On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 11:17, Keith G. Robertson-Turner wrote: > I recently bought a new keyboard, and as with most new keyboards these > days, it has a lot of custom keys that won't do anything (out of the box) > on Linux. > > Getting these keys to do anything useful, is a bit involved (and time > consuming) but not especially difficult. It also depends on a number of > different factors, such as which window manager you're using. > > For those running FC1, Gnome 2.4 and Metacity, and for the benefit of > those who haven't figured out how to use those extra keys yet, here's a > quick HOWTO: > > Steps 2 and 3 should be run a root. <snip type="mini-HOWTO"> > - > Keith There is an even easier method to cut the HOWTO down even further. Go to http://www.hadess.net/misc-code.php3 and download ACME, or: apt-get install acme Now just point-n-click to set up your custom keys : ) Jim Drabb -- ---------------------------------------------------------- The box said: "Requires Windows 98/2000/XP/NT, or better." So, I installed LINUX! ---------------------------------------------------------- James Drabb JR Senior Programmer Analyst Darden Restaurants Business Systems JDrabb at Darden dot com
