Windows Key in KDE not reliable

[Marcelo Magno T. Sales]

Hi,

Em Ter 09 Out 2007, Gary Stainburn escreveu:
> Hi folks
>
> I've set up my laptop and my desktop to use Win+<key> shortbuts in
> KDE and most of the time it works fine.
>
> However, on both machines about 1 in 3 times it doesn't work.  If I
> try for example Win+P I just get 'P' appearing in whatever window is
> open.
>
> If I try to re-setup a short-cut the 'Win+' appears in the button but
> disappears when I press the second key.
>
> Can anyone suggest why this happens and how I can fix it.

That's a bug in xorg, which has been opened for a long time and has not 
been fixed yet. However, you can use some workarounds. If you add the 
following line to the InputDevice section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Option "XkbOptions" "altwin:super_win"

Then both win keys will work correctly, but you will loose the Alt Gr 
functionality (the right Alt will turn in an ordinary Alt key, like the 
left one). Depending on your language, you may not miss Alt Gr. 
However, if you need Alt Gr, you may try this other line:
Option "XkbOptions" "altwin:left_meta_win"

With this one, the Alt Gr will work good, but the right win key will 
not. However, the left one will. In both cases, you have to restart 
xorg after the changes.

If anyone knows a way to setup xorg so that I have both win keys AND Alt 
Gr working, I would like very much to know.

[]'s
Marcelo