[ltp] ThinkPad button

[Keith Frechette]

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Marlin Whitaker wrote:
>>
Can anyone tell me how the ThinkPad button works? Right now
it only works in KDE1. Suppose I wanted it to function in KDE2,
or load a page other than the default, or do something altogether
different. Would any of that be possible?
<<

Marlin,

The ThinkPad button is controlled via a daemon process that is launched 
via the KDE and Gnome "Startup" mechanisms. For KDE, there is an entry 
called "ThinkPad Button" in the "Autostart" folder. For Gnome, the daemon 
is launched via the "Startup Programs" settings in the GNOME Control 
Center.

To make the ThinkPad button work in KDE2 (or some other desktop), just use 
that desktop's "startup" mechanism to launch the ThinkPad button daemon 
(/opt/IBM/AccessThinkPad/gtpbutton), passing it the command to run 
whenever the ThinkPad button is pressed.

-- Keith

Keith Frechette
Linux Development Lead, Mobile Computing Options and Software Development
IBM Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
kfrechet@us.ibm.com / 919-543-3761 / TieLine:441-3761

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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Marlin Whitaker wrote:</font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Can anyone tell me how the ThinkPad button works? Right now<br>
it only works in KDE1. Suppose I wanted it to function in KDE2,<br>
or load a page other than the default, or do something altogether<br>
different. Would any of that be possible?</tt></font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">&lt;&lt;<br>
<br>
Marlin,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The ThinkPad button is controlled via a daemon process that is launched via the KDE and Gnome &quot;Startup&quot; mechanisms. For KDE, there is an entry called &quot;ThinkPad Button&quot; in the &quot;Autostart&quot; folder. For Gnome, the daemon is launched via the &quot;Startup Programs&quot; settings in the GNOME Control Center.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">To make the ThinkPad button work in KDE2 (or some other desktop), just use that desktop's &quot;startup&quot; mechanism to launch the ThinkPad button daemon (/opt/IBM/AccessThinkPad/gtpbutton), passing it the command to run whenever the ThinkPad button is pressed.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">-- Keith</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Keith Frechette<br>
Linux Development Lead, Mobile Computing Options and Software Development<br>
IBM Research Triangle Park, North Carolina<br>
kfrechet@us.ibm.com / 919-543-3761 / TieLine:441-3761<br>
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