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List:       kwin
Subject:    Re: [Kwin] Bug#47277: marked as done (win key does not work as a
From:       Lubos Lunak <l.lunak () sh ! cvut ! cz>
Date:       2002-09-03 7:11:21
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On Monday 02 September 2002 21:46, Eric Christopherson wrote:
> 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?

 That would be quite problematic, just like alt_alone_selects_menu is (if you
e.g. press Ctrl+Alt+K to change keyboard layout, the current app will also
have its menu activated - I really hate this, and I even disable this in my
Qt copy). In short: It's better this way.

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