Using Windows (Super L) key for Whisker menu AND tiling shortcuts

[notdexterslab]

Hi all, I’m a new Endeavour convert from Manjaro. I’m running XFCE as my DE (just as I did with Manjaro), but I’m having a weird time trying to replicate my keyboard shortcuts on Endeavour.

I want to be able to use just the Windows (Super L) key to open the Whisker Menu, as well as using Super L + [arrow key] to maximize/minimize/tile my windows. However, with Endeavour, if I set the window-specific shortcuts in the Window Manager, and then set Super L to xfce4-popup-whiskermenu in Keyboard → Application Shortcuts, the latter will override the arrow key shortcuts, preventing them from doing anything. This worked fine for me in Manjaro, so I’m wondering if this is also possible in Endeavour.

[kwg]

Revision (2023-04-06):

I have rewritten my instructions so that they work with the latest offline installations of EndeavourOS:

Binding super-key to menu in the bottome left?

It is possible to make the Super key open the Whisker menu in Xfce. I have just tested the following procedure on a new offline installation of EndeavourOS, and it works for me without problem. When we are done: The left and right Super keys, when pressed alone, will open the Whisker menu. Any Super key combination you have defined in the Keyboard app (e.g., Super+E to open thunar) will continue to work normally. Super+Space (rather than Alt+F1) will now open the Applications popup menu (i.e…

You can ignore my earlier instructions:

After following these instructions, you’ll observe the following:

• The Super keys (when pressed alone) open the Whisker menu, just as they do now.
• Other keybindings with the Super key (like Super+E and Super+D) work as expected and do not open the Whisker menu.

First, install xcape:

sudo pacman -S xcape

Next, in the Session and Startup app, go to the Application Autostart tab and add this autostart task:

Name: xcape
Description: Map Super Keys to Alt+F1
Command: /usr/bin/xcape -e 'Super_L=Alt_L|F1;Super_R=Alt_L|F1'

Next, in the Keyboard app, go to the Application Shortcuts tab and remove both of the xfce4-popup-whiskermenu shortcuts (both Super R and Super L).

Still on the Application Shortcuts tab, add a new shortcut:

Command: xfce4-popup-whiskermenu

Then click OK. When prompted for the shortcut key, press Alt+F1.

Finally, log out and log in again, and you’re done.

[notdexterslab]

Thank you so much, that worked perfectly.