discuss: Proposal: Multimedia Keyboard mini-HOWTO
Subject:
Re: Proposal: Multimedia Keyboard mini-HOWTO
From:
"Jamin W. Collins" ####@####.####
Date:
26 Nov 2001 21:46:27 -0000
Message-Id: <1006811094.26297.5.camel@Cerberus>
On Sun, 2001-11-25 at 07:35, 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!
Do it.
Jamin W. Collins
