Re: Configure a "widows" key on a 120-key keyboard

2025-04-23 Thread Van Snyder
On Wed, 2025-04-23 at 13:55 -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Wed 23 Apr 2025 at 11:48:49 (-0700), Van Snyder wrote: > > On Wed, 2025-04-23 at 12:40 -0400, Eben King wrote: > > > On 4/23/25 11:01, David Wright wrote: > > > > > > > > When I had an IBM clicky keyboard, I think I got the same > > > > e

Re: Configure a "widows" key on a 120-key keyboard

2025-04-23 Thread David Wright
On Wed 23 Apr 2025 at 12:01:57 (-0700), Van Snyder wrote: > On Wed, 2025-04-23 at 13:55 -0500, David Wright wrote: > > On Wed 23 Apr 2025 at 11:48:49 (-0700), Van Snyder wrote: > > > On Wed, 2025-04-23 at 12:40 -0400, Eben King wrote: > > > > On 4/23/25 11:01, David Wright wrote: > > > > > > > > >

Re: Configure a "widows" key on a 120-key keyboard

2025-04-23 Thread David Wright
On Wed 23 Apr 2025 at 11:48:49 (-0700), Van Snyder wrote: > On Wed, 2025-04-23 at 12:40 -0400, Eben King wrote: > > On 4/23/25 11:01, David Wright wrote: > > > > > > When I had an IBM clicky keyboard, I think I got the same effect > > > as a windows key from holding down both Ctrl and Alt. > > Th

Re: Configure a "widows" key on a 120-key keyboard

2025-04-23 Thread Van Snyder
On Wed, 2025-04-23 at 12:40 -0400, Eben King wrote: > On 4/23/25 11:01, David Wright wrote: > > > > When I had an IBM clicky keyboard, I think I got the same effect > > as a windows key from holding down both Ctrl and Alt. That doesn't open the KDE menu for me. The real question is "how do I map

Re: Configure a "widows" key on a 120-key keyboard

2025-04-23 Thread Eben King
On 4/23/25 11:01, David Wright wrote: When I had an IBM clicky keyboard, I think I got the same effect as a windows key from holding down both Ctrl and Alt. Does that remove the ability to type ctrl+alt+whatever?

Re: Configure a "widows" key on a 120-key keyboard

2025-04-23 Thread David Wright
On Tue 22 Apr 2025 at 19:00:25 (-0700), Van Snyder wrote: > I use an IBM PS-2 keyboard, the kind with 102 keys, and therefore no > "Windows" key. > > How do I set up a windows key, for example "Pause" or "Ctrl-Pause"? > > I tried > > XKBOPTIONS=Pause:Menu > > and > > XKBOPTIONS=pause:menu > >

Configure a "widows" key on a 120-key keyboard

2025-04-22 Thread Van Snyder
I use an IBM PS-2 keyboard, the kind with 102 keys, and therefore no "Windows" key. How do I set up a windows key, for example "Pause" or "Ctrl-Pause"? I tried XKBOPTIONS=Pause:Menu and XKBOPTIONS=pause:menu in /etc/default/keyboard but those didn't work.