Re: Can extra keyboard keys execute shell commands?
Hi,
I've seen a program for doin that stuff, hotkeys on
freshmeat, but there is also an debian package in de testing / unstable.
But does someone know a program for doing this stuff under console ? ;-)
grtz Peter Durieux
On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote:
> Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 20:12:55 -0400
> From: Noah L. Meyerhans <frodo@morgul.net>
> To: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: Re: Can extra keyboard keys execute shell commands?
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Sat, Apr 14, 2001 at 04:40:47PM -0700, brandtd@linuxfreemail.com wrote:
> > Just curious .... anyway that I can assign a key on my keyboard (I
> > already know how to name and map the keys) to execute a command?
> > If you want tu know, I'm know using XFree86 4.0.2 and
> > Window Maker
>
> Yup. The easiest way I know to do it is to have your window manger
> handle it. That's because it's already listening to all the keyboard
> events that come in from the X server. It is possible that there are
> other, WM independent programs out there to do it, but I don't know of
> them.
>
> In any case, you will need to edit your Window Maker menu. That's made
> a bit difficult (impossible?) if you're running the Debian generated
> menus. If you're not, the the following (taken from
> ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu) will help:
>
> * Syntax is:
> *
> * <Title> [SHORTCUT <Shortcut>] <Command> <Parameters>
> *
> * <Title> is any string to be used as title. Must be enclosed with " if
> it
> * has spaces
> *
> * SHORTCUT specifies a shortcut for that item. <Shortcut> has the
> * same syntax of the shortcuts key options in the
> * $HOME/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker file, such as RootMenuKey or
> MiniaturizeKe
> y.
>
> I've got a MS Natural Pro keyboard with "Internet keys". Using the
> Window Maker shortcuts I've set up the "Sleep" key to run xlock, another
> key to hide all the windows except that which currently has focus, and
> another to unhide all windows. I've still got several more keys, but I
> don't know what to do with them. 8^)
>
> HTH,
> noah
>
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