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Using Linux mint 16, with XFCE as desktop environment. I have a problem removing the default keyboard shortcut (Super_L), for opening the Whisker menu.

The shortcut shows up in Application shortcuts, in the keyboard settings.Though, as shown in the image below, I am not able to remove it by clicking remove - nothing happens.

shortcut

I have also tried modifying ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml to no avail. I can not seem to find an entry for the xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin.

Even uninstalling the Whisker menu does not work.

So my question is, how do I stop the Whisker menu from hijacking my Windows/Super_L key? I want to bind this key to another application launcher.

Morgan Bengtsson
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  • Have you tried `reset to defaults`? Of course you'd need then to recreate the other shortcuts. – landroni Feb 26 '14 at 16:56
  • `Reset to defaults` seems to clear the shortcuts at first. Though after reopening the keyboard settings, everything is back, including the Super_L shortcut. – Morgan Bengtsson Feb 26 '14 at 20:52
  • A shot in the dark: Have you tried logging-in/-out? And a `Reset to defaults` in between? – landroni Feb 26 '14 at 21:00
  • I am very curious about the theme you are using here. By the way, updating `/usr/share/mint-configuration-xfce/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml`, as per @Stepan's answer works. Thank you. – ivan-k Nov 13 '14 at 20:19
  • @Manbroski that would be the [Uncomplicated](http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Uncomplicated?content=157986) theme. – Morgan Bengtsson Nov 14 '14 at 21:25
  • Things seem okay on Linux mint 17.2 XFCE edition. There, I found that the Super_L shortcut does appear in the keyboard shortcut list, can be removed and has the intended effect, permanently. – Stéphane Gourichon Nov 04 '15 at 18:02

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You have to edit as a root /usr/share/mint-configuration-xfce/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml and comment out or delete this tag:

<property name="Super_L" type="string" value="xfce4-popup-whiskermenu"/>

Then logout and login.

Stepan
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  • I also had to delete the Super_L line in /home/USER/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml to get this solution to work. – whitewings Oct 25 '14 at 00:31
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I've had the same problem in Linux Mint 17 XFCE, and the only solution I've found so far was to:

  • Uninstall xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin
  • Log out
  • Reinstall xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin <-- this step is vital!

The entry with Super L will still show up in the Application shortcut window, but it is actually disabled.

I hope it works for you too.

hallvig
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  • Thanks for the tip. It was not needed on Linux mint 17.2 XFCE edition. There, I found that the Super_L shortcut does appear in the keyboard shortcut list, can be removed and has the intended effect, permanently. – Stéphane Gourichon Nov 04 '15 at 18:01
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I had similar problem. Actually I couldn't even change my shortcuts from the Window Manager -> Keyboard. The settings didn't save after I close the Window Manager. My solution was to remove (or just move) the Linux Mint's shortcut settings: 

mv /usr/share/mint-configuration-xfce/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml{,.BAK}

and work with only the default XFCE keyboard shortcut configurations: 

/etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml
/home/user/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml

Note: You must log out in order changes to take effect.

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