Re: Configure a "widows" key on a 120-key keyboard
On Wed 23 Apr 2025 at 12:01:57 (-0700), Van Snyder wrote:
> On Wed, 2025-04-23 at 13:55 -0500, David Wright wrote:
> > On Wed 23 Apr 2025 at 11:48:49 (-0700), Van Snyder wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2025-04-23 at 12:40 -0400, Eben King wrote:
> > > > On 4/23/25 11:01, David Wright wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > When I had an IBM clicky keyboard, I think I got the same
> > > > > effect
> > > > > as a windows key from holding down both Ctrl and Alt.
> > >
> > > That doesn't open the KDE menu for me. The real question is "how do
> > > I
> > > map another key, say "Pause," to "Menu?"
> >
> > Ah, a different question. You might try:
> > caps:menu Make Caps Lock an additional Menu key
>
> (1) Where would I do this?
Here's my file; I want a Compose key rather than a Menu key.
$ cat /etc/default/keyboard
# KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION FILE
# Consult the keyboard(5) manual page.
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS="lv3:ralt_switch,compose:caps,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
BACKSPACE="guess"
$
> (2) Why would I want to do this?
To map another key to Menu. Isn't that what you asked for?
I'm getting confused. You wanted Pause: I gave you CapsLock.
I find CapsLock useless as such on the keyboard, but I use
it for Compose—a lot. You might like it for Menu. IDK.
Of course, you could read up on KDE, which I know nothing about.
Do they call said key a windows key or a menu key? Anyway, they
might even have a mailing list.
Cheers,
David.
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