[tlinux-users:07371] Re: satellite buttons

It would be nice if fnfx could manage those buttons also, so we will 
have a single program that does more than each program on its own.

Cheers,
	Manuel.


Serhan Danis wrote:
> hi,
> 
> firstly i have a toshiba satellite L10-205.
> 
> i didn't work hard for it but i managed to get some of these buttons 
> working at least for X. i use xbindkeys program, which i add to the 
> autostart of kde of the specific user.
> 
> the keys i restored are the ones at the right of the power button 
> (previous, next, play/pause, stop), mute (fn+esc), volume up (fn+up) and 
> volume down (fn+down)
> 
> here is the .xbindkeysrc config file i arranged. as you see, i suppose 
> that xmms and amixer are already installed.
> 
> .xbindkeysrc
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> # play/pause
> 
> "xmms -t"
> 
> c:162
> 
> # stop
> 
> "xmms -s"
> 
> c:164
> 
> # previous
> 
> "xmms -r"
> 
> c:144
> 
> # next
> 
> "xmms -f"
> 
> c:153
> 
> # mute
> 
> "togglevol"
> 
> c:160
> 
> #ses arttir (vol up)
> 
> "amixer -c 0 set 'Master',0 2%+"
> 
> c:176
> 
> #ses azalt (vol down)
> 
> "amixer -c 0 set 'Master',0 2%-"
> 
> c:174
> 
> #xmms goster (show main window): this one is just a shortcut
> 
> "xmms -m"
> 
> Control + Alt + c:25
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> the lines
> 
> c:<number>
> 
> uses the keycodes of the unattached keyboard keys as the number.
> 
> i also added a togglevol script to my system to enable the mute keycode:
> 
> /usr/bin/togglevol:
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> if amixer -c 0 get 'Master',0 | grep '\[on\]'
> 
> then
> 
> amixer -c 0 set 'Master',0 mute
> 
> exit 0
> 
> fi
> 
> amixer -c 0 set 'Master',0 unmute
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> the program "xev" is utilizable to get the keycodes of the specific 
> buttons or combinations.
> 
> don't forget to start the xbindkeys program at X start.
> 
> i wish to get this keyboard problem solved at a lower level degree,
> 
> any suggestions??
> 
> serhan
> 
> On Thu October 27 2005 01:34, C.G. wrote:
> 
>>  The keyboard of my Satellite L10 laptop is also
> 
>>  equipped with a few extra buttons, such as
> 
>>  start/pause, stop, next track etc, like on a sound
> 
>>  recorder.
> 
>>
> 
>>  I just wonder if there is an i2c/smbus driver that can
> 
>>  inform me whenever one of those buttons is pressed. It
> 
>>  could be useful, after all.
> 
>>
> 
>>  /proc/acpi/button doesn't contain anything, but I'm
> 
>>  not sure that ACPI has been designed for that.
> 
>>
> 
>>  Thank you for your possible answer.
> 
>>
> 
>>
> 
>>
> 
>>
> 
>>
> 
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