Using winkey as modifier instead of Alt

[TerryJ]

Juraj Lutter wrote:
> Stephan Arts wrote:
>   
>> On 2/24/07, TerryJ <listmail at exemail.com.au> wrote:
>>     
>>> I'd like to use the winkey instead of Alt so that my applications can
>>> use the Alt key.
>>>
>>> When I try to use "Window Manager" to set, for example, winkey+F7, the
>>> winkey is ignored and F7 is set as the key.
>>>
>>> Is this Xfce at work (or not at work) or the distro?
>>>       
>> http://wiki.xfce.org/faq#keyboard
>>
>> As you can see, it is GTK. The distro ships a pre 2.10 gtk version,
>> as-of gtk 2.10 the
>> SUPER modifier is supported and it will work in Xfce when you use that.
>>     
>
> I did it in a different way: Manually modified, for example,
> ~/.config/xfce4/shortcuts/myshortcuts.xml where I've put:
>
>         <shortcut command="mrxvt" keys="Mod4+t"/>
>
> Xorg recognizes left winkey as Mod4 and pressing winkey+t will pop up
> new terminal window :-)
>
> However, this Mod4 trick can't be done via shortcuts editor with GTK 2.8 :-(
>
> otis

Thanks so much for both replies.  Yes, I have the chronic problem of 
Linux never being up to date.

Still, I enjoy a good hack.  How on earth did you work that out?

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Regards, TerryJ

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