Use WINDOWS key instead of ALT key in xmonad

Question

I use xmonad + emacs. Both use ALT key heavily. So there are conflicts sometimes.

My keyboard has WINDOWS key on it. I would like xmonad to use that key instead of ALT.

My current ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs file looks like this

import XMonad
import XMonad.Config.Gnome

main = xmonad gnomeConfig

How should I change it so that xmonad starts using the WINDOWS key?

e.g. WINDOWS + 3 will switch to workspace 3 instead of ALT+3.

I want xmoand and emacs to live happily together.

Pratik Deoghare · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-05 15:41:06Z

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import XMonad

main = xmonad defaultConfig
        { modMask = mod4Mask -- Use Super instead of Alt
        -- more changes
        }

And then press mod+q. Thats all.

answered May 5, 2012 at 15:41

Pratik Deoghare

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