Using the Super a.k.a. Windows keys with Xfce - it works

[Andrew Robinson]

FYI, xbindkeys works with the windows key and xfce fine. I had less
hassle then you seem to be facing. I am using Debian Lenny.

On 6/18/07, Thomas Stein <tstein at tstein.net> wrote:
> Hello everybody!
>
> First of all, I'm quite new to Xfce. I've used IceWM and Fluxbox for
> ages. Now, after upgrading my laptop to Debian Etch, I gave Xfce a try
> and simply love it.
>
> With the help of the documentation I could quickly adjust the new
> environment to my needs with one little flaw:
>
> Almost all my hotkeys I'v got used to over the years use the Super or
> Windows keys as modifier (Super+b for a xterm, Super+m to maximize a
> window, Super+Fn to switch to workspace n and so on). But in the GUI for
> configuring the hotkeys (don't know what the program is called) the
> Super keys were ignored.
>
> I looked in the FAQ under <http://wiki.xfce.org/faq> and behold, under
> "Usage -> Keyboard" it says:
>
> "My windows button does not work in the Keyboard Settings > Shortcuts.
> The windows button (also known as the superkey) not working as a
> modifier is related to the toolkit, GTK+ in the case of Xfce. If you
> want to have the windows-key working we recommend you to upgrade GTK+ to
> at least version 2.10.0."
>
> Etch uses Gtk 2.8.20, so I thought I had lost at this point. But then I
> tried the direct way be editing the config files
>
> ~/.config/xfce4/shortcuts/tstein.xml (command hotkeys)
>
> ~/.themes/tstein/xfwm4/keythemerc (window manager hotkeys)
>
> and sure enough, after restarting my xfce session the keys work as
> expected.
>
> I had to create the two files mentioned above via the GUI as descriped
> in the documentation under
> <http://www.xfce.org/documentation/4.2/manuals/xfwm4#keyboard_shortcuts>.
> I replaced "Custom" with my username "tstein" though.
>
> NOTE: The documentation only mentions one config file. Did this change
> from 4.2 to 4.4? Docs for 4.4 seem not to be online yet.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Thomas Stein
>
> P.S.:
> To map the keys to "Super" I have the lines
>
> keycode 115 = Super_L
> keycode 116 = Super_R
>
> in ~/.Xmodmap
>
> When using them as modifiers for hotkeys, use the following syntax:
> (from ~/.config/xfce4/shortcuts/tstein.xml)
> [...]
> <shortcut command="Thunar" keys="Super+n"/>
> [...]
> Don't use Super_L or Super_R here, just Super!
>
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