What is the Mod4+D shortcut key?
In System/Preferences/KeyboardShortcuts
there is a shortcut key called Mod4+D
that can be used to minimize windows. How is Mod4+D
entered on a keyboard and what is the meaning of the Mod4?
You can see what keys are bound to which modifiers using the xmodmap
tool. For example:
$ xmodmap
xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
lock Caps_Lock (0x42)
control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x69)
mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Alt_R (0x6c), Meta_L (0xcd)
mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3
mod4 Super_L (0x85), Super_R (0x86), Super_L (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb)
The Super_L
and Super_R
keysyms correspond to the Win keys on your keyboard.