Action Key

The action key defines the primary key that will initiate a command in the compositor. Default Keybinds and Custom Actions can refer to this key using the word primary as a modifier key. Please see those configuration options for more info.

Key

action_key

Value

A Modifier string, which is defined as a name in the following table:

Name	Description
alt	Any alt key
alt_left	The left alt key only
alt_right	The right alt key only
shift	Any shift key
shift_left	The left shift key only
shift_right	The right shift key only
ctrl	Any ctrl key
ctrl_left	The left ctrl key only
ctrl_right	The right ctrl key only
meta	The super or windows key
meta_left	The left super or windows key only
meta_right	The right super or windows key only
sym	The sym key
function	The fn key
caps_lock	The caps lock key
num_lock	The num lock key
scroll_lock	The scroll lock key

Default

meta

This is the super or windows key.

Example

# ~/.config/miracle-wm.yaml

action_key: shift