On Wednesday, May 06, 2020 08:05:40 PM Noah Davis wrote: > Start key == Windows key. Maybe I didn't use the right name, but I've > always called it the Start key since it opens the start menu. It's > called Meta in Qt and Super in GTK.
Thanks -- I'm going to try to engrave those in my brain (but maybe not tonight). The other one(s) that I don't understand is what I think is called (by at least some) the Alt Gr key. And then the key that looks like it has a menu on it. > > On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 5:37 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wednesday, May 06, 2020 03:41:16 PM Noah Davis wrote: > > > Hello, KDE is currently trying to standardize on reserving the > > > Meta/Super/Start/Command key for global/desktop environment shortcuts. > > > It seems to me that it would be in the interest of every desktop > > > environment to standardize on this in order to prevent global/shell > > > shortcuts from conflicting with Linux apps. For instance, Alt + Left > > > Click is an old shortcut for dragging windows around that is still > > > used by KWin, but it conflicts with Blender, GIMP, Inkscape and Krita. > > > Many creative workflow apps need modifier+mouse button shortcuts to be > > > fast and easy to use and apps generally avoid using Meta/Super > > > already. > > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > Of course! ;-) > > > > It would help me to know which key(s) you're talking about on a > > "standard" (Dos / Windows?) 104-key keyboard (well, I didn't count them, > > but I'm pretty sure it's 104 keys. > > > > The bottom row of my keyboard (the row with the spacebar in it) has keys > > from left to right: > > > > <ctrl> <win*> <alt> <spacebar> <alt> <win*> <command*> <ctrl> > > > > win* is a key with no letters but what looks like the Windows logo > > > > command* is a key with no letters but a logo that might be intended to > > depict a menu > > > > Which key(s) are you talking about, and what is the (your?) preferred > > name (or set of names) for that (those) key(s)? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > xdg mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg _______________________________________________ xdg mailing list [email protected] https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg
