https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 01 Aug 2013 02:38:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2312/using-win-key-to-launch-dmenu_run/Hi, I want dmenu_run to execute whenever I press the win key with no other keys. I've tried this in my i3 config file to no avail: bindsym Mod4 exec dmenu_run set $win Mod4 bindsym $win exec dmenu_run bindsym $Mod4 exec dmenu_run And a few other variations, yet I'm not getting functionality that I want. Any input? Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:06:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2312/using-win-key-to-launch-dmenu_run/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2312/using-win-key-to-launch-dmenu_run/?answer=2316#post-id-2316To achieve this you have to use the command *bindcode* instead of *bindsym*. In a terminal execute the command *xev* and press the key you want to use. You should be able to spot the keycode of the pressed key. Then bind the found keycode X like this: bindcode X exec dmenu_runThu, 01 Aug 2013 02:38:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2312/using-win-key-to-launch-dmenu_run/?answer=2316#post-id-2316https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2312/using-win-key-to-launch-dmenu_run/?answer=2313#post-id-2313`modifier`-keys are named appropriately: They modify other keys. What you want is hence not possible. Your follow-up question will be about the reason. I imagine that the reason is avoiding code complexity to cater for corner cases. There are plenty of keys on your keyboard :) Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:47:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2312/using-win-key-to-launch-dmenu_run/?answer=2313#post-id-2313