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

[little3lue]

Ive also had this hassle.  Thank you very much for this guide, I'll make
sure to try it tonight!

On 6/18/07, Andrew Robinson <andrew.rw.robinson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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