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whileloop · Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 16

I want to config the WIN keys as keyboard shortcut to open up the menu of the MENU button.
Is is possible to trigger the menu by keyboard shortcut?
And what is the keycode of WIN keys and what command should be exec?

r1tz · Posted: Sun 20 Mar 2011, 06:00 Post subject:

What "window manager" are you using?

Or at least state what version of puppy. windows manager is more important, but if you give the version of puppy, we can deduce what WM you are using.

whileloop · Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 16

I am using Lucid Puppy is version 5.2.
Any suggestion?

r1tz · Posted: Sun 20 Mar 2011, 11:29 Post subject:

Ok, puppy 5.2 uses openbox be default so.

Open up /root/.config/openbox/rc.xml

Note that .config is a hidden file. Ctrl-H to see it.

Then insert this.

whileloop · Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 16

It works. Now, the windows key can popup the openbox's root menu, which has the same function as the fbpanel "Start" menu. Just lack icons.
Thank you r1tz!

I think if I want to show the fbpanel menu by windows key, I need xdotool, which I will try later.

Luluc · Joined: 16 Mar 2011 Posts: 200

In case someone runs a search for this and end up reading this thread, I hereby inform that IceWM opens the root menu with the Win key. It is pre configured to do that, no extra configuration is necessary.

I have been unable to figure out how to achieve the same with JWM. I also like to use the Win key for other things, like Win+z=minimize etc. The Win key doesn't seem to work at all in JWM. But works fine in IceWM.

seaside · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 834

This works for my keyboard in JWM.

jeffjeff

I've always found it strange that Puppy hasn't tried to make the change to Linux from Windows easier by having the WIN key open the root menu. Some versions had F12, some Ctrl+Esc, some I haven't found any key combination. (With the exception of mouse right click)

I'm using Puppy 5.2 and tried patching the XML file according to the above.
[list=]Restarted X-server
Rebooted computer
Checked to make sure the changes were still in that file[/list]
but it still isn't working.
When I look in the files keyboard section I notice a bunch of things

it says in the beginning: "
But I WAS working in root/.config/openbox.

other shortcuts contain

S A C which I assume are Shift Alt and Ctrl
but what is W if not Windows key?

I just noticed that at the end of the code I added:

</keybind> <keybind key="C-A-Left">

could that be a problem? Confused

I'm changing to

jeffjeff · Posted: Sun 16 Dec 2012, 07:07 Post subject:

Rearranging

</keybind> <keybind key="C-A-Left">

to

</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Left">

didn't help Crying or Very sad

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3012 Location: Oregon

I noticed in your code for the final key assignment that you did not have a closing keybind line like the one above it.
I am not familiar enough to know if it is needed, but it seems that for every opening function, one should have a closing function.

jeffjeff · Posted: Mon 24 Dec 2012, 09:17 Post subject: only not (visibly) closed

that last
<keybind key="C-A-Left">
was just showing the beginning of the code after what I inserted.