[ltp] Map Fn keys to multimedia events?

[Rubin Abdi]

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Thanks, that was exactly what I was looking for!

On 11 August 2016 at 16:02, Richard Neill <rn214@richardneill.org> wrote:

>
> On 11/08/16 22:44, Rubin Abdi wrote:
>
>> I'm wondering if there's a way to map the events that happen when I
>> press those less needed Fn key combos on my X1 to other things like
>> multimedia events so that it will more willingly get picked up by other
>> music apps?
>>
>
> Hi Rubin,
>
> Generally there are 3 kinds of key events - the regular X11 ones, some
> strange ACPI events (e.g. lid-close), and some weird things that the BIOS
> intercepts (usually these are related the the Fn-key).
>
> If you're in luck, use xev  (X event viewer) and give the xev window
> focus, to display the key combinations that are pressed. Then you can use
> Xmodmap to re-map the keys, or Xbindkeys to make the key trigger some
> specific command.
>
> If the keypress doesn't show up in Xev, you're probably out of luck
>
> HTH,
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks, that was exactly what I was looking for!</div><div=
 class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 11 August 2016 at =
16:02, Richard Neill <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rn214@richardn=
eill.org" target=3D"_blank">rn214@richardneill.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D""><br>
On 11/08/16 22:44, Rubin Abdi wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I&#39;m wondering if there&#39;s a way to map the events that happen when I=
<br>
press those less needed Fn key combos on my X1 to other things like<br>
multimedia events so that it will more willingly get picked up by other<br>
music apps?<br>
</blockquote>
<br></span>
Hi Rubin,<br>
<br>
Generally there are 3 kinds of key events - the regular X11 ones, some stra=
nge ACPI events (e.g. lid-close), and some weird things that the BIOS inter=
cepts (usually these are related the the Fn-key).<br>
<br>
If you&#39;re in luck, use xev=C2=A0 (X event viewer) and give the xev wind=
ow focus, to display the key combinations that are pressed. Then you can us=
e Xmodmap to re-map the keys, or Xbindkeys to make the key trigger some spe=
cific command.<br>
<br>
If the keypress doesn&#39;t show up in Xev, you&#39;re probably out of luck=
<br>
<br>
HTH,<br>
<br>
Richard<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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