discuss: Proposal: Multimedia Keyboard mini-HOWTO
Subject:
Re: Proposal: Multimedia Keyboard mini-HOWTO
From:
David Merrill ####@####.####
Date:
25 Nov 2001 15:34:32 -0000
Message-Id: <20011125112714.A26045@lupercalia.net>
On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 09:35:24PM +0800, Alex Ibrado wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've just gotten my multimedia keyboard fully functional under
> Linux/XFree86, having gotten information from a variety of HOWTOs and
> websites, and quite a lot of guesswork.
>
> Getting it all together was a bit tiring... I would therefore like to
> contribute a Multimedia Keyboard mini-HOWTO which will be a one-stop
> resource to making the "Play", "Pause", "Volume", "Sleep" etc. keys
> useful in XFree86 (and perhaps the console, later).
>
> The basic coverage would be:
>
> 1. Detecting and mapping the keys (xev, xmodmap, etc.)
> 2. Obtaining and installing third-party software
> e.g. cdctl, cdcd, xmms, aumix, xmacro, etc.
> 3. A wrapper script for those software
> - autodetection of CD type (audio/video/mp3/data, etc.)
> - variable execution depending on CD type
> 4. Getting the window manager to process those keys
> 5. Patches to existing software and libraries (e.g. SDL, smpeg-xmms)
> 6. Other tips
>
> Hmmm.... It may not be that "mini"... ;)
>
> What do you think? Should I go ahead? Thanks!
Abolutely, it sounds great!
Have you sent your patches to the developers? That would be really
cool to get included in the software. Fewer and fewer of us are
compiling our own software these days, especially Windows refugees.
--
Dr. David C. Merrill http://www.lupercalia.net
Linux Documentation Project ####@####.####
Collection Editor & Coordinator http://www.linuxdoc.org
