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Flasher

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From: Bavaria / Germany

Registered: 2005-04-24

Posts: 126

How can I use the MS Windows Key in Linux

Hello!

I'm using KDE 4.3 and want to use the MS Windows Key to open the KDE start menu.
I tried to add the Windows Key by pressing as a "KDE Application Launcher" hotkey, but the window key wasn't accepted as a hotkey.

Is it possible to add this key as a hotkey?

Thanks for help!

Best regards,

Flasher

AngryKoala

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Registered: 2009-01-22

Posts: 197

Re: How can I use the MS Windows Key in Linux

Isnt it called Meta?

Flasher

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From: Bavaria / Germany

Registered: 2005-04-24

Posts: 126

Re: How can I use the MS Windows Key in Linux

During pressing the button it's called "Meta + ..." but when I stop pressing the windows key, the "Meta + ..." will be deleted. (It's not permanent)

ngoonee

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From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

Posts: 7,356

Re: How can I use the MS Windows Key in Linux

Its a modifier key, so you can't use it alone. Just like Ctrl, Alt, and Shift.

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s3kt0r

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Registered: 2009-01-20

Posts: 208

Re: How can I use the MS Windows Key in Linux

How about xmodmap?

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Flasher

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From: Bavaria / Germany

Registered: 2005-04-24

Posts: 126

Re: How can I use the MS Windows Key in Linux

@ s3kt0r

I checked this. The keycode ist 125.
I created a file ~./Xmodmap with "keycode 125 = e". "e" for testing issues.

After creating:
xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap

But when I'm pressing the windows key, no "e" is printed.

s3kt0r

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Registered: 2009-01-20

Posts: 208

Re: How can I use the MS Windows Key in Linux

I have the following line in my .xinitrc:

/usr/bin/xmodmap -e "keycode 133 = F30" &

...where keycode 133 is my win key. I assign it to F30 (it can be any number besides 1-12, I guess), and then it's just a matter of configuring escape key (in your case, it'll be kde start menu) to F30.

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Flasher

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From: Bavaria / Germany

Registered: 2005-04-24

Posts: 126

Re: How can I use the MS Windows Key in Linux

@ s3kt0r

It works! Thanks for your help

s3kt0r

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Registered: 2009-01-20

Posts: 208

Re: How can I use the MS Windows Key in Linux

No problem, glad I could help out.

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