Richard, Not sure I understand exactly what you said. Briefly, fire up xev from an XTerm. Press one of the keys you mentioned. If xev recognizes it as kicking out a keycode, you can use that key from within X. You can use xmodmap to map the key code to a keysym. I use Fvwm, and am able from within it to map keysyms to specific shortcuts. You could map these keys to open programs such as Opera, etc. if you wish. If you're using Gnome, KDE, or something else, you'll have to ask someone who uses them how to do it.
If you use Fvwm2 you can view my configuration file at: http://members.fcwm.org/glen/fvwm/fvwm2rc If xev doesn't recognize it then you can't use it from within X. Up to this point I've been unable to find out from anyone how to to take a keyboard scan code and map it to a keysym that X will recognize. Glen Richard Hebert writes: > On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 23:52:57 -0500 (CDT) > Glen Lee Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok i founda series of keycodes corresponding to the special keys that i have. > Internet ,email search etc... now how do i start an application from them ? > Like for the Internet key id like Opera to start .. is this feasible using the >same scheme ? > I read the xmodmap man ... is a bit chinese to me .. help will be apreciated >.. : ) > > Richard > > > > > Jochen, > > > > From within X you can use xev to see what keycodes they're kicking out, and then > > map them using modmap. I use them as shortcut keys for Fvwm. Following is my > > .xinitrc file: > > > > PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin" > > > > xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1 4 5" # Left handed > > xmodmap -e 'keycode 115 = Super_L' # Left windows key > > xmodmap -e 'keycode 116 = Hyper_L' # Right windows key > > xmodmap -e 'keycode 117 = Menu' # Windows menu key > > xmodmap -e 'keycode 66 = Shift_Lock' # Add in shift lock > > xmodmap -e 'add Mod3 = Super_L' # Make left windows key a modifier > > xmodmap -e 'add Mod4 = Hyper_L' # Make right windows key a modifier > > xmodmap -e 'remove Lock = Caps_Lock' # Remove Caps_Lock > > xmodmap -e 'add Lock = Shift_Lock' # Add in Shift_Lock > > xset s noblank > > xscreensaver-command -exit > > xscreensaver & > > xhost + & > > > > #afterstep > > fvwm2 > > #fvwm2 -f ~/.fvwm/themes-rc > > #gnome-session > > #icewm > > #startkde > > #twm > > #exec wmaker > > > > > > Glen > > > > > > > > Jochen =?ISO-8859-1?Q?K=E4chelin?= writes: > > > Is there a way to use the special keys of my > > > Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro under Linux? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > WA-P, Jochen Kächelin > > > Programmierung - Beratung - Hosting > > > Tel. 07161 - 92 95 94 / Fax 07161 - 92 95 98 > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Seawolf-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Seawolf-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
