@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ 
  (Format: Year/Month/Day)
 Changes for 1.0rc2:
+*06/06/22:
+   * new Resource: session.modKey: <modkey> (thanks Jim Ramsay i dot am at jimramsay dot com)
+     new Command: SetModKey <modkey>
+     eg: session.modKey: Mod4   allows to use the winkey to resize and move
+     windows and have Mod1 (Alt) free for using blender or Maya.
+     FbCommands.cc Window.cc fluxbox.hh FbCommandFactory.cc FbCommands.hh fluxbox.cc
+     doc/fluxbox.1.in
 *06/06/21:
    * Fix de_DE translation (thanks Michael Bueker)
    * Fix nls (Simon)

@@ -291,11 +291,16 @@ drag it around.
 You can also use Alt + button 1 to raise a partially visible window.
 Finally, Alt + button 2 lowers a window, and Alt + button 3 resizes the window.
 .PP
-This can be disabled in the resource file
+This can be disabled or changed to a different modifier in the resource file
 .I ~/.fluxbox/init
-with 
+with:
+.TP
+session.modKey: <modifier>
+(Default: Mod1)
 .TP
-session.useMod1: \fItrue\fR or \fIfalse\fR
+Where <modifier> is one of:
+\fIMod1\fR (Alt), \fIMod4\fR ('Windows' key), \fIControl\fR, or \fINone\fR
+(disables)
 .SH MENU FILE
 A default menu file is installed in
 .IR @pkgdatadir@/menu .

@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ #else
   #include <stdio.h>
 #endif
 
-using namespace std;
+using std::string;
+using std::vector;
+using std::cerr;
+using std::endl;
 
 // autoregister this module to command parser
 FbCommandFactory FbCommandFactory::s_autoreg;
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ const char* commands[] = {
         "arrangewindows",
         "bindkey",
         "close",
-		"closeallwindows",
+        "closeallwindows",
         "commanddialog",
         "deiconify",
         "detachclient",
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ "sendtonextworkspace",
         "sendtoprevworkspace",
         "setenv",
         "sethead",
+        "setmodkey",
         "setstyle",
         "setworkspacename",
         "setworkspacenamedialog",
@@ -186,17 +190,24 @@ else if (command == "exit")
         return new ExitFluxboxCmd();
     else if (command == "setenv" || command == "export") {
 
-        std::string name = arguments;
+        string name = arguments;
         FbTk::StringUtil::removeFirstWhitespace(name);
         FbTk::StringUtil::removeTrailingWhitespace(name);
         size_t pos = name.find_first_of(command == "setenv" ? " \t" : "=");
-        if (pos == std::string::npos || pos == name.size())
+        if (pos == string::npos || pos == name.size())
             return 0;
-        
-        std::string value = name.substr(pos + 1);
+
+        string value = name.substr(pos + 1);
         name = name.substr(0, pos);
         return new ExportCmd(name, value);
     }
+    else if (command == "setmodkey") {
+        string modkey(arguments);
+        FbTk::StringUtil::removeFirstWhitespace(modkey);
+        FbTk::StringUtil::removeTrailingWhitespace(modkey);
+
+        return new SetModKeyCmd(modkey);
+    }
     else if (command == "quit")
         return new FbTk::SimpleCommand<Fluxbox>(*Fluxbox::instance(), &Fluxbox::shutdown);
     else if (command == "commanddialog") // run specified fluxbox command
@@ -233,7 +244,7 @@ return new CurrentWindowCmd(&FluxboxWindow::maximizeVertical);
     else if (command == "maximizehorizontal")
         return new CurrentWindowCmd(&FluxboxWindow::maximizeHorizontal);
     else if (command == "resize") {
-        FbTk_istringstream is(arguments.c_str()); 
+        FbTk_istringstream is(arguments.c_str());
         int dx = 0, dy = 0;
         is >> dx >> dy;
         return new ResizeCmd(dx, dy);
@@ -249,19 +260,19 @@ return new ResizeCmd(atoi(arguments.c_str()),0);
     else if (command == "resizevertical")
         return new ResizeCmd(0,atoi(arguments.c_str()));
     else if (command == "moveto") {
-        typedef std::vector<std::string> StringTokens;
+        typedef vector<string> StringTokens;
         StringTokens tokens;
         FbTk::StringUtil::stringtok<StringTokens>(tokens, arguments);
-    
+
         if (tokens.size() < 2) {
             cerr<<"*** WARNING: missing arguments for MoveTo\n";
             return NULL;
         }
-        
+
         unsigned int refc = MoveToCmd::UPPER|MoveToCmd::LEFT;
         int dx = 0;
         int dy = 0;
-       
+
         if (tokens[0][0] == '*')
             refc |= MoveToCmd::IGNORE_X;
         else
@@ -271,17 +282,17 @@ if (tokens[1][0] == '*' && ! (refc & MoveToCmd::IGNORE_X))
             refc |= MoveToCmd::IGNORE_Y;
         else
             dy = atoi(tokens[1].c_str());
-        
+
         if (tokens.size() >= 3) {
             tokens[2] = FbTk::StringUtil::toLower(tokens[2]);
             if (tokens[2] == "left" || tokens[2] == "upperleft" || tokens[2] == "lowerleft") {
                 refc |= MoveToCmd::LEFT;
-                refc &= ~MoveToCmd::RIGHT;   
+                refc &= ~MoveToCmd::RIGHT;
             } else if (tokens[2] == "right" || tokens[2] == "upperright" || tokens[2] == "lowerright") {
                 refc |= MoveToCmd::RIGHT;
                 refc &= ~MoveToCmd::LEFT;
-            } 
-            
+            }
+
             if (tokens[2] == "upper" || tokens[2] == "upperleft" || tokens[2] == "upperright") {
                 refc |= MoveToCmd::UPPER;
                 refc &= ~MoveToCmd::LOWER;
@@ -290,8 +301,8 @@ refc |= MoveToCmd::LOWER;
                 refc &= ~MoveToCmd::UPPER;
             }
         }
-        
-        return new MoveToCmd(dx, dy, refc);    
+
+        return new MoveToCmd(dx, dy, refc);
     }
     else if (command == "move") {
         FbTk_istringstream is(arguments.c_str());
@@ -328,14 +339,14 @@ return new CurrentWindowCmd(&FluxboxWindow::toggleDecoration);
     else if (command == "sethead")
         return new SetHeadCmd(atoi(arguments.c_str()));
     else if (command == "sendtoworkspace")
-		// workspaces appear 1-indexed to the user, hence the minus 1
+        // workspaces appear 1-indexed to the user, hence the minus 1
         return new SendToWorkspaceCmd(getint(arguments.c_str(), 1) - 1);
     else if (command == "sendtonextworkspace")
         return new SendToNextWorkspaceCmd(getint(arguments.c_str(), 1));
     else if (command == "sendtoprevworkspace")
         return new SendToPrevWorkspaceCmd(getint(arguments.c_str(), 1));
     else if (command == "taketoworkspace")
-		// workspaces appear 1-indexed to the user, hence the minus 1
+        // workspaces appear 1-indexed to the user, hence the minus 1
         return new TakeToWorkspaceCmd(getint(arguments.c_str(), 1) - 1);
     else if (command == "taketonextworkspace")
         return new TakeToNextWorkspaceCmd(getint(arguments.c_str(), 1));
@@ -357,7 +368,7 @@ else if (command == "detachclient")
         return new CurrentWindowCmd(&FluxboxWindow::detachCurrentClient);
     else if (command == "windowmenu")
         return new CurrentWindowCmd(&FluxboxWindow::popupMenu);
-    // 
+    //
     // Workspace commands
     //
     else if (command == "nextworkspace")
@@ -369,12 +380,12 @@ return new RightWorkspaceCmd(getint(arguments.c_str(), 1));
     else if (command == "leftworkspace")
         return new LeftWorkspaceCmd(getint(arguments.c_str(), 1));
     else if (command == "workspace")
-		// workspaces appear 1-indexed to the user, hence the minus 1
+        // workspaces appear 1-indexed to the user, hence the minus 1
         return new JumpToWorkspaceCmd(getint(arguments.c_str(), 1) - 1);
     else if (command.substr(0, 9) == "workspace" && command[9] >= '0' && command[9] <= '9') {
         cerr<<"*** WARNING: 'Workspace<n>' actions are deprecated! Use 'Workspace <n>' instead"<<endl;
         return new JumpToWorkspaceCmd(getint(command.substr(9).c_str(), 1) - 1);
-        
+
     } else if (command == "nextwindow")
         return new NextWindowCmd(atoi(arguments.c_str()));
     else if (command == "prevwindow")
@@ -421,7 +432,7 @@ iss >> mode;
         if (iss.fail())
             mode="lastworkspace";
         mode= FbTk::StringUtil::toLower(mode);
-        
+
         iss >> d;
         if (iss.fail())
             d="current";
@@ -432,9 +443,9 @@ else if (d == "originquiet")
           dest= DeiconifyCmd::ORIGINQUIET;
         else
           dest= DeiconifyCmd::CURRENT;
-          
+
         if ( mode == "all" )
-            return new DeiconifyCmd(DeiconifyCmd::ALL, dest); 
+            return new DeiconifyCmd(DeiconifyCmd::ALL, dest);
         else if ( mode == "allworkspace" )
             return new DeiconifyCmd(DeiconifyCmd::ALLWORKSPACE, dest);
         else if ( mode == "last" )
@@ -443,23 +454,23 @@ else // lastworkspace, default
             return new DeiconifyCmd(DeiconifyCmd::LASTWORKSPACE, dest);
 
     } else if (command == "macrocmd") {
-      std::string cmd;
+      string cmd;
       int   err= 0;
       int   parse_pos= 0;
       FbTk::MacroCommand* macro= new FbTk::MacroCommand();
 
       while (true) {
         parse_pos+= err;
-        err= FbTk::StringUtil::getStringBetween(cmd, arguments.c_str() + 
+        err= FbTk::StringUtil::getStringBetween(cmd, arguments.c_str() +
                                                 parse_pos,
                                                 '{', '}', " \t\n", true);
         if ( err > 0 ) {
-          std::string c, a;
-          std::string::size_type first_pos = 
+          string c, a;
+          string::size_type first_pos =
               FbTk::StringUtil::removeFirstWhitespace(cmd);
-          std::string::size_type second_pos = 
+          string::size_type second_pos =
               cmd.find_first_of(" \t", first_pos);
-          if (second_pos != std::string::npos) {
+          if (second_pos != string::npos) {
             a= cmd.substr(second_pos);
             FbTk::StringUtil::removeFirstWhitespace(a);
             cmd.erase(second_pos);
@@ -480,23 +491,23 @@ return macro;
 
       delete macro;
     } else if (command == "togglecmd") {
-      std::string cmd;
+      string cmd;
       int   err= 0;
       int   parse_pos= 0;
       FbTk::ToggleCommand* macro= new FbTk::ToggleCommand();
 
       while (true) {
         parse_pos+= err;
-        err= FbTk::StringUtil::getStringBetween(cmd, arguments.c_str() + 
+        err= FbTk::StringUtil::getStringBetween(cmd, arguments.c_str() +
                                                 parse_pos,
                                                 '{', '}', " \t\n", true);
         if ( err > 0 ) {
-          std::string c, a;
-          std::string::size_type first_pos = 
+          string c, a;
+          string::size_type first_pos =
               FbTk::StringUtil::removeFirstWhitespace(cmd);
-          std::string::size_type second_pos= 
+          string::size_type second_pos=
               cmd.find_first_of(" \t", first_pos);
-          if (second_pos != std::string::npos) {
+          if (second_pos != string::npos) {
             a= cmd.substr(second_pos);
             FbTk::StringUtil::removeFirstWhitespace(a);
             cmd.erase(second_pos);

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ fb->rereadMenu(true);
             return;
         }
     }
-    
+
     Window root_ret; // not used
     Window window_ret; // not used
 
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ 
     int borderw = menu.fbwindow().borderWidth();
     int head = screen.getHead(rx, ry);
 
-    pair<int, int> m = 
+    pair<int, int> m =
         screen.clampToHead(head,
-                           rx - menu.width() / 2, 
+                           rx - menu.width() / 2,
                            ry - menu.titleWindow().height() / 2,
                            menu.width() + 2*borderw,
                            menu.height() + 2*borderw);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ menu.setScreen(screen.getHeadX(head),
                    screen.getHeadY(head),
                    screen.getHeadWidth(head),
                    screen.getHeadHeight(head));
-    
+
     menu.show();
     menu.grabInputFocus();
 }
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ }
 
 int ExecuteCmd::run() {
     pid_t pid = fork();
-    if (pid) 
+    if (pid)
         return pid;
 
     std::string displaystring("DISPLAY=");
@@ -149,8 +149,17 @@ 
     return pid; // compiler happy -> we are happy ;)
 }
 
+SetModKeyCmd::SetModKeyCmd(const std::string& modkey) : m_modkey(modkey) { }
+
+void SetModKeyCmd::execute() {
+    Fluxbox::instance()->setModKey(m_modkey.c_str());
+    Fluxbox::instance()->save_rc();
+    // TODO: we need a better way to do this ...
+    Fluxbox::instance()->reconfigure();
+}
+
 ExportCmd::ExportCmd(const std::string& name, const std::string& value) :
-    m_name(name), m_value(value) { 
+    m_name(name), m_value(value) {
 }
 
 void ExportCmd::execute() {
@@ -161,9 +170,9 @@ // and hence we have to do that on our own to avoid memleaking
     static std::set<char*> stored;
     char* newenv = new char[m_name.size() + m_value.size() + 2];
     if (newenv) {
-    
+
         char* oldenv = getenv(m_name.c_str());
-        
+
         // oldenv points to the value .. we have to go back a bit
         if (oldenv && stored.find(oldenv - (m_name.size() + 1)) != stored.end())
             oldenv -= (m_name.size() + 1);
@@ -221,7 +230,7 @@ 
 void SetStyleCmd::execute() {
     Fluxbox::instance()->saveStyleFilename(m_filename.c_str());
     Fluxbox::instance()->save_rc();
-    FbTk::ThemeManager::instance().load(m_filename, 
+    FbTk::ThemeManager::instance().load(m_filename,
                                         Fluxbox::instance()->getStyleOverlayFilename());
 }
 
@@ -302,8 +311,8 @@ FbTk::FbWindow *win = new CommandDialog(*screen, "Fluxbox Command");
     win->show();
 }
 
-    
-SetResourceValueCmd::SetResourceValueCmd(const std::string &resname, 
+
+SetResourceValueCmd::SetResourceValueCmd(const std::string &resname,
                                          const std::string &value):
     m_resname(resname),
     m_value(value) {
@@ -334,13 +343,13 @@ if (Fluxbox::instance()->keys() != 0) {
         if (Fluxbox::instance()->keys()->addBinding(m_keybind)) {
             ofstream ofile(Fluxbox::instance()->keys()->filename().c_str(), ios::app);
             if (!ofile)
-                return;            
+                return;
             ofile<<m_keybind<<endl;
         }
     }
 }
 
-DeiconifyCmd::DeiconifyCmd(Mode mode, 
+DeiconifyCmd::DeiconifyCmd(Mode mode,
                            Destination dest) : m_mode(mode), m_dest(dest) { }
 
 void DeiconifyCmd::execute() {
@@ -356,12 +365,12 @@ 
     const bool change_ws= m_dest == ORIGIN;
 
     switch(m_mode) {
-        
+
     case ALL:
     case ALLWORKSPACE:
         for(; it != itend; it++) {
             old_workspace_num= (*it)->workspaceNumber();
-            if (m_mode == ALL || old_workspace_num == workspace_num || 
+            if (m_mode == ALL || old_workspace_num == workspace_num ||
                 (*it)->isStuck()) {
                 if (m_dest == ORIGIN || m_dest == ORIGINQUIET)
                     screen->sendToWorkspace(old_workspace_num, (*it), change_ws);
@@ -378,7 +387,7 @@ for (; it != itend; it++) {
             old_workspace_num= (*it)->workspaceNumber();
             if(m_mode == LAST || old_workspace_num == workspace_num ||
                (*it)->isStuck()) {
-                if ((m_dest == ORIGIN || m_dest == ORIGINQUIET) && 
+                if ((m_dest == ORIGIN || m_dest == ORIGINQUIET) &&
                     m_mode != LASTWORKSPACE)
                     screen->sendToWorkspace(old_workspace_num, (*it), change_ws);
                 else
@@ -389,5 +398,5 @@ }
         break;
     };
 }
-    
+
 }; // end namespace FbCommands

@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ private:
     std::string m_filename;
 };
 
+class SetModKeyCmd: public FbTk::Command {
+public:
+    explicit SetModKeyCmd(const std::string& modkey);
+    void execute();
+private:
+    std::string m_modkey;
+};
+
 class KeyModeCmd: public FbTk::Command {
 public:
     explicit KeyModeCmd(const std::string &arguments);

@@ -98,41 +98,43 @@ const int numlock = KeyUtil::instance().numlock();
     const int capslock = KeyUtil::instance().capslock();
     const int scrolllock = KeyUtil::instance().scrolllock();
 
-    // Grab with Mod1 and with all lock modifiers
+    // Grab with modkey and with all lock modifiers
     // (num, scroll and caps)
 
+    unsigned int modkey = Fluxbox::instance()->getModKey();
+
     //numlock
-    XGrabButton(display, button, Mod1Mask|numlock, window, True,
+    XGrabButton(display, button, modkey|numlock, window, True,
                 ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask, GrabModeAsync,
                 GrabModeAsync, None, cursor);
     //scrolllock
-    XGrabButton(display, button, Mod1Mask|scrolllock, window, True,
+    XGrabButton(display, button, modkey|scrolllock, window, True,
                 ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask, GrabModeAsync,
                 GrabModeAsync, None, cursor);
 
     //capslock
-    XGrabButton(display, button, Mod1Mask|capslock, window, True,
+    XGrabButton(display, button, modkey|capslock, window, True,
                 ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask, GrabModeAsync,
                 GrabModeAsync, None, cursor);
 
     //capslock+numlock
-    XGrabButton(display, Button1, Mod1Mask|capslock|numlock, window, True,
+    XGrabButton(display, Button1, modkey|capslock|numlock, window, True,
                 ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask, GrabModeAsync,
                 GrabModeAsync, None, cursor);
 
     //capslock+scrolllock
-    XGrabButton(display, button, Mod1Mask|capslock|scrolllock, window, True,
+    XGrabButton(display, button, modkey|capslock|scrolllock, window, True,
                 ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask, GrabModeAsync,
                 GrabModeAsync, None, cursor);
 
     //capslock+numlock+scrolllock
-    XGrabButton(display, button, Mod1Mask|capslock|numlock|scrolllock, window,
+    XGrabButton(display, button, modkey|capslock|numlock|scrolllock, window,
                 True,
                 ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask, GrabModeAsync,
                 GrabModeAsync, None, cursor);
 
     //numlock+scrollLock
-    XGrabButton(display, button, Mod1Mask|numlock|scrolllock, window, True,
+    XGrabButton(display, button, modkey|numlock|scrolllock, window, True,
                 ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask, GrabModeAsync,
                 GrabModeAsync, None, cursor);
 
@@ -1108,20 +1110,23 @@ // needed for click to focus
     XGrabButton(display, Button1, AnyModifier,
                 frame().window().window(), True, ButtonPressMask,
                 GrabModeSync, GrabModeSync, None, None);
-    XUngrabButton(display, Button1, Mod1Mask|Mod2Mask|Mod3Mask, frame().window().window());
+    XUngrabButton(display, Button1, Mod1Mask|Mod2Mask|Mod3Mask,
+                  frame().window().window());
 
-    if (Fluxbox::instance()->useMod1()) {
-        XGrabButton(display, Button1, Mod1Mask, frame().window().window(), True,
+    unsigned int modkey = Fluxbox::instance()->getModKey();
+
+    if (modkey) {
+        XGrabButton(display, Button1, modkey, frame().window().window(), True,
                     ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask, GrabModeAsync,
                     GrabModeAsync, None, frame().theme().moveCursor());
 
         //----grab with "all" modifiers
         grabButton(Button1, frame().window().window(), frame().theme().moveCursor());
 
-        XGrabButton(display, Button2, Mod1Mask, frame().window().window(), True,
+        XGrabButton(display, Button2, modkey, frame().window().window(), True,
                     ButtonReleaseMask, GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync, None, None);
 
-        XGrabButton(display, Button3, Mod1Mask, frame().window().window(), True,
+        XGrabButton(display, Button3, modkey, frame().window().window(), True,
                     ButtonReleaseMask | ButtonMotionMask, GrabModeAsync,
                     GrabModeAsync, None, None);
 
@@ -1738,7 +1743,7 @@ m_last_resize_x = new_x;
     m_last_resize_y = new_y;
     m_last_resize_w = new_w;
     m_last_resize_h = new_h;
-    
+
     ResizeDirection old_resize_corner = m_resize_corner;
     m_resize_corner = NOCORNER;
     fixsize();
@@ -2684,7 +2689,8 @@ 
     // check frame events first
     frame().buttonPressEvent(be);
 
-    if (be.button == 1 || (be.button == 3 && be.state == Mod1Mask)) {
+    if (be.button == 1 || (be.button == 3 &&
+                           be.state == Fluxbox::instance()->getModKey())) {
         if ( (! focused) ) { //check focus
             setInputFocus();
         }
@@ -2721,7 +2727,7 @@ stopResizing();
     else if (m_attaching_tab)
         attachTo(re.x_root, re.y_root);
     else if (re.window == frame().window()) {
-        if (re.button == 2 && re.state == Mod1Mask)
+        if (re.button == 2 && re.state == Fluxbox::instance()->getModKey())
             ungrabPointer(CurrentTime);
         else
             frame().buttonReleaseEvent(re);
@@ -2743,7 +2749,7 @@ || frame().handle() == me.window
                             || frame().window() == me.window);
 
     if (Fluxbox::instance()->getIgnoreBorder()
-        && !(me.state & Mod1Mask) // really should check for exact matches
+        && !(me.state & Fluxbox::instance()->getModKey()) // really should check for exact matches
         && !(isMoving() || isResizing() || m_attaching_tab != 0)) {
         int borderw = frame().window().borderWidth();
         //!! TODO(tabs): the below test ought to be in FbWinFrame
@@ -2871,7 +2877,7 @@ else
               resize_corner = (me.y < cy) ? RIGHTTOP : RIGHTBOTTOM;
 
 
-          // We are grabbing frame window in startResizing 
+          // We are grabbing frame window in startResizing
           // we need to translate coordinates to it.
           int start_x = me.x, start_y = me.y;
           Window child;

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ 
 #include "FbTk/I18n.hh"
 #include "FbTk/Image.hh"
 #include "FbTk/FileUtil.hh"
-#include "FbTk/KeyUtil.hh"
 #include "FbTk/ImageControl.hh"
 #include "FbTk/EventManager.hh"
 #include "FbTk/StringUtil.hh"
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ #include "FbTk/CompareEqual.hh"
 #include "FbTk/Transparent.hh"
 #include "FbTk/Select2nd.hh"
 #include "FbTk/Compose.hh"
+#include "FbTk/KeyUtil.hh"
 
 //Use GNU extensions
 #ifndef	 _GNU_SOURCE
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ 
 namespace {
 
 Window last_bad_window = None;
- 
-// *** NOTE: if you want to debug here the X errors are 
+
+// *** NOTE: if you want to debug here the X errors are
 //     coming from, you should turn on the XSynchronise call below
 int handleXErrors(Display *d, XErrorEvent *e) {
     if (e->error_code == BadWindow)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ m_rc_tabs_attach_area(m_resourcemanager, ATTACH_AREA_WINDOW, "session.tabsAttachArea", "Session.TabsAttachArea"),
       m_rc_cache_life(m_resourcemanager, 5, "session.cacheLife", "Session.CacheLife"),
       m_rc_cache_max(m_resourcemanager, 200, "session.cacheMax", "Session.CacheMax"),
       m_rc_auto_raise_delay(m_resourcemanager, 250, "session.autoRaiseDelay", "Session.AutoRaiseDelay"),
-      m_rc_use_mod1(m_resourcemanager, true, "session.useMod1", "Session.UseMod1"),
+      m_rc_mod_key(m_resourcemanager, "Mod1", "session.modKey", "Session.ModKey"),
       m_masked_window(0),
       m_mousescreen(0),
       m_keyscreen(0),
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ vector<string> vals;
             vector<int> scrtmp;
             int scrnr = 0;
             FbTk::StringUtil::stringtok(vals, m_argv[i], ",:");
-            for (vector<string>::iterator scrit = vals.begin(); 
+            for (vector<string>::iterator scrit = vals.begin();
                  scrit != vals.end(); scrit++) {
                 scrnr = atoi(scrit->c_str());
                 if (scrnr >= 0 && scrnr < ScreenCount(disp))
@@ -358,17 +358,17 @@ if (!vals.empty())
                 swap(scrtmp, screens);
         }
     }
-    
+
     // init all "screens"
     for(size_t s = 0; s < screens.size(); s++)
         initScreen(screens[s]);
-    
+
     XAllowEvents(disp, ReplayPointer, CurrentTime);
 
 
     if (m_screen_list.empty()) {
         throw _FB_CONSOLETEXT(Fluxbox, ErrorNoScreens,
-                             "Couldn't find screens to manage.\nMake sure you don't have another window manager running.", 
+                             "Couldn't find screens to manage.\nMake sure you don't have another window manager running.",
                              "Error message when no unmanaged screens found - usually means another window manager is running");
     }
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ m_key->load(StringUtil::expandFilename(*m_rc_keyfile).c_str());
 
     m_resourcemanager.unlock();
     ungrab();
- 
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
     if (m_resourcemanager.lockDepth() != 0)
         cerr<<"--- resource manager lockdepth = "<<m_resourcemanager.lockDepth()<<endl;
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ }
 
 
 int Fluxbox::initScreen(int scrnr) {
-    
+
     Display* disp = display();
     char scrname[128], altscrname[128];
     sprintf(scrname, "session.screen%d", scrnr);
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ if (! screen->isScreenManaged()) {
         delete screen;
         return 0;
     }
-    
+
     // add to our list
     m_screen_list.push_back(screen);
 
@@ -595,8 +595,8 @@ _FB_USES_NLS;
         // create directory with perm 700
         if (mkdir(dirname.c_str(), 0700)) {
             fprintf(stderr, _FB_CONSOLETEXT(Fluxbox, ErrorCreatingDirectory,
-                                    "Can't create %s directory", 
-                                    "Can't create a directory, one %s for directory name").c_str(), 
+                                    "Can't create %s directory",
+                                    "Can't create a directory, one %s for directory name").c_str(),
                     dirname.c_str());
             cerr<<endl;
             return;
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ m_mousescreen = searchScreen(e->xcrossing.root);
     } else if (e->type == PropertyNotify) {
         m_last_time = e->xproperty.time;
         // check transparency atoms if it's a root pm
-        
+
         BScreen *screen = searchScreen(e->xproperty.window);
         if (screen) {
             FbTk::FbPixmap::rootwinPropertyNotify(screen->screenNumber(), e->xproperty.atom);
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ 
 void Fluxbox::handleUnmapNotify(XUnmapEvent &ue) {
 
     BScreen *screen = searchScreen(ue.event);
-    
+
     if (ue.event != ue.window && (!screen || !ue.send_event)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ }
         }
 
     // according to http://tronche.com/gui/x/icccm/sec-4.html#s-4.1.4
-    // a XWithdrawWindow is 
+    // a XWithdrawWindow is
     //   1) unmapping the window (which leads to the upper branch
     //   2) sends an synthetic unampevent (which is handled below)
     } else if (screen && ue.send_event) {
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ // mask the mod of the released key out
             // won't mask anything if it isn't a mod
             unsigned int state = FbTk::KeyUtil::instance().isolateModifierMask(ke.state);
             state &= ~FbTk::KeyUtil::instance().keycodeToModmask(ke.keycode);
-            
+
             if ((m_watch_keyrelease & state) == 0) {
 
                 m_watching_screen->notifyReleasedKeys(ke);
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ if ((*it).first->update())
                     (*it).first->updateLayer(win);
             }
         } else if ((&(win.dieSig())) == changedsub) { // window death signal
-            
+
             for (AtomHandlerContainerIt it= m_atomhandler.begin();
                 it != m_atomhandler.end(); ++it) {
                 if ((*it).first->update())
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ &value)) {
 
         string values(value.addr);
         BScreen::WorkspaceNames names;
-        
+
         StringUtil::removeTrailingWhitespace(values);
         StringUtil::removeFirstWhitespace(values);
         StringUtil::stringtok<BScreen::WorkspaceNames>(names, values, ",");
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ bool Fluxbox::menuTimestampsChanged() const {
     std::list<MenuTimestamp *>::const_iterator it = m_menu_timestamps.begin();
     std::list<MenuTimestamp *>::const_iterator it_end = m_menu_timestamps.end();
     for (; it != it_end; ++it) {
-        
+
         time_t timestamp = FbTk::FileUtil::getLastStatusChangeTimestamp((*it)->filename.c_str());
 
         if (timestamp >= 0) {
@@ -1743,11 +1743,11 @@ }
 
 
 void Fluxbox::real_rereadMenu() {
-    
+
     clearMenuFilenames();
-    
-    for_each(m_screen_list.begin(), 
-             m_screen_list.end(), 
+
+    for_each(m_screen_list.begin(),
+             m_screen_list.end(),
              mem_fun(&BScreen::rereadMenu));
 
     if(m_show_menu_after_reread) {
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ m_reconfigure_wait = m_reread_menu_wait = false;
 }
 
 bool Fluxbox::validateClient(const WinClient *client) const {
-    WinClientMap::const_iterator it = 
+    WinClientMap::const_iterator it =
         find_if(m_window_search.begin(),
                 m_window_search.end(),
                 Compose(bind2nd(equal_to<WinClient *>(), client),
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ }
 }
 
 void Fluxbox::watchKeyRelease(BScreen &screen, unsigned int mods) {
-    
+
     if (mods == 0) {
         cerr<<"WARNING: attempt to grab without modifiers!"<<endl;
         return;
@@ -1855,3 +1855,22 @@ for (; it != it_end; ++it ) {
         (*it).first->updateFrameExtents(win);
     }
 }
+
+unsigned int Fluxbox::getModKey() const {
+    if (!(m_rc_mod_key->c_str()))
+        return 0;
+    else
+        return FbTk::KeyUtil::instance().getModifier(m_rc_mod_key->c_str());
+}
+
+void Fluxbox::setModKey(const char* modkeyname) {
+
+    if (!modkeyname)
+        return;
+
+    unsigned int modkey = FbTk::KeyUtil::instance().getModifier(modkeyname);
+
+    if (modkey > 0) {
+        m_rc_mod_key = modkeyname;
+    }
+}

@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ time_t getAutoRaiseDelay() const { return *m_rc_auto_raise_delay; }
 
     unsigned int getCacheLife() const { return *m_rc_cache_life * 60000; }
     unsigned int getCacheMax() const { return *m_rc_cache_max; }
-    bool useMod1() const { return *m_rc_use_mod1; }
+
+
+    unsigned int getModKey() const;
+    void setModKey(const char*);
 
     void maskWindowEvents(Window w, FluxboxWindow *bw)
         { m_masked = w; m_masked_window = bw; }
@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@ /// handle any system signal sent to the application
     void handleSignal(int signum);
     void update(FbTk::Subject *changed);
     /**
-     * Sends update signal to atomhandlers, 
+     * Sends update signal to atomhandlers,
      * @param screen the new screen
      * @param old_screen the old screen if any, can be the same as new screen
      */
@@ -212,7 +215,7 @@ BScreen *watchingScreen() { return m_watching_screen; }
     const XEvent &lastEvent() const { return m_last_event; }
 
     AttentionNoticeHandler &attentionHandler() { return m_attention_handler; }
-    
+
 private:
 
     typedef struct MenuTimestamp {
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ 
     FbTk::Resource<TabsAttachArea> m_rc_tabs_attach_area;
     FbTk::Resource<unsigned int> m_rc_cache_life, m_rc_cache_max;
     FbTk::Resource<time_t> m_rc_auto_raise_delay;
-    FbTk::Resource<bool> m_rc_use_mod1; /// temporary!, to disable mod1 for resize/move
+    FbTk::Resource<std::string> m_rc_mod_key;
 
     typedef std::map<Window, WinClient *> WinClientMap;
     WinClientMap m_window_search;