i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 19 Dec 2015 09:20:35 +0000Disable Windows lockinghttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/7753/disable-windows-locking/Hi, Just playing around with i3, on Ubuntu running in VMWare on Win 10. I appears that most people recommend using the win key as the mod key. That seems to work for me because it frees up alt for application menus. Alas, mod-l (for moving focus up) now locks my windows session. Any tips to work around this? Cheers :-)Sat, 19 Dec 2015 03:42:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7753/disable-windows-locking/Comment by basletic for <p>Hi, </p> <p>Just playing around with i3, on Ubuntu running in VMWare on Win 10. </p> <p>I appears that most people recommend using the win key as the mod key. That seems to work for me because it frees up alt for application menus. </p> <p>Alas, mod-l (for moving focus up) now locks my windows session. </p> <p>Any tips to work around this?</p> <p>Cheers :-)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7753/disable-windows-locking/?comment=7755#comment-7755I have no experience with VMWare, but I have had terrible experience with trying any keyboard-oriented window manager in VirtualBox ... at least half of keyboard actions were swallowed either by host OS, or VirtualBox. So, you should check whether 'mod-l' triggers something on host OS or in VMWare.Sat, 19 Dec 2015 09:20:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7753/disable-windows-locking/?comment=7755#comment-7755