[SOLVED] "windows" key, ubuntu 10.04

akuthia · 05-17-2011, 03:25 PM

Ok so i'm trying to set up the super, or "windows" key to function like it does in windows, where it pulls up the applications in ubuntu, however when i go to the keyboard shortcuts, it does not recognize the keypress. I found a post that said to run xev to see if the keypress was being recognized, and it is, i get

Code:

KeyPress event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x5600001,
    root 0x114, subw 0x0, time 69889932, (-310,-333), root:(351,508),
    state 0x10, keycode 133 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x5600001,
    root 0x114, subw 0x0, time 69787732, (-218,48), root:(443,889),
    state 0x50, keycode 133 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

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Is there a reason why keyobard shortcuts wouldnt recognize the keypress when the terminal does?

corp769 · 05-17-2011, 03:31 PM

Hello,

I came across this - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MappingWindowsKey
And this - http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubunt...-ubuntu-linux/
Does that help?

Cheers,

Josh

akuthia · 05-17-2011, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corp769

Hello,

I came across this - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MappingWindowsKey
And this - http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubunt...-ubuntu-linux/
Does that help?

Cheers,

Josh

the updated second link does, yes! now i just dont know if it will persist through a reboot, but i'll find that out later.

Thank you Josh!

corp769 · 05-17-2011, 03:58 PM

No problem! Let me know how it works out, since I refuse to use the windows key on my keyboard

Josh

akuthia · 05-17-2011, 04:11 PM

heh, ya know, i honestly started using it in 7, because of the hand feature of being able to type the name ofa file or program, and it would search straight from that. Prior, i had just clicked.

akuthia · 05-17-2011, 04:16 PM

yep, it persists through a reboo with one caveat, clicking it again doesnt close it, oh well.

corp769 · 05-17-2011, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akuthia

yep, it persists through a reboo with one caveat, clicking it again doesnt close it, oh well.

What do you mean clicking it again doesn't close it?

akuthia · 05-17-2011, 11:29 PM

Basically, in window,s it works similarly to hitting say alt f does; the first click opens the menu, but if you hit alt again, the menu closes.

corp769 · 05-17-2011, 11:34 PM

I think I know what you are talking about..... LOL. Didn't it ever do that before?

akuthia · 05-18-2011, 07:17 AM

in windows, or linux? In windows i think its done it since atleast XP