Windows key to launch apps

[marc]

Howard Coles Jr. said...
> On Friday 28 July 2006 1:10 pm, marc wrote:
> > MLA said...
> >
> > > On Friday 28 July 2006 11:33, Art Alexion wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday 26 July 2006 15:29, marc wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Windows, I use AutoHotKey to launch apps - mice! who needs 'em?
> > > > >
> > > > > Most of the shortcuts are of the form Win+<character>
> > > > >
> > > > > Win+F = Firefox
> > > > > Win+V = vim
> > > > >
> > > > > and so on.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd like to replicate this on Kubuntu,
> > > >
> > > > Have you tried katapult?  <alt>+<space> then start typing the app name.
> > > > When katapult correctly has guessed the app, hit <enter>.
> > > >
> > > > To configure katapult, hit <Ctrl>+c when katapult first materializes.
> > >
> > >     For keyboard shortcuts, go to the Control Center, Regional &
> > > Accessibility, Keyboard Shortcuts. With the second tab, Command
> > > Shortcuts, you can assign keyboard shortcuts to launch individual
> > > programs.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the previous poster snipped the most important part of
> > the OP.
> >
> > "I'd like to replicate this on Kubuntu, but when I use the Win key as a
> > "Window Shortcut" in the app or "Keyboard Shortcut/Command Shortcut" via
> > Control Centre/Regional.../Global Schemes nothing happens.
> >
> > Oddly, using the Win key for Global Shortcuts in Control
> > Centre/Regional... works fine.
> >
> > Anyone know the trick?"
>  Kind of as a follow up, I tried setting Win+F to open Firefox and it works 
> just fine.  If you set the shortcut to custom, and then while the first or 
> primary is highlighted, hit Win+F (that is win and f and the same time, then 
> hit OK and then click apply before closing the panel it works.

Tried both ways, a number of times with different choices, and it simply 
does nothing.
 
> Of course, I'm not going through kcontrol, I'm going through the system 
> settings icon in the K menu.

Yes, I tries this too. No joy.

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Best,
Marc