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Many keyboards have multimedia keys. Those keys typically allow you to increase/decrease, mute and unmute sound on your PC, but many more exist. Using these keys can make you more productive - instead of [[opening a console]] and typing [[command]], you just type a key and the associated application pops up.
 
Many keyboards have multimedia keys. Those keys typically allow you to increase/decrease, mute and unmute sound on your PC, but many more exist. Using these keys can make you more productive - instead of [[opening a console]] and typing [[command]], you just type a key and the associated application pops up.
  
As an example, I have a key on my keyboard that pictures a calculator. First let's find out the name of this key:
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;Note: The following example works with KDE as desktop environment only
  
Start xev. Move your mouse pointer to the rectangle in it. Type a key. You get an output like this:
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As an example, I have a key on my keyboard that pictures a calculator. Let's start it the [[program]] kcalc:
  
<pre>
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* [[open a console]] and run the [[command]]
KeyPress event, serial 44, synthetic NO, window 0x4200001,
 
    root 0x2b0, subw 0x4200002, time 47123941, (36,44), root:(38,67),
 
    state 0x10, keycode 148 (keysym 0x1008ff1d, '''''XF86Calculator'''''), same_screen YES,
 
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
 
    XFilterEvent returns: False
 
</pre>
 
 
 
So this key is named ''XF86Calculator''.
 
 
 
Then [[open a console]] and run the [[command]]
 
 
  systemsettings
 
  systemsettings
 
Select "Shortcuts and Gestures" -> Custom Shortcuts -> Edit -> New -> Global Shortcut -> Command/URL
 
Select "Shortcuts and Gestures" -> Custom Shortcuts -> Edit -> New -> Global Shortcut -> Command/URL
 
As trigger, press this key, as "Action" enter kcalc
 
As trigger, press this key, as "Action" enter kcalc
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= Lock your screen =
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To lock your screen under KDE you can use the command
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/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker --forcelock
  
 
= See also =
 
= See also =
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* [[keyboard]]
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* [[find out where your configuration changes are stored]]
 
* http://www.linux-club.de/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=116414
 
* http://www.linux-club.de/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=116414
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* http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=83439.0;wap2

Latest revision as of 07:53, 6 January 2021

Many keyboards have multimedia keys. Those keys typically allow you to increase/decrease, mute and unmute sound on your PC, but many more exist. Using these keys can make you more productive - instead of opening a console and typing command, you just type a key and the associated application pops up.

Note
The following example works with KDE as desktop environment only

As an example, I have a key on my keyboard that pictures a calculator. Let's start it the program kcalc:

systemsettings

Select "Shortcuts and Gestures" -> Custom Shortcuts -> Edit -> New -> Global Shortcut -> Command/URL As trigger, press this key, as "Action" enter kcalc

Lock your screen

To lock your screen under KDE you can use the command

/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker --forcelock

See also