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Title: HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key?
Post by: mlangner001 on Fri, 29 September 2017, 20:39:53

HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key? .. Specially: I want to press WINDOWS-L to lock the computer.... seems I am missing the key?
Thanks for your help.

Title: Re: HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key?
Post by: xondat on Fri, 29 September 2017, 20:42:19

There isn't. :'(

Title: Re: HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key?
Post by: mlangner001 on Fri, 29 September 2017, 20:42:39

To answer my own question (and thanks to the wonders of Google)... this is the answer:

"Just enable the switch for Mac mode, despite its misleading name it will give you a ton of media keys and the keys directly to the right and left of the space bar become 'windows keys'"

 :cool:

Title: Re: HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key?
Post by: xondat on Fri, 29 September 2017, 20:43:48

THERE IS?!

**** sake. This was my biggest frustration with the HHKB... Welp.

Edit: Answer:

SW2 ON (Mac Mode)

Unplug then plug the board back in.

Sigh.

Title: Re: HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key?
Post by: fohat.digs on Fri, 29 September 2017, 21:07:59

Control + Escape

But it does not give the full functionality.

Title: Re: HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key?
Post by: sth on Fri, 29 September 2017, 21:21:59

i am so glad i started using my hhkb on a mac first and never had to learn this the frustrating way. but yes, mac mode turns the meta key into the super key, which is the primary modifier in OS X and equivalent to the windows key in that OS.

Title: Re: HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key?
Post by: directheatedtriode on Sat, 30 September 2017, 12:13:28

Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 29 September 2017, 21:07:59

Control + Escape

But it does not give the full functionality.

The Win key shortcuts don't work, but it does open up the Windows menu which is pretty amazing for my use! That just solved one of my major complaints with the HHKB.

Title: Re: HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key?
Post by: ArchDill on Sat, 30 September 2017, 14:03:33

Ooooh! Thanks for this! Primary reason I did not like gaming with hhkb is FIXED

Title: Re: HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key?
Post by: rm-rf on Sat, 30 September 2017, 14:07:27

its amazing how many people don't rtfm  ;D
additionally that's why the hasu helps a lot as well. you can add more custom keys, and layers.
and disable accidental system shutdown.

Title: Re: HHKB - What is the key combination to get the Windows key?
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 02 January 2018, 21:46:44

I only use my HHKB on Macs, so this never even occurred to me :))