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Idea #2239: Super (windows) button open principal menu

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #2051: Allow Super (Windows) Key combinations from Keyboard Shortcuts.
Written by sberlotto the 1 Mar 08 at 17:52. Category: System. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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On keyboards that have the windows key, use this for open the principal menu of gnome.
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Written by sberlotto the 1 Mar 08 at 17:52.
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salutis wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 18:08
Yes, please!

Tarou wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 18:29
To do this:
System > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts
Scroll down to Desktop > Show the panel menu
Assign a new shortcut to that by clicking it, pressing the shortcut you want (Winkey/Super L) and clicking Close.

The idea behind Linux (one of them anyway) is to be able to configure things how you want. Forcing people to have a set use for Super would go against this.

amar wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 18:55
Please no, not by defalt anyway

I use the 'super' key in combination with others as an extra ctrl key.
win + m = invert colors
win + z,x,c,v or b control music
win + scroll = zoom

If the menu were to open it would be a pain.

Having typed that, if it were set to open if only the super key was pressed then it would not be as much of a pain.

ethana2 wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 09:27
Yes by default please. Sorry, amar, you're the exception. If you set up all that other stuff, the super key won't even make it past compiz anyway.

skinner33 wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 13:07
i would also call this optional, im using the win to open a terminal (at least for something this key is useful ;) )

alex.dante wrote on the 3 Mar 08 at 03:51
amar is most definitely not the exception. I tend to use super+letter combos for quick app launching. I know others who bind it as meta for emacs as well.


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