Hi everybody,

With ALT+Click for 'Select under' I should be able to select the layer under but because I'm using Linux Mint 20.1 Cinnamon it triggers the ALT key shortcut of the Linux OS first.

I would prefer not to change the behavior in Linux but I can't figure out in the keyboard shortcuts preferences of Inkscape where to replace the ALT key... ?

Thanks

Each distro have it's own set of menus/settings where you can change it to the super key or disable. I haven't figured out any other method yet, but it works for me since I don't use the Alt+drag feature in Linux anyway.

Maybe there are a feature request for that.

thanks @Grobe for your response. I'm a bit confused:

Grobe

Each distro have it's own set of menus/settings where you can change it to the super key or disable

you mean depending of each distro, Inskape has it's own set of menu/settings?

My goal is to not change any settings in my Linux distro but just changing in Inkscape the ALT key shortcut to another hey, let's say Q (if it's not used yet). I hope it's clear... :)

Thanks

Have you been to Preferences->Interface->Keyboard->Modifiers already or will this help?

@PixelPest yes I saw that! Thanks.

So if I want to replace the ALT key, I'll have to do so for all the entries (Forced Drag, Cycle through objects, Move in increments and Transform in increments) right?

It looks like my only other choices are Ctrl, Shift and Meta (what Meta is it by the way?) but they are already used...

I'm a real Inkscape beginner as you can see so what I'm asking is, from a long term user prospective, what would be the best solution to my problem (what to replace ALT with in a way that doesn't throw the rest of the shortcuts out of balance).

Thanks

As a macOS only user it´s hard to find an answer. I  don´t understand how Linux triggers (or has access to)  the alt-key while Inkscape is operating in front. Sorry.

On many Linux systems you can use the Alt-based shortcuts in Inkscape without triggering the window manager's shortcuts by also holding the Super (Windows) key. So wherever you see "Hold Alt" read it as "Hold Super-Alt". This works for select under (what you're asking about), but also for Alt-dragging, such as when sculpting nodes.

It's down to the window manager as to whether this works, and assumes it doesn't have any other operations bound to Super-Alt. I haven't used Mint for a few years - it certainly used to work there, but please report back either way.

🤪 Thank you so much  @Xav !!! You're exactly right, it works! You rock 👍 thanks