Re: multimedia keyboard

["Jamin W. Collins" <jcollins@asgardsrealm.net>]

On Thu, May 15, 2003 at 06:16:50PM +0200, leva@ecentrum.hu wrote:

> I have a Logitech Internet Navigator Keyboard, and I want to use the
> extra buttons on it (like e-mail, search etc...). 

Assuming your in X, use xev to get the keycodes for each of the extra
keys.  Once you have the keycodes, you can use xmodmap to map these
keycodes to known but unused keys.

I have a Logitech Cordless Desktop Pro that has quite a few "extra" keys
around it.  I have the following in ~/.Xmodmap:

   !
   ! Designed to be used with Multimedia keyboards
   ! that are configured as "pc104" in X
   !
   keycode 223 = F35
   keycode 178 = F34
   keycode 236 = F33
   keycode 229 = F32
   keycode 230 = F31
   keycode 160 = F30
   keycode 174 = F29
   keycode 176 = F28
   keycode 162 = F27
   keycode 164 = F26
   keycode 144 = F25
   keycode 153 = F24
   keycode 161 = F23
   keycode 130 = F19

   ! These should be handled by the pc104 layout
   !keycode 115 = F22
   !keycode 116 = F21
   !keycode 117 = F20


The !'s are comments.  I then map the keys with "xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap".
Then xev shows the value on the right hand side for the keysym. 

-- 
Jamin W. Collins

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