Is it possible to use the Win-Key by itself or in combination with other keys as shortcut?

I have to say, I use linux and the key mapping for the Win-Key is just a plain W. So going through
the options > keybord shortcuts> add new key, does not work. By pressing the Win-Key flashes cmd+,
but after pressing an additional key, just leaves me with the additional key only.

Tried to edit the ini file directly, but after reopening Moi and checking the keyboard shortcuts, the manually
added key combo omits the W key. I also tried to manually "cmd" insted of "W", no success either.

It also doesn't seem to work with Windows (Win7). Pressing the Win-Key just opens start menu, which doesn't really
surprise me, since this is a Windows internal shortcut. Maybe newer Windows works. Just thought I mention,
I'm not really interested in a Windows solution though.

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Hi Ad, sorry no that's not possible to use the Win key for a MoI keyboard shortcut.

That's normal application behavior - the Win key is reserved for operating system level shortcuts and not for individual app level shortcuts.

That's why other Windows applications behave the same way as well, it is not normal behavior for a Windows application to do that. The operating system does not even send it as a keypress event as with regular keys.

- Michael

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the quick response. I was afraid that would be the answer :(.

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Hi Ad
If you want to remap your "win" key, you have some external options :
Using a "key-mapping" software (see link below)
https://alternativeto.net/category/utilities/key-mapping/

or if you are a "windows" user :
install "autohotkey" software (It's a free/simple scripting language)
Make a new script (right click => new => autohotkey script)
Open it with notepad and copy this inside your script:

#IfWinActive, ahk_exe MoI.exe
RWin::CTRL
LWin::LShift

save and Run it! :)

this code remaps the left "win" key to left shift and the right "win" key to CTRL key. (just when "moi" window is active)

If you want to modify the script you can use these links as well:
https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/Hotkeys.htm
https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/misc/Remap.htm

Hi Mo,

Thanks for your tips and links. I make quite extensive use of keyboard shortcuts. After working
for some time with my shortcuts , I realized that some of them are not that beneficial to my workflow.
Often times I have to let go of the mouse to press a key and then good luck to find that mouse again :).

To make it short, I was trying to find a way to have my shortcuts, or combination of keys accessible with
one hand, so I can keep the other hand on the mouse. So, being able to have the Win Key available would
have been helpful and I was hoping it might be just a setting in Moi that keeps that key from being used. In
that respect remapping the keys to the right would not solve my "problem".

Thanks again.
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