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Subject:    Re: [Kwin] Bug#47277: marked as done (win key does not work as a modifier) by Lubos Lunak <l.lunak@s
From:       Eric Christopherson <rakko () charter ! net>
Date:       2002-09-02 19:46:37
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On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 08:03:01AM -0000, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> Your message with subj: win key does not work as a modifier
> 
> The win key does work as a modifier, you just have to setup your keyboar> d 
> properly. If you use the KDE keyboard layout switcher, make sure you use > the 
> pc105 keyboard, not just pc102. Or use your distribution specific tool to>  
> configure the keyboard for XFree86.
> 
> -- 
> Lubos Lunak
> KDE developer

This doesn't cause the functionality to work as we (the original poster and
I, at least) would like; the behavior we're looking for is like under
Windows, where just pressing Win brings up the Start menu, but it can also
be pressed with other keys as a modifier. It seems that in KDE, if it's set
as a modifier, it can't be bound to anything by itself - for example, the K
menu. Or is there a way to do that that we're missing?

> This bug was reported once and fixed, but I find that it's broken again.
> 
> The WIN key is defined by KDE as F13, and works upon pressing (bound to \
> windows-menu). 
> This doesn't let me use the Win key to bind a lot of other, quite useful features.
> 
> For example, it is very natural to bind WIN+number to switching to a given desktop, \
> or WIN+arrow to directional desktop navigation. 
> I think it is best if the WIN key worked in the following way:
> 1. It works as a modifier, i.e. if I press it and then press some other key, it is \
> a multi-key combination. 2. If I press it and release without pressing anything \
> else, it can work as a regular F13. 
> (Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
> 
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