Re: Fluxbox doesn't recognize multimedia keys if gnome-settings-daemon is started

On Thursday 01 September 2005 13:21, Thomas Stein wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm using Fluxbox 0.9.12 with Mandrivalinux 2005 LE here. I login via
> XDM.
>
> Although I let xmodmap read my settings in .xsession, the multimedia
> keys on my keyboard don't work until I run "xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap"
> manually after login. If I remove the line with gnome-settings-daemon
> in ~/.fluxbox/startup, the keys do work fine without a manual call of
> xmodmap.

The reason for this is quite obvious. The gnome is setting the gnome 
saved settings and will thus overwrite the settings you set in the 
earlier point in the startup process.

So either change the position after the gnome settings or set the keys 
using the Gnome keyboard settings.

> My startup files are as follows:
>
> #------------------------------
> # ~/.xsession
> #------------------------------
> #!/bin/bash
>
> source ~/.bashrc
>
> xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap &
>
> xscreensaver -no-splash &
>
> exec startfluxbox
> #------------------------------
> # end of ~/.xsession
> #------------------------------
>
> #------------------------------
> # ~/.fluxbox/startup
> #------------------------------
> nautilus --no-default-window > /dev/null 2>&1 &
>
> gnome-volume-manager > /dev/null 2>&1 &
>
> gnome-settings-daemon > /dev/null 2>&1 &
>
> if [ `ps aux | grep $USER | grep kdeinit | wc -l` -le 2 ] ; then
> 	kdeinit > /dev/null 2>&1 &
> fi
>
> /usr/bin/kmix > /dev/null 2>&1 &
>
> /usr/bin/kgpg > /dev/null 2>&1 &
>
> exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox
> #------------------------------
> # end of ~/.fluxbox/startup
> #------------------------------
>
> Could you give me a hint were to look?
>
> TIA
>
> Thomas Stein


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