Can Windows key be mapped in Vim?

Question

Using Windows key as Meta is very useful in Emacs, is there the way to do it in Vim?

Answer 1

Not quite sure, but the ctrl+esc key combo is a windows only key mapping. It won't help with vim

Answer 2

You can use AutoHotkey to map the windows key to a different key. Only activate the mapping when vim is active:

#IfWinActive ahk_class GVIM
RWin::Alt  
LWin::Alt  
#IfWinActive  ; This puts subsequent remappings and hotkeys in effect for all windows.

Answer 3

None of these answers (including this one) is vim-specific, and the selected answer is Windows-specific. Here's one for *nix running X.

I map my left Win key to the Esc key. This won't work in virtual terminals, but it works in X.

Either:
(1) Append keysym Super_L = Escape to ~/.Xmodmap and execute xmodmap .Xmodmap.
|__(1a) ~same as echo "keysym Super_L = Escape" >> ~/.Xmodmap && xmodmap .Xmodmap .
(2) Execute xmodmap -e "keysym Super_L = Escape" .

If you want it to work in virtual terminals, see [0].

REFERENCES:
[0] http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg02859.html
[1] http://www.paganini.net/index.cgi/linux/nocaps.html
[2] http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-975229.html