Debian 8 GNOME3: Ctrl-z "undo" functionality

[JelteV]

I'm used to that the Ctrl-z keyboard shortcut "undo" my previous action. e.g. when I made a typo. Now when I press the Ctrl-z combination the "Enter command" dialog
appears. how can I make Ctrl-z keyboard combination do the undo'ing? Or if that isn't possible: what is the GNOME3/Debian shortcut for the undo'ing?

I'm running debian8 with GNOME3 and I have a qwerty keyboard and the keyboard layout is set to: English/International.

Thanks anyway.

[phenest]

CTRL-Z is not a global keyboard shortcut. Which program are you having issues with?

[debiman]

Now when I press the Ctrl-z combination the "Enter command" dialog
appears.

omg, is that a gnome thing?
i must say i really appreciate that a few keyboard shortcuts are operating system independent - ctrl-c, ctrl-a, ctrl-v, and often also ctrl-z and ctrl-y.
it is very poor taste to break them with a global run dialog! shame on you, gnome!

[JelteV]

Well its not happening with just an specific application. Its just happens in general. It just doesnt work.

[debiman]

my last post was a little sloppy.
it was also unrelated to the previous post (they came in simultaneously).

however, you provided no additional information whatsoever.
please answer phenest's question.
pleae also describe in all detail what happens when you press ctrl-z on an empty desktop. or show us.

[phenest]

In Gnome 3, under Settings > Keyboard, there is a keyboard shortcut for "Show the run command prompt". Mine is set to Alt+F2.