Can't set "Alt+Ctrl+T" to launch terminal in xfce4

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I followed normal steps to assign Alt+Ctrl+T to open a terminal window. (Menu → Settings Manager → Keyboard → Application Shortcuts → Add and follow steps) but it just doesn't seem to work. I was following this: How to open terminal on Xubuntu and some other sources.
Why isn't it working? How do I make it work?

Fahad Hasan Pathik · Answer

press alt+f2
search xfce4-keyboard-settings
in keyboard>Application shortcuts>add
in shortcut command>Command>type xfce4-terminal>ok
the next window waits for keystrokes> press ctrl+alt+T or your proffered combination close

XFCE 4.14

abdallah jarwan · Answer

Run xfce4-settings-manager
Go to Window -> shortcuts -> add -> put the following as a command to run:
exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator
Then, select the key combination

Great Papayah · Answer

I'd like to suggest the following steps:

go to 'Start' at the top left corner, and open Settings Manager

or

open Terminal and type xfce4-settings-manager
open Keyboard
open Application Shortcuts Tab
click Add button (with greed-icon) below
type xfce4-terminal
trigger the shortcut, which is in this (Ctrl + Alt + T)

Good luck!

Krøllebølle · Answer

I solved this by adding the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+T for the command gnome-terminal, using XFCE and TigerVNC. Go to the XFCE settings or run xfce4-settings-manager, then Keyboard, Application Shortcuts. Press Add and use gnome-terminal as the command you want to trigger and finally the shortcut.

Pavel Tankov · Answer

The most common and overlooked reason: see if any other program has acquired the same shortcut.

Robsteady · Answer

I'd suggest double-checking your command in the shortcut list. I know I still have a tendency to leave the 4 out of xfce4-terminal sometimes.

Can't set "Alt+Ctrl+T" to launch terminal in xfce4

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