */ GtkWidget *window; window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL); gtk_widget_set_name(widget,"wdteste"); //You must name all widget to key binding work fine .......//Other widgets into object structure gtk_rc_parse("resource.rc"); /* You must connect some signal that will activate function you wanna execute. * into this example F1 key will close this app.*/ g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(window),"destroy",G_CALLBACK(exit),NULL); ........ //other functions; } //end of file Example of content resource.rc file binding "test" { #bind "<ctrl>j" { # caracter is comment into rc file #bind "<alt>q" { bind "F1" { "destroy" () } } # bindings are associate to object (named) and signal then you must choice an object into # object structure. # widget "*.object named above" binding : priority "custom binding name" widget "*.wdtest" binding : highest "test" # end of file Try this little program to test function. With me works fine. Happy xmas. Ubirajara. -----Mensagem original----- De: gnome-list [mailto:gnome-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxx] Em nome de Sean Hammond Enviada em: segunda-feira, 23 de dezembro de 2013 09:22 Para: gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx Assunto: Re: How to bind F1 key as custom shortcut? > Hey, I'm trying to bind the F1 key to run a custom script. I'm able to > do this with all the other F keys, but in the Settings app F1 opens > Help, so I can't press F1 in the Settings app to bind it. Someone answered this for me on IRC: open dconf Editor and go to /org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/, there you can find and all your custom keybindings and edit them directly. _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list As informações contidas nesta mensagem e nos arquivos anexados sao para uso exclusivo do destinatario aqui indicado e podem conter assuntos comerciais, de propriedade intelectual ou outras informações confidenciais, protegidas pelas leis aplicaveis. Caso não seja o destinatario correto, por favor, notifique o remetente. _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list