On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:37:21 +0930 Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ttim: > > >> Try as I might, I can't get any of the keyboard shortcuts to work that I > >> program into the "keyboard shortcuts" preferences Gnome GUI tool. > >> > >> For example, I've tried the following, ineffectually: > >> > >> Launch help browser <Shift><Control>w (original setting, but does nothing) > >> E-mail 0xec (does nothing) > >> Take screenshot <Shift>Print (this works) > >> Run a terminal 0xeb (does nothing) > > Richard E Miles: > > > I tried some of the commands you mentioned with keyboard shortcuts and > > they work for me. Of course these only work for the keyboard > > activities that are available in the menu. > > By menu, do you mean the options in that configuration program? Such as > some of the ones I listed. > > Desktop: log out, sleep, search, e-mail, launch web browser, run a > terminal, all do nothing. None of the sound category items do anything. > > I notice that some of these entries don't seem to have a corresponding > entry in the gconf-editor mentioned below. > > > You click on the entry, then enter the key combination you want, and > > it works. This is for the keyboard shortcuts from the Desktop > > preferences keyboard selection. > > Not for me... :-( Only a few of them work. > > > If you want to use your own activity for example a keyboard > > shortcut for the eject command you have to select from the > > applications system tools configuration editor gui application. Select > > apps metacity global_keybindings to enter the shortcut then from the > > keyboard-commands selection enter the actual command to launch (ie > > eject). > > Do you mean "keybinding_commands" rather than keyboard-commands? That > was the other thing I tried. For instance: > > gconf-editor 2.10.0: > ... > gthumb > metacity > general > global_keybindings > run_command_2 F7 > keybinding_commands > command_2 xmms > window_keybindings > workspace_names > mini-commander > ... > > That appears to work. Though still doesn't help me with one or two > useful buttons on this keyboard (e.g. un/mute the sound, volume > up/down). Sorry to hear that the key entry does not work for all entries. Yes I meant keybinding_commands. To modify the sound you can use the amixer command with appropriate arguments. See man amixer. I havn't tried to do this myself but looks like it should work. Hope this helps, -- Richard Miles Federal Way WA. USA registered linux user 46097
