why isn't slingshot triggered with just the super button

It should be possible to change this in the options but isn't.

I would love this to be the default, too.

Friend of mine gave eOS a try. One of the things he didn't like was the super+space shortcut. :/

Hey everybody,

You shoud be able to add a custom key combination in the keyboard plug in system settings.
If you don't know how or it doesn't provide the solution?
here are some other solutions you could try to add the key combination or one key you like.
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/94622/how-to-run-a-script-by-shortkey-in-elementaryos

If the provided solutions aren't what you looking for please contact again.
Have a nice day and thanks you for using elementary :)

Kind regards,
Kay van der Zander

Here is a screenshot whit the preferd way to do this.
go to system settings, select keyboard. tabs shortcuts, left in the list select application.
change the application launcher to a shotcut ( key combo) you like. and try it out. i use f1 key for it

http://imgur.com/JYhSMUk

Thanks, kay. Unfortunately, I cannot assign the super key there.

You can actually assign it to super+ctrl+space bar, it won't conflict with
most applications.

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> You can actually assign it to super+ctrl+space bar, it won't conflict with most applications.

"super" does not conflict with any application either as "super" is considered a system key. Only the system should care about it.

I think most people requesting this (here and in the referenced bug), are accustomed to the single "super" key to open up the Start menu or the Launcher menu. I don't see a reason to change that especially because eOS got negative feedback because of this. :(

I think we should have just the "super" shortcut since it is simple enough,
windows has had this shortcut for 30 years and nobody got confused between
super and super+D which is for seeing the desktop!!

On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 12:02 AM, Sven R. Kunze <
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> Your question #270130 on Slingshot changed:
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> Sven R. Kunze posted a new comment:
> > You can actually assign it to super+ctrl+space bar, it won't conflict
> with most applications.
>
> "super" does not conflict with any application either as "super" is
> considered a system key. Only the system should care about it.
>
>
> I think most people requesting this (here and in the referenced bug), are
> accustomed to the single "super" key to open up the Start menu or the
> Launcher menu. I don't see a reason to change that especially because eOS
> got negative feedback because of this. :(
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Hey,

Because the bug report is made i close the question

kind regards,
Kay

Alright. However, as it stands nobody of the Core Dev team does care too much about it. :(

I all stands by the UX team :https://launchpad.net/~elementary-design
maybe you could talk to them?

How can we context them?

https://launchpad.net/~elementary-design/+contactuser

On google plus: daniel fore.
IRC on #elementary-dev on freenode

Or http://old.elementary.io/support/live to talk direct into out back office ask for any active members on the list in the previous post