Re: Super key event

[Alessandro Crismani <alessandro crismani gmail com>]

Il giorno gio, 01/03/2012 alle 16.18 +0530, elison niven gmail com ha
scritto:
> Hi devs,
> 
> Why does gnome-shell go into activities view only when the super key
> is released after being pressed on just on pressing super key?
> (i.e Press and Release super key => Event to go to activities view)
> 
> And to return back, it is just a press of the Super key.
> 
> What is the design philosophy behind this inconsistency?
> IMHO, taking the event on the release of the super key adds a little delay.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Elison
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If I were to guess I'd say that waiting the release event allows using
shortcuts relying on the Super key (e.g. <Super>T for open terminal).

Alessandro