"Super L" vs "windows key"

[Sebastian Spiess]

Karl Bowden wrote:
> This is a know problem with the keyboard shortcut editor, I'm not sure
> how to fix it, but you can get around it by editing the gconf values
> by running gconf-editor and browsing to
> /apps/metacity/global_keybindings and editing the values you require
> in there.
> There are also pairs of run_command_1-12 that you can assign and and
> the edit the command they run in /apps/metacity/keybinding_commands.
> That is if you use metacity and not compiz.
> For ie I have:
> /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_1 = <Super>e
> and
> /apps/metacity/keybinding_commands/command_1 = nautilus --no-desktop
> 
> And that emulates the windows behavior fine for me.
> 
> - Karl
> 
> On Feb 20, 2008 8:38 PM, Sebastian Spiess <sebastian.spiess at gmail.com> wrote:
>> hi all,
>>
>> for a while i've been using the keyboard shortcut <alt>+e to replace the windows behaviour <win>+e
>> to start nautilus in my home dir (similar to windows behaviour).
>>
>> I would like to switch the shortcut to <win>+e but as soon as I try to instate the shortcut I
>> can't add the <e> to the combination. Once I press the windows key the shortcut is sort of done.
>>
>> When I assign the windows key to open the Applications menu it works only for opening, not for closing.
>>
>> Hope one can help me, I don't hope I have to get into xev or xmodmap.
>>
>> Any help is appreciated
>> --
>>

this was easy and worked out great!

I changed /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/show_desktop from <Control><Alt>d to <Super>d as well

thx Karl for this hint!