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I try to do a "@" but each times a press on Alt+2 or Ctrl+Alt+2 to get it, the Top menu of the app/windows show off (File/Edit/View/Tool...)

If a try with a English Canadian's Layout or a English USA, I got the same problem.

On Lubuntu or Xubuntu 12.10, I don't get this problem. That really seem to come from Unity's Shortcut. I am Using Ubuntu 12.10.

Braiam
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Kamikazz00
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I think it is Ctrl+Alt+2, is it?

Lucio
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dodohjk
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In Ubuntu 12.04, (right alt key)+'2' does it for me with my french canadian keyboard.

Michael Fayad
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Check/change/adjust the actual combination of keys in your current layout from the Keyboard layout configuration. More info this answer.

It's possible (I don't use a French Canadian layout) that you have to use Alt gr (left side of the space bar) instead of Alt.

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carnendil
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E.g. you can:

  1. run gucharmap
  2. find whatever symbol you need
  3. double click it
  4. click on Copy button in the lower right corner
  5. paste the symbol wherever you want it

For a bit more convenient way:

  1. press ctrl+shift+U keys
  2. release U
  3. enter hexadecimal unicode sequence of the symbol you want while still holding ctrl+shift
  4. release ctrl+shift

Unicode for @ is 0040 (so you need to type in 40 before releasing ctrl+shift). You can find other unicode sequences in gucharmap.

You might want to tinker with System Settings -> Region & Language -> Layouts, you can choose desired layout there and configure it's options (Options button in lower right corner of the window), however, I couldn't find anything related to @ - maybe it's layout specific.

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