Kyle Hamar wrote: > On 1/10/07, Bruno Buys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I was used to open the k menu just by hitting the win key, in kde 3.2.2. >> Now, after upgrading to kde 3.5.0 from sarge-backports, it won't let me. >> When I go to control center and try to enable it, control center only >> accepts the win key together with some other, otherwise no deal. >> Someone knows? Thanks! > > >> From http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdebase/faq/panel.html > > > 5.7. How do I use the Windows(r) key to open the K menu? > > Previous versions of KDE provided a trick to allow you to use the > Windows(r) key both as a modifier (so you could have shortcuts like > Win+R), and as a regular key (so that pressing Win on its own could > open the K menu). This feature was removed for reasons of usability > and accessibility, as well as keeping the code clean. For current > versions of KDE, you have two options: either use a different shortcut > to open the K menu (the default is Alt+F1), or remap the Win key to be > a regular key, rather than a modifier. > > If you choose to do the second, here's one way: > > 1. Find the keycode for your Win key using xev: Run the > command xev in a Konsole, and press the Win key. Look in the output of > xev for keycode n, where n is the keycode of the Win key. > 2. Use xmodmap to remap the Win key. An appropriate command is > xmodmap -e 'keycode n=Menu'. > 3. In the KDE Control Center, go to Regional & > Accessibility->Keyboard Shortcuts and set the shortcut for Popup > Launch Menu to the Win key. You should now be able to popup the K menu > by pressing the Win key. > 4. One more step is required to save the changes across > settings: Create a file ~/.kde/env/win-key.sh (create the directory if > it doesn't exist), and add the xmodmap command you used previously to > it. The change should now be applied every time you start KDE. > thank you, Kyle! That's exactly it.
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