Ubuntu: Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts:
System->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts
You definitely want the "Windows" key to work. Ubuntu names this key as "Super".

For using a combination of the "windows key" and other keys e.g Win+r to open a "Run" dialog
System->Preferences->Keyboard->Layouts->Layout Options

Then while configuring Keyboard Shortcuts "Super" will appear as "Mod4". "Super" would not work by itself as earlier. It will only work in combinations e.g. <Mod4>r

For a more advanced configuration of keyboard shortcuts/commands

$ gconf-editor

In apps->metacity->keybinding_commands you can make use of any of the empty commands e.g command_1, command_10 and enter the command you want to execute as the value.

Then in apps->metacity->global_keybindings enter the key combination for the command e.g run_command_1

To display the keyboard modifier map and keymap table

$ xmodmap -pke

To get a description of every key press

$ xev

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