Alan Horkan wrote: > On Fri, 16 Mar 2007, Dedeco wrote: > > >> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:57:20 -0300 >> From: Dedeco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Usability] Keyboard >> >> Hello, >> >> I would like to ask, and I am not 100% sure this is the right place, but it >> seems to me from what I have read. >> >> Why doesn't Gnome accept the Super key (or Windows keys) as modifiers of >> other >> keys to its shortcuts? >> > > since you know it is sometimes also called the super key you are already > well on your way to finding many more answers. > > Short answer the reason is largely historical and Gnome could not assume > keyboards would include the super key. > > Longer answer search google as follows: > site:mail.gnome.org usability super > and you will find many more discussions touching on the subject > > There are probably a few things we could do to make things easier for > those who do have a super key and I dont think a new computer in at least > 5 years has shipped without one (depending on your definition of computer) > the only remaining factor is an interested developer submitting patches > good enough to be accepted. > > A quick search of bugzilla turns up a fair few requests > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?query=super > After much fiddling around I could find my way to use Super keys as modifiers. Although there are many usability issues here. I decided to search around after reading the Usability pages of Gnome. I subscribed to this list and I think I can contribute with an issue.
First of all, Gnome knows I am using a keyboard with a super key, because my first try to put the shortcut "Super+R" resulted in "Super_L". I know that keyboards have (independently of OS) separate events for key presses and releases. So Gnome know that before I released the Super key I had pressed the "R" key. It should conclude that I WANT to use it as a modifier, don't you agree?? But the naive user will think "Gnome is bad, it can't understand when I hold the windows keys like Ctrl or Alt". I know that is untrue. I need to find it. On the Keyboard preferences, I found a promising thing: "Alt/Win key behavior". The window I found was so criptic that I didn't know what to do. A screenshot is attached to illustrated. I didn't know wich of the options I should want. What I wanted was "Use both Super keys as a equivalent modifier". I would try to make code for this, but I have never developed graphic applications in linux, and either in Gnome. :( Regards, Dedeco Ps: I am not sure I can attach a message. I will keep it for a while, maybe upload it to a public address later.
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