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How can I get the Super-D key binding in Xfce desktop? The Start+d is not working and invoking the Whisker menu but not showing the desktop. I tried changing, in the shortcuts, from Ctrl+alt+D to Start+D but that still doesn't work.
This works well in Cinnamon when the Super key is pressed, the menu appears, and for Start+d it just works like in Windows.
What could be the reason, if it works in Cinnamon, it couldn't also work in Xfce?
You can change the shortcuts that handle the window manager by opening Window Manager from Settings > Window Manager, Keyboard tab.
This way Show desktop will be triggered by Super+D.
TL;DR Just take a look at the pictures below.
For cute sloths like myself, here goes a much longer explanation. It's 2021 now and I've just encountered this very same issue. I've tried all the variants suggested here in all the answers and comments posted here before mine and nothing helped me (including editing the XML config file and restarting X and PC after that). But I've noticed one thing in the user12458's answer. It's called xfconf. So I went to https://docs.xfce.org/ (which is hard not to notice on Google's search result page) and I saw these three things there:
You can open Settings Editor by typing xfce4-settings-editor in a terminal or as simple as it's shown on the picture below (it's the last one on the list):
To add Super-D shortcut for the Xfce window manager, you need to choose xfce4-keyboard-shortcut channel in the left pane, then scroll down the right pane till you see the xfwm4 property and the custom property below it. Left-click on any item below custom and then click New button in the bottom part of the Settings Editor window. Take a look at another picture here:
In the Property box append <Super>d to the string /xfwm4/custom/ that will be already there. Choose String for the Type box and write (or copy-paste from here) show_desktop_key to the Value box. Press Save button. The property editing dialog box should disappear now and your shortcut should be activated immediately after.
I've had the same problem in Linux Mint 18 Xfce.
I've solved it with the solution in the answers of this link: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/how-to-show-desktop-in-xfce4-601161-print/
A script using the command «wmctrl -k on» and «wmctrl -k off»
#!/bin/sh
if xprop -root _NET_SHOWING_DESKTOP|egrep '= 1' ; then
wmctrl -k off ;
else
wmctrl -k on ;
fi
You can create a shortcut to the script in the keyboard settings.
xubuntu I add that script to new file sudo nano /usr/local/sbin/showdesktop and sudo chmod +x showdesktop Assatinate the shortcut from xfce setting / keyboard application shortcut menu
To enable do this:
Go to the folder ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/ (notice, this is a hidden folder, so, if you use Thunar, press Ctrl+H to see hidden folders and files)
Open the file xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml with a text editor (if you double-click, it will open in a browser)
Add the following line:
<property name="<Super>d" type="string" value="show_desktop_key"/>
In my case I have it in the second subsection, <property name="xfwm4" type="empty">, but it might work in the first one, <property name="commands" type="empty">.
sudo power): /etc/xdg/xdg-xubuntu/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/ and /etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/
xfce4-settings-manager in the terminal), select Window Manager, then select Keyboard tab, and scroll down until you see "Show Desktop". Change that one using your key option.
I think there is a bug in XFCE. If I go to Settings > Window Manager > Keyboard and assign the shortcut Super + D it works until the next restart. In order for this shortcut to work always, you need to first remove the existing shortcut assignment. So, first hit the button [Clear] to remove the default shortcut and then hit the Super + D combination. Otherwise, the existing shortcut remains "under cover" and interferes.
Also, of course, you may want to clear any other places where the Windows Key (Super) is used, e.g. to show Whisker Menu, because, otherwise every time you hit Super + D it will try to open Whisker Menu. For example, I use other combinations with the Windows Key, like Super + T = launch Terminal, Super + E = launch Thunar (analogy of Super + E on Windows, where it launches Windows Explorer). So, I had to clear the assignment of the Win Key to show Whisker Menu to prevent the menu from always popping up.
