Re: "Win" key

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Em Sáb 28 Abr 2007, oleksandr korneta escreveu:
> Every time I restart my machine, the Win key (Super_R/L or mod4) stops
> functioning, means - no key combinations involving this key work.
>
> the out put of xmodmap looks fine to me.
> $ xmodmap
> xmodmap:  up to 3 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
>
> shift       Shift_L (0x32),  Shift_R (0x3e)
> lock        Caps_Lock (0x42)
> control     Control_L (0x25),  Control_R (0x6d)
> mod1        Alt_L (0x40),  Alt_L (0x7d),  Meta_L (0x9c)
> mod2        Num_Lock (0x4d)
> mod3
> mod4        Super_L (0x7f),  Hyper_L (0x80)
> mod5        Mode_switch (0x5d),  ISO_Level3_Shift (0x7c)
>
> $
>
> However, I found the way to bring it back. I run
> gnome-keyboard-properties and change my the "Keyboard model" value from
> "Generic 105-key (Intl) PC", which I have by default, to "Generic
> 102-key (Intl) PC" for instance, and close that window to apply the
> changes. Amazingly, the Win key starts working. Now I can change this
> value back original one. The story repeats on next start-up.
>
> This is FC6 and I am using fluxbox as my window manager. What can be the
> problem here?

This is a very old bug in XOrg that has not been fixed till now. A workaround 
you may use is adding the following line to the InputDevice section of 
your /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Option      "XkbOptions" "altwin:meta_win"

[]'s
Marcelo


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