@Julia, does Superkey still act as a meta key (ie modification key) when you configure it as a keyboard layout changer?
2014-09-08 12:18 GMT+02:00 Raphaël Jadot <[email protected]>: > It's why simply converting the key as a simple key was not a good > solution, citing the author of the link I provided > > "Pressing Super would then invoke the shortcut, and you wouldn’t be able > to use it as a modifier anymore. For people like me who rely heavily on the > Super key – I use it to launch and control applications – we’re suddenly > left with one extra key for the price of losing several key combinations. > Quite a bad trade-off." > > Indeed, the shortcut is alt+F1 and ksuperkey expect this behaviour (or > you have to change the config file) > > ksuperkey helps providing the same behaviour as in Windows/Ubuntu + keeps > the meta behaviour. > > The idea is to have by default the windows behaviour, not letting the user > having to make some configuration. If the idea seems ok amongst members, > then I'll open a ticket :) > > @Julia, just see your email, very interesting feedback, it's true that in > several countries, there is need to quickly change layout. I'll forward the > information inside the related loomio. > > > 2014-09-08 12:02 GMT+02:00 Tomasz Gajc <[email protected]>: > >> Lusers also can do it easily, just click right mous button on menu icon, >> choose options and then shortcuts... >> >> Unfortunately windows key is used as a "meta" key, so using this one as a >> shortcut may have negative impact on other shortcuts that already are using >> windows key. >> >> Anyways by default it is used ALT+F1 >> >> https://abf.io/omv_software/distro-kde4-config/blob/master/OpenMandriva/common/share/apps/plasma/layout-templates/org.openmandriva.plasma-desktop.defaultPanel/contents/layout.js#L47 >> >> I think it is better to use bugzilla for such things. >> >> >> >> >> 2014-09-07 0:27 GMT+02:00 Raphaël Jadot <[email protected]>: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Many people coming from Windows lack this default behaviour, which is >>> launching the appication menu with Super key, although it works in Ubuntu >>> or Gnome, it doesn't in KDE. >>> >>> Here is a solution >>> http://blog.hanschen.org/2012/10/17/open-application-launcher-with-super-key/ >>> >>> Not difficult to do (simply install ksuperkey, add it in autostart, + >>> associate Alt+F1 to SW), but not so simple for a beginner. Do you think >>> having it configured by default worth it? >>> >>> Raphaël >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OM-Cooker mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://ml.openmandriva.org/listinfo.cgi/om-cooker-openmandriva.org >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OM-Cooker mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://ml.openmandriva.org/listinfo.cgi/om-cooker-openmandriva.org >> > >
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