how to create global shortcut keys

supersubu123 · 01-25-2007, 11:46 AM

hi all

i want to associate some control shortcut key like
ctrl+alt+pgdown -------> to the command xmms -f

how to do this?????

i found a related one but it's only for single keys not like
for ctrl+alt+x

http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=Multimedia_Keys

avallach · 01-26-2007, 04:34 AM

Read about an application called xbindkeys... It's quite good for that
AFAIK there was even a graphical config you could install and use...
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It is called xbindkeys-config on my Debian

matthewg42 · 01-26-2007, 04:57 AM

supersubu123, what desktop environment are you using, and what distro? KDE has a natty build-in global key bindings tool, which is accessible from the control center.

supersubu123 · 01-26-2007, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by matthewg42

supersubu123, what desktop environment are you using, and what distro? KDE has a natty build-in global key bindings tool, which is accessible from the control center.

i'm using two flavours of linux
redhat 9 &
suse 10.1
i prefer gnome so it would be nice if i get a solution for both kde as well as gnome.
also i think in rh9 kde 3.1-10 there is no way to associate a shortcut key to a specific command(from kde control centre---> key board shortcuts)
please clarify

matthewg42 · 01-26-2007, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by supersubu123

i'm using two flavours of linux
redhat 9 &
suse 10.1
i prefer gnome so it would be nice if i get a solution for both kde as well as gnome.

Gnome has a shortcut system, but by default you can only associate keys with a pre-defined list of commands, as defined in the preferences -> keyboard shortcuts dialog. I seem to recall one the of the Linux podcasts talking about how to customise this, but I don't recall which one or how (I'm not paying so much attention to gnome).

Quote:

also i think in rh9 kde 3.1-10 there is no way to associate a shortcut key to a specific command(from kde control centre---> key board shortcuts)
please clarify

To launch a specific command, all you need to do is right click on the K menu item and select edit, and assign a keyboard shortcut there. If there's not a command to launch the program you want to launch, just add one. This comes from my KDE 3.5 installation. I don't recall so far back as 3.1. Get with the 21st century already

Maybe you're not interested in launching program - what exactly do you want to do?

As for a general solution, I'm not sure. Perhaps some separate tool which is isn't part of one of the Desktop environments, like xbindkeys which avallach suggested. I've not tried it myself though, so I don't know what it can and can't do.

supersubu123 · 01-26-2007, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthewg42

Gnome has a shortcut system, but by default you can only associate keys with a pre-defined list of commands, as defined in the preferences -> keyboard shortcuts dialog. I seem to recall one the of the Linux podcasts talking about how to customise this, but I don't recall which one or how (I'm not paying so much attention to gnome).

To launch a specific command, all you need to do is right click on the K menu item and select edit, and assign a keyboard shortcut there. If there's not a command to launch the program you want to launch, just add one. This comes from my KDE 3.5 installation. I don't recall so far back as 3.1. Get with the 21st century already

Maybe you're not interested in launching program - what exactly do you want to do?

As for a general solution, I'm not sure. Perhaps some separate tool which is isn't part of one of the Desktop environments, like xbindkeys which avallach suggested. I've not tried it myself though, so I don't know what it can and can't do.

ok i'll switch to suse 10.1 kde

supersubu123 · 01-26-2007, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avallach

Read about an application called xbindkeys... It's quite good for that
AFAIK there was even a graphical config you could install and use...
//---
It is called xbindkeys-config on my Debian

hey thanks
installed xbindkeys
it's a nice package my problem solved..