On my ThinkPad T60 so far I used Slackware 12.1 and now I try to configure Slackware 12.2. The problem I'd like to describe here concerns some special keys on my machine: so called ``multimedia keys'', ``browser's keys'', as well as ``Windows'' and ``Menu'' keys.
Slackware 12.1
With Slackware 12.1 I was able to use these keys with Window Maker thanks to the configuration of the system.
1. In ~/.Xmodmap I put a few keyboard modifiers:
.Xmodmap
Code:
keycode 162 = XF86AudioPlay
keycode 164 = XF86AudioStop
keycode 153 = XF86AudioNext
keycode 144 = XF86AudioPrev
keycode 115 = F13
keycode 117 = F35
keycode 234 = F19
keycode 233 = F20
2. I installed ReMoot (see:
http://remoot.sourceforge.net/).
3. I prepared key associations for ``multimedia keys'', ``Windows'' and ``Menu'' keys in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu:
WMRootMenu
Code:
(
Applications,
("Run...", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+r", EXEC, "%a(Run,Type command to run)"),
("xterm", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+x", EXEC, "/usr/bin/X11/xterm +sb -fg black -bg white -geometry 99x49+64+0 -fn 9x15"),
("Firefox", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+f", EXEC, "/usr/bin/firefox"),
("Thunderbird", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+t", EXEC, "/usr/bin/thunderbird"),
("OpenOffice.org", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+o", EXEC, "/usr/local/bin/soffice"),
("GIMP", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+g", EXEC, "/usr/bin/gimp"),
("Inkscape", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+i", EXEC, "/usr/bin/inkscape"),
("GQview", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+q", EXEC, "/usr/bin/gqview"),
("gMPlayer", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+m", EXEC, "/usr/local/bin/gmplayer"),
("Audacious", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+a", EXEC, "/usr/bin/audacious"),
("Wicd", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+w", EXEC, "/usr/bin/wicd-client -n"),
("Play/Pause", SHORTCUT, "XF86AudioPlay", EXEC, "/usr/local/bin/remoot playpause"),
("Next", SHORTCUT, "XF86AudioNext", EXEC, "/usr/local/bin/remoot next"),
("Prev", SHORTCUT, "XF86AudioPrev", EXEC, "/usr/local/bin/remoot prev"),
("Stop", SHORTCUT, "XF86AudioStop", EXEC, "/usr/local/bin/remoot stop"),
("WPrefs", SHORTCUT, "F13", EXEC, "/usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/WPrefs.app/WPrefs"),
("WMakerconf", SHORTCUT, "F35", EXEC, "/usr/local/bin/wmakerconf"),
("Exit", SHORTCUT, "Shift+Mod1+F4", EXIT)
)
4. I set PrevWorkspaceKey and NextWorkspaceKey variables in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker file:
WindowMaker
Code:
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PrevWorkspaceKey = F19;
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NextWorkspaceKey = F20;
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And in result I could use all these keys in Window Maker.
Slackware 12.2
With Slackware 12.2 it doesn't work. Window Maker doesn't see these keys. During start procedures it displays messages:
Code:
/usr/bin/wmaker warning: NextWorkspaceKey:invalid key in shortcut "F20"
/usr/bin/wmaker warning: PrevWorkspaceKey:invalid key in shortcut "F19"
/usr/bin/wmaker warning: WMRootMenu:invalid key in shortcut "XF86AudioPlay" for entry Play/Pause
/usr/bin/wmaker warning: WMRootMenu:invalid key in shortcut "XF86AudioNext" for entry Next
/usr/bin/wmaker warning: WMRootMenu:invalid key in shortcut "XF86AudioPrev" for entry Prev
/usr/bin/wmaker warning: WMRootMenu:invalid key in shortcut "XF86AudioStop" for entry Stop
/usr/bin/wmaker warning: WMRootMenu:invalid key in shortcut "F13" for entry WPrefs
/usr/bin/wmaker warning: WMRootMenu:invalid key in shortcut "F35" for entry WMakerconf
Slackware 12.2 uses Window Maker 20060427cvs so I downgraded it to Slackware 12.1 Window Maker 0.92.0 but it displays the same messages and doesn't see these keys too.
So I tried another method.
1. In ~/.Xmodmap I put the same keyboard modifiers:
.Xmodmap
Code:
keycode 162 = XF86AudioPlay
keycode 164 = XF86AudioStop
keycode 153 = XF86AudioNext
keycode 144 = XF86AudioPrev
keycode 115 = F13
keycode 117 = F35
keycode 234 = F19
keycode 233 = F20
2. I installed the same ReMoot (see:
http://remoot.sourceforge.net/).
3. In ~/.xbindkeysrc I put a few commands:
.xbindkeysrc
Code:
"remoot playpause"
XF86AudioPlay
"remoot stop"
XF86AudioStop
"remoot prev"
XF86AudioPrev
"remoot next"
XF86AudioNext
4. In ~/.xinitrc I put commands to run xbindkeys and Window Maker:
.xinitrc
Code:
xbindkeys
/usr/bin/wmaker
5. I put the same shortcuts as above in WMRootMenu and WindowMaker files.
In result when I run Window Maker it doesn't see any shortcut keys. For some reason xbindkeys forbids Window Maker to use shortcuts stored in WMRootMenu and WindowMaker files.
6. So I changed ~/.xinitrc to run KDE:
.xinitrc
Code:
xbindkeys
/usr/bin/startkde
In result when I ran KDE and Amarok I could use ``multimedia keys''.
Summary
Because usually I don't use KDE but Window Maker in the present situation I'm unable to use all these special keys as I did it with Slackware 12.1. I tried associate them to the desired actions using Window Maker configuration files as well as xbindkeys configuration file. Both these methods failed with the present version of Window Maker. I tried to downgrade Window Maker but the result was the same. I can't guess what should I do to make these keys usable with Window Maker. Any help will be welcomed.
