Em Dom 06 Mai 2007, Doncho N. Gunchev escreveu: > On Saturday 2007-05-05 15:08:02 Tim wrote: > > 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.) > > Most likely not, my keys are not usual keys nor F+ keys, they do not work > via the keyboard controler, they use ACPI module IIRC. Yes, the world is > going crazy... > > > > 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 > > XMMS can't access keys that the kernel can not. If 'showkey -s' shows > nothing when you press the key... forget it. There must be a way to use these keys because, as I stated in a previous message, keytouch (http://keytouch.sourceforge.net/) detects the key presses, while "showkey -s" does not. Have you tried it with your notebooks? Run keytouch-editor and see what happens. However, even after the keys were detected and an action was assigned for them, I couldn't make them work with this software. I must say that, in my case, the problematic keys are not ACPI related. They should raise / low / mute the volume and open applications when pressed. The keys for increasing / decreasing the LCD brightness, on the other hand, are not detected by keytouch. Instead, ACPI messages are logged in /var/log/messages, but the keys don't work neither. []'s Marcelo
