[ltp] Windows/Super Key Mapping

Michael Gaber linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:09:02 +0100


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Rob Smith schrieb:
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 11:54 PM, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk
> <mailto:rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk>> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>     Rob Smith wrote:
> 
>         I've recently installed #!CrunchBang Linux on my X40 Thinkpad.
>         This machine does not have a Windows/Super key, and also does
>         not have a Menu key. In Windows, using an IBM applet, the
>         mapping of the right Alt key could be changed to pose as the
>         Windows key. There are also two keys on either side of the Up
>         Arrow key.
> 
>         Has anyone successfully mapped any of these alternatives to act
>         in the same manner as the Windows key? #!CrunchBang uses the
>         Super key in coordination with other key presses as a shortcut
>         to applications like Xterm, Thunar, GEdit and such.
> 
> 
>     Before you do that, you might want to check out the normal
>     functionality of AltGr. It's NOT "Right-Alt" in the same way that
>     Ctrl and Shift have two equivalent keys; instead, it lets you type
>     extra characters:
>      http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Accented_Characters
> 
>     For KDE and Gnome, you can use Alt-F2 to bring up a generic
>     run-dialog - typing "Alt-F2 x t e r m  Enter" will do what you want.
>     Probably OpenBox has an equivalent.
> 
>     Best wishes,
> 
>     Richard
> 
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> 
> Thanks for the reply Richard. I followed the link that you posted and
> tried the AltGr thing in GEdit, but it does not seem to be working, as
> nothing appeared in the buffer.
> 
> I'm not married to the right side Alt key, it is just that I noted
> something being posted about that being how the issue was resolved in
> Windows on the X40. I'd be happy to use one of those keys that are on
> either side of the Up Arrow key for this purpose.
> 
> -- 
> Rob Smith
> 
> Posted via #!CrunchBang Linux (v.8.10.01)
> Because software, like people, should be allowed to exist in an open,
> sharing community, and not kept contained by corporate greed!

Hi

as stated here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#United_States the US
keyboard indeed has only a second Alt key, no AltGr, so no possibility
to input accented characters.
So if you don't use them it would be safe to use this key as windows-key.
if right alt gives a different symbol as does right alt (check with xev)
 you could try to modify your mappings in the config file.

Regards Michael

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