Super Key = Overview of all Windows - but its not closing on second press

Question

I've found multiple guides (e.g. this) detailing how to map the "Overview of all windows" onto the Super key. I've used following approach:

gsettings set org.gnome.mutter overlay-key "'Super_L'"
gsettings set org.pantheon.desktop.gala.behavior overlay-action "'xdotool key super+w'"

But when I have the window overview open, then I can't close it again with the Super key.

This is unlike the behaviour of the actual keyboard command (super+w) which opens the overview on the first tap and closes on the second.

How can I achieve this functionality on ONLY the super key?

Answer 1

I was fighting with this a lot of time and at the end I have failed...

For some reason elementay OS do not allow using the Super key for this purpose and if you manage to achieve such a functionality it is like a hack and always has some downsides.

For example I use the Super key now to show applications menu and works without any problems because there is such a setting into

System settings > Keyboard > Layout

But when I was trying to remap it with xdotool or another 'solutions' I have found ... some of the native shortcuts has gone or the opening of the multitasking view did not work flowlessly - sometimes it opens, sometimes has to press it twice to open and sometimes is like your case - cannot return from multitasking when I press the Super key for a second time.

Wish you good luck, if you find a solution, will be happy to try it.