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Hi,
I'm using xfce with beryl under Gentoo. It works great, but my super key (the windows key) does not work. I read in the FAQ, that I should update gtk+ to at least version 2.10.0. My installed gtk+ versions are 2.10.9 AND 1.2.10-r12 . First I thought there could be some conflict between both versions, so I removed version 1.2.10-r12. But afterward the super key still does not work.
Does anyone here has some clues, what's the problem and how to solve it?
Thanks in advance
Marc
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Hi
You can use xev to see detail about your mouse and keyboard events.
To configure your "windows key" :
xmodmap -e 'keycode 115 = Super_L' --> for the left "windows key"
xmodmap -e 'keycode 116 = Super_R' --> for the rigth "windows key"
I hope that that will help you. :oops:
Sorry for my english !
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Hi
You can use xev to see detail about your mouse and keyboard events.
OK, I got this ...
KeyPress event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x1800001,
root 0x154, subw 0x0, time 3229196747, (555,429), root:(565,454),
state 0x10, keycode 115 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x1800001,
root 0x154, subw 0x0, time 3229196859, (555,429), root:(565,454),
state 0x10, keycode 115 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x1800001,
root 0x154, subw 0x0, time 3229197526, (555,429), root:(565,454),
state 0x10, keycode 116 (keysym 0xffec, Super_R), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x1800001,
root 0x154, subw 0x0, time 3229197663, (555,429), root:(565,454),
state 0x10, keycode 116 (keysym 0xffec, Super_R), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
To configure your "windows key" :
xmodmap -e 'keycode 115 = Super_L' --> for the left "windows key"
xmodmap -e 'keycode 116 = Super_R' --> for the rigth "windows key"
... so I think, the keycodes are configured like they should.
But when I want use the super key for some beryl effects, the key is not recognized.
I want to check, if the problem is one of beryl, so I want to configure in xfce a short cut which uses the super key. How can I do it?
Thanks for any help.
Marc
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I want to check, if the problem is one of beryl, so I want to configure in xfce a short cut which uses the super key. How can I do it?
OK, found out for myself. I tried to set the key code "super + f" to start firefox, but xfce did not recognize the super key, so I got only "f" for starting firefox. Therefore I think the problem is connected to xfce and not to beryl (I switched beryl of while I tested this).
Any ideas anyone?
Marc
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I tried to set the key code "super + f" to start firefox, but xfce did not recognize the super key, so I got only "f" for starting firefox.
I have the same behavior with the Super key in the xfce keyboard settings and beryl, but i have GTK 2.8.2 under Debian Etch.
You can manually edit the config file ~/.config/xfce4/shortcuts/your-user-name.xml and add a line like this one(exemple for firefox):
<shortcut command="firefox" keys="Super+f"/>
With beryl, rather than grab the Super key, I also add it manually. For exemple:
<Super>F5
<Super>l
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With beryl, rather than grab the Super key, I also add it manually. For exemple:
<Super>F5 <Super>l
In which file should I place this? The shortcuts file? And what does it do? Switch the Super key to F5?
Thanks
Marc
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Hi,
OK, there went something wrong in the discussion. My problem is not to set shortcuts, but that I cannot use the super key. I set manually a shortcut to start firefox with "Super_L+f". But when I press both keys, nothing happens. The same is with other beryl specific shortcuts, e.g. the "The Water Effect" from http://www.beryl-project.org/userguide.php. It just does not work.
Any ideas?
Marc
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