Doncho N. Gunchev: >> There's no way to assign a key that does not generate a key code >> and that's the situation with my email key for example. The Fn+? are >> OK. In KDE I don't have to assign shortcuts, I just add: The other day I tried setting up some keyboard shortcut preferences, with a multi-media keyboard. At times, I'd get a raw scan code appear, then pressing the same key, again, I'd get an X name for that key. Marcelo Magno T. Sales: > I have the same problem with my notebook here, some of the Fn keys do not > generate X events nor their presses is detected by the kernel (no messages > in /var/log/messages). Would that be one of those keyboards where you have to press some toggle key on the board to swap F keys between keyboard F keys and custom buttons for that device? (e.g. Some laptops re-use a few F keys for internal/external VGA display toggling.) > Does any one know a way to use keys which do not generate X events and for > which the kernel does not log messages of unkown key pressed > in /var/log/messages? That depends on what you're doing. I found that XMMS could use some multimedia keyboard keys, when not setup for X to make use of them. I also found the opposite - that if you did map them in, XMMS would ignore them. e.g. I could have the system, overall, pay attention to play/pause buttons, or XMMS, but not both at the same time (other music players needed X to recognise them). -- (This box runs FC6, my others run FC4 & FC5, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
