AprilNEA / AprilNEA/OpenLogi

[Bug]: "Cmd" modifier in CustomShortcut doesn't trigger the Windows key on Windows

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Description

### Pre-flight checklist

- [x] I searched [existing issues](https://github.com/AprilNEA/OpenLogi/issues?q=is%3Aissue) and this is not a duplicate.
- [x] I am on the [latest release](https://github.com/AprilNEA/OpenLogi/releases/latest) or a recent `master` build.
- [x] I quit **Logi Options+** before running OpenLogi (the two apps fight over HID++ access and only one can own a receiver at a time).

### Which part of OpenLogi?

GUI (desktop app)

### OpenLogi version

7.10

### Operating system

Windows

### OS version & architecture

11

### Device model

Lift Vertical Ergonomic Mouse

### How is the device connected?

Bluetooth (direct, no receiver)

### Affected area(s)

- [ ] Device discovery / detection
- [x] Button remapping
- [ ] DPI control
- [ ] SmartShift
- [ ] Per-application profiles
- [ ] Battery status
- [x] Settings / configuration (TOML)
- [ ] Auto-update
- [ ] Menu bar / tray
- [ ] Other

### What happened?

Docs describe `CustomShortcut` as storing a "platform-neutral chord" using modifiers `shift`, `control`/`ctrl`, `option`/`alt`, `command`/`cmd`. On Windows, I'd expect `cmd` to map to the Windows key (analogous to how Electron's `CommandOrControl` works), since Win+Down is the native "minimize active window" shortcut.

In practice:
```toml
DpiToggle = { CustomShortcut = "Cmd+Down" }
```
sends only the `Down` key — the Cmd/Win modifier is silently dropped. Windows key doesn't seem to be injectable via CustomShortcut at all on Windows currently.

### Proposed solution
On Windows, map `cmd`/`command` in a `CustomShortcut` chord to a synthesized Windows-key (`VK_LWIN`) keypress, so cross-platform chords like `Cmd+Down` behave consistently on Windows.

### Steps to reproduce

Set in toml
DpiToggle = { CustomShortcut = "Cmd+Down" } or
DpiToggle = { CustomShortcut = "Win+Down" }

when button is pressed in an editor we can see that only the down button has been pressed (i.e. the page scrolls down) and not the window restored or minimized

### Diagnostics report

```markdown

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### `openlogi list` output

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### Logs

```shell

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### macOS permissions (if applicable)

- [ ] OpenLogi has **Accessibility** permission (needed to remap buttons via the event tap).
- [ ] OpenLogi has **Input Monitoring** permission (needed for Bluetooth-direct devices and capture).

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Research direction

Start at the CustomShortcut handling for TOML settings and trace how the cmd/command and Win modifiers are interpreted on Windows. Reproduce the issue with DpiToggle = { CustomShortcut = "Cmd+Down" } and the Win variant; it is done when the Windows modifier is retained alongside Down and the native window action is triggered.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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