Assign Win Key to KDE menu launcher:
- Install Ksuperkey (download the Ubuntu deb): dpkg -i package.deb
- Start ksuperkey (just type ksuperkey in the konsole).
- Try to press the left Super key (Win key). If the application launcher does not show up, make sure that its shortcut is set to Alt+F1
- right click on the application launcher icon
- -> Application Launcher Settings -> Keyboard Shortcut.
- Alt F1
- Make ksuperkey start automatically at system startup
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- System settings>Advanced user settings>Autostart
- Add program>/usr/bin/ksuperkey
Assign Win+D to Hide Desktop
- Add the “Show the desktop” widget to the default panel
- Right click>Show Desktop settings>Keyboard shortcut>Meta+D
Assign Win+E to Dolphin
- On Debian: Kmenu>System settings>Computer Admin>Input Actions
- On Kubuntu: Kmenu>System settings>Common appearance and behavior>Shortcuts and Gestures>Custom shortcuts
- Right click on an empty area on the left colomn
- New>Global shortcut>
- Command url: dolphin (no need of path)
- Trigger>Meta+E (Can press the Combo here)
Assign Win+S to Capture a new screenshot area in Shutter
- Install Shutter
- On Debian: Kmenu>System settings>Computer Admin>Input Actions
- On Kubuntu: Kmenu>System settings>Common appearance and behavior>Shortcuts and Gestures>Custom shortcuts
- On Xubuntu>XFCE Launcher>Settings Manager>Keyboard>Application shortcuts>
- Right click on an empty area on the left colomn
- New>Global shortcut>
- Command url:
/usr/bin/shutter -s --disable_systray
- Trigger>Meta+S (May conflict with another shortcut. Choose to reassign if this happens)
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