windows key has no action

[armageddon51]

Is there a reason why the windows key (meta) doesn't open the menu ? Is this a bug or a design decision ?

[sithlord48]

On linux it is another modifier key like Shift, Ctrl and Alt.

edit: the default shortcut for the menu should be Alt+F1. you can set it to any other combo using the options dialog for the widget

[armageddon51]

Oh rat ! I don't want another combo, just that key working. I'm a windows user coming here so that's a serious drawback. Sorry, I am not an expert on Linux which widget are you talking about, please ?

EDIT : Ok I found what you mean. I wasn't aware that the menu was a widget. There is no easy way to get a combination which works with one hand, they are all meta keys in that area. Anyway I settle for "windows+x".
Thanks

[LinkBot]

KSuperKey

KDE-Apps.org: http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=154569

Description:ksuperkey allows you to open the application launcher in KDE Plasma Desktop using the Super key (also known as the 'Windows key'). Unlike other solutions, it will not affect your current keyboard shortcuts, as the Super key will still act as a modifier when held down.

Blog: http://blog.hanschen.org/2012/10/17/...ith-super-key/


Kubuntu Trello: https://trello.com/kubuntu
--> Kubuntu 15.10 Trello: https://trello.com/b/knlSk3FO/15-10
----> Package and get ksuperkey available by default in list To Do: https://trello.com/c/1zKvQUph/6-pack...ble-by-default

[armageddon51]

KDE-Apps.org: http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=154569
Blog: http://blog.hanschen.org/2012/10/17/...ith-super-key/
Kubuntu Trello: https://trello.com/kubuntu
--> Kubuntu 15.10 Trello: https://trello.com/b/knlSk3FO/15-10
----> Package and get ksuperkey available by default in list To Do: https://trello.com/c/1zKvQUph/6-pack...ble-by-default

Thanks ! That seems to work alright into Virtualbox. It has to download a bazillions of files to do the make but the result is a simple and very small exe file. Since I did not want to import all that stuff into my main distro, simply importing the exe file into my main Kubuntu does not work though. It needs something else.

I am surprised that it is not include in all Linux Kdistros. Kubuntu are you listening ? If you want to attract windows user, get on it.

-- to repeat the request from this guy from kde-apps.org April/2014 ;
"It baffles me that this project isn't taken up by KDE or at least included as default with distros. Seems as if lots of people (me included) wants a menu to open with one and not two keys. Thank you for this"
PeruvianTorch

[LinkBot]

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas?n...lter=ksuperkey

[armageddon51]

Linkbot, you are my hero today. Works great !

Here for those not so good with Linux, like me, how to get it working.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mehanik/ksuperkey
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ksuperkey
ksuperkey

To install permanently on reboot launch, System Settings → Startup and Shutdown → Autostart → Add Program -> ksuperkey
That should work.

There may be some problems sometime closing the menu with a second press if nothing is selected but <esc> close it.
Thank everyone.