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Mac-style shortcut keys for Linux & Windows.
http://kinto.sh
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after kinto installation, `Super` doesn't open applications anymore, any way to set it back in? #753

Open ghost opened 2 years ago

ghost commented 2 years ago

If I go to keyboard shortcuts, it doesn't let me set a single key for a shortcut but it waits for a second key press. (e.g. Super + A is accepted, Super is not)

Also, in keyboard shortcuts menu there's a different keyboard launcher that can be set (already configured to Super + /. That is good enough for me but:

  1. It only works when Desktop is focused, unlike Super keypress that worked when any app is in focus
  2. Again, it can't be set to the Super key alone.
RedBearAK commented 2 years ago

@doplumi

The Super key action is a special thing set up in GNOME's configuration, called "overlay-key". The Kinto installer disables it because it tends to get in the way. You'll be constantly triggering the overview or applications when trying to use keyboard shortcuts, if you don't press a second shortcut key. There's a similar problem in KDE, with the application menu.

I think the installer script uses something like this to disable it: 

gsettings set org.gnome.mutter overlay-key ''

If you really want it back, you should be able to reset it to the default with something like this: 

gsettings reset org.gnome.mutter overlay-key

If that doesn't work, google for "GNOME change overlay-key".

But I really don't recommend re-enabling the Super key action. Kinto remaps Cmd+Space to Alt+F1, and many Kinto users set up Alt+F1 as a shortcut to open applications, the GNOME overview, the KDE application menu (or krunner launcher), or some other launcher like Albert or Ulauncher. There's a launcher like that in Pop_OS COSMIC these days.

Up to you.