GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 348074
"Home folder" and "Lock screen" not working with Win (Super)
Last modified: 2006-07-23 15:22:32 UTC
Please describe the problem: The "Home folder" and "Lock screen" actions do not work when mapped to a key binding involving the Win key, which is mapped to Super and appears as Mod4 in the "Shortcut" column. I have several key bindings involving the super key that work without a problem, e.g. Win+T = Terminal, Win+R = Run, Win+Left = Workspace Left, etc. These two don't work when mapped anything + the super key. But they work if mapped to someting else, e.g. Ctrl+Alt+H or Ctrl+` . Steps to reproduce: 1. Open System -> Keyboard Shortcuts 2. Select the "Home folder" action 3. Set the shortcut to Win (Mod4) + <some key> Actual results: Nothing happens. Expected results: The action should be executed (open the home folder, lock the screen). Does this happen every time? Yes. Other information: This is with a standard US layout and keyboard. Ubuntu Dapper, amd64, stock GNOME and X.
In "Steps to reproduce" it should be System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts
I have the same problem. I have found other actions that won't work with the Win key as well. Other than the ones you've mentioned, I have found some of the desktop actions and volume actions. Such as: launch help browser sleep search e-mail launch web browser volume mute/up/down I have looked at this problem and will post a patch next.
Created attachment 69392 [details] [review] allow mod4 key I don't know if there was a specific reason to ignore GDK_MOD4_MASK as a modifier but this patch allows it. I've compiled and tested setting the actions mention above by using the Win key as a modifier. Everything seems to work fine. On my system (new gentoo install) I had to xmodmap -e "add mod4 = Super_L" first.
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 165343 ***