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johnywhy

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Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 291

CTRL-ESC Doesn't Open Whisker Menu

Instead, it opens desktop right-click menu.
How to fix?

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eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 746

Re: CTRL-ESC Doesn't Open Whisker Menu

That is the default behavior. It can be changed in Settings>>Keyboard>>Application Shortcuts.

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johnywhy

Member

Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 291

Re: CTRL-ESC Doesn't Open Whisker Menu

Solved.
- Go to Settings > Keyboard > Application Shortcuts
- Create a shortcut called  xfce4-popup-whiskermenu
- Type Windows key when prompted

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k3dAR

Member

From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2022-07-27

Posts: 112

Re: CTRL-ESC Doesn't Open Whisker Menu

Solved.
- Go to Settings > Keyboard > Application Shortcuts
- Create a shortcut called  xfce4-popup-whiskermenu
- Type Windows key when prompted

BTW: Assign standalone "Windows"(Super) key in this way is problematic, as interfering with other Super+Anything hotkeys
For WhiskerMenu can be used workaround with "xcape" tool, for xfce4-popup-whiskermenu assign (in "Application Shortcuts")  CTRL+ESC (example)
And in "Session and Startup/Application Autostart" add:

xcape -e 'Super_L=Control_L|Escape'

kwizzz

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Registered: 2024-11-10

Posts: 32

Re: CTRL-ESC Doesn't Open Whisker Menu

BTW: Assign standalone "Windows"(Super) key in this way is problematic, as interfering with other Super+Anything hotkeys
For WhiskerMenu can be used workaround with "xcape" tool, for xfce4-popup-whiskermenu assign (in "Application Shortcuts")  CTRL+ESC (example)
And in "Session and Startup/Application Autostart" add:

xcape -e 'Super_L=Control_L|Escape'

Mind that this is not the case anymore with Xfce 4.20.
No more workarounds needed :-)

johnywhy

Member

Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 291

Re: CTRL-ESC Doesn't Open Whisker Menu

Assign standalone "Windows"(Super) key in this way is problematic, as interfering with other Super+Anything hotkeys

I don't use Windows key for anything else, but if i did, i can assign those the same way. Eg Super-L for screen lock.

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riggipissi1234

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Registered: 2025-04-17

Posts: 2

Re: CTRL-ESC Doesn't Open Whisker Menu

Mind that this is not the case anymore with Xfce 4.20.
No more workarounds needed :-)

yet there are new problems, one of which is that you cannot use the same mod key for both app and wm shortcuts
https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=79349

riggipissi4321

Member

Registered: 2025-04-18

Posts: 2

Re: CTRL-ESC Doesn't Open Whisker Menu

anyway I'm retarded, and yes lone super key is buggy.