Re: inittab: More than 2 special key combinations?
On Jan 12, 2000 at 06:15:05PM, David Wright wrote:
> Quoting Matthew W. Roberts (matt@lehi.tamu.edu):
> > > > Is it possible to set up additional special keyboard requests in
> > > > inittab? I've already assigned ctrl-alt-delete and alt-uparrow and
> > > > want another...
> ...
> > Perhaps it will help if I get specific. Ctrl-Alt-Delete is set to
> > reboot the computer (as usual). Then I mapped the Alt-UpArrow to play
> > a CD in my CD-ROM drive so I can play a CD without logging in. I would
> > like to have Alt-DownArrow skip to the next track, but can't figure out
> > how to do it.
>
> A workaround might be to make your Alt-uparrow script more sophisticated.
> e.g. in terms of, say, cdplay, it could look at the output of cdir and
> find PLAYING, then cdplay <n+1> where n is the track being played, or 0,
> or cdstop if n is the last track. That means you only need the one
> keystroke.
Actually, I had already done something similar. If the CD is playing then
my script stops it, if it is stopped the script plays it.
Of course, the eject button on the CD-ROM is a pretty effective stop button
:-) so I think I will change it as you suggest.
Thanks,
--
Matthew Roberts
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