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Author Topic: How can I stop the "WIN" key from being "F15" in Soho? [solved]  (Read 3939 times)

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How can I stop the "WIN" key from being "F15" in Soho? [solved]
« on: June 04, 2007, 03:41:31 am »
I want to get my old "win" key back! I don't need no smelly F15 button to open kmenu for me, I'm used to the win key as an important key for global shortcuts.

I know it probably has something to do with xmodmap, but I didn't quite get how that works ( how to remove F15 ).

Thanks!
« Last Edit: June 04, 2007, 05:48:47 am by The Headacher »
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Re: How can I stop the "WIN" key from being "F15" in Soho?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2007, 05:01:20 am »
Don't know how much you already have customized your install, but I used the hatchet approach to mine. Right after install I deleted the .kde folder and built mine from scratch, then used control center to assign my usual shortcuts. No xmodmap involved.
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Re: How can I stop the "WIN" key from being "F15" in Soho?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2007, 05:48:09 am »
Thanks nightflier, that works fine. I don't do much customizing, so it was solved pretty soon.
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Re: How can I stop the "WIN" key from being "F15" in Soho? [solved]
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2007, 07:40:21 am »
LOL, and everybody was bitching that we didn't have the winkey set up before... ;D
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Re: How can I stop the "WIN" key from being "F15" in Soho? [solved]
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2007, 11:14:13 am »
Quote from: Joe1962 on June 04, 2007, 07:40:21 am
LOL, and everybody was bitching that we didn't have the winkey set up before... ;D

Ah yeah, who do you choose to please?  ;)

I never managed to have the winkey bring up the menu in addition to being usable for combination shortcuts. The combinations are most important to me, that way I very seldom need the start menu.
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Re: How can I stop the "WIN" key from being "F15" in Soho? [solved]
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2007, 12:32:52 pm »
Quote from: nightflier on June 04, 2007, 11:14:13 am
Quote from: Joe1962 on June 04, 2007, 07:40:21 am
LOL, and everybody was bitching that we didn't have the winkey set up before... ;D

Ah yeah, who do you choose to please?  ;)

I never managed to have the winkey bring up the menu in addition to being usable for combination shortcuts. The combinations are most important to me, that way I very seldom need the start menu.

I use the left Windoze key to type åççënt characters. I have no idea what I'm going to do with its partner on the right, but I'm looking for a keysym that generates an endless stream of gold coins.

In any case, the following page may shed some light on The Headacher's problem:

http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-linux&m=106519804427555&w=2

I would see if $HOME/.Xmodmap contains anything. It might be loaded in Autostart...?
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Re: How can I stop the "WIN" key from being "F15" in Soho? [solved]
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2007, 01:43:18 pm »
Quote from: Joe1962 on June 04, 2007, 07:40:21 am
LOL, and everybody was bitching that we didn't have the winkey set up before... ;D
Yes, but I can bring up the menu with Ctrl+Esc (standard behavior) . I need that winkey as a modifier.
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