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How to activate keyboard volume controls?
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rmcellig

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PostPosted: Wed 14 Dec 2011, 13:46    Post subject:  How to activate keyboard volume controls?  
In every other distro i tried, i was able to control the volume from my keyboard by just pressing the appropriate volume keys. This does not seem to work in Puppy Linux. Is there a way to use my volume keys?
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saintless


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PostPosted: Wed 14 Dec 2011, 14:14    Post subject:  
Try with 0 (Vol+) and 9 (Vol-).
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PostPosted: Wed 14 Dec 2011, 15:00    Post subject:  
I tried pressing the 0 key on the numeric keypad as well as the 9 key, and nothing happened. i also tried 9 and 0 along the top of my keyboard as well. Am I missing something?
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PostPosted: Wed 14 Dec 2011, 16:15    Post subject:  
rmcellig wrote:
I tried pressing the 0 key on the numeric keypad as well as the 9 key, and nothing happened. i also tried 9 and 0 along the top of my keyboard as well. Am I missing something?

I use smplayer and those keys work for the volume. What is your media player?

Just checked Mplayer. Same as smplayer. 0 and 9 for Vol (+) and (-).
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PostPosted: Wed 14 Dec 2011, 17:42    Post subject: Re: Activating keyboard volume controls
Subject description: Using the volume controls on my keyboard		  
rmcellig wrote:
In every other distro i tried, i was able to control the volume from my keyboard by just pressing the appropriate volume keys. This does not seem to work in Puppy Linux. Is there a way to use my volume keys?


I guess you are using a laptop and I guess you are using JWM as your desktop, and I guess you are using Slacko or Lupu. Shame I have to guess Smile
If so, add this code to the bottom of the hidden file /root/.jwm/jwmrc-personal (open the file in a text editor such as Geany)

Code:
<Key keycode="160">exec:amixer sset Master toggle</Key>
<Key keycode="176">exec:amixer sset Master 1+,1+</Key>
<Key keycode="174">exec:amixer sset Master 1-,1-</Key>


Save and exit.

Select menu>shutdown>restart JWM, and volume keys should work.
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PostPosted: Sun 25 Dec 2011, 19:14    Post subject: same consideration but for PrtSc  
I have the same problem with the key PrtSc

I would like to start the script «mtpaintsnapshot.sh» if I press it...
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PostPosted: Sun 25 Dec 2011, 19:28    Post subject: what can we do useful with the in linux free key
Subject description: with the «windows» sign on it?		  
what can we do useful with the in linux free key with the «windows» sign on it?

a good thing would be

- open the full mixeur (as the volume adjustment in the bar don't works on earphone+deadbeef) or
- start a translator program (or translate.google.com in a new browser window like meebo in the puppies where meebo did can be started from the jwm menue, option what crashes now after the last changes in meebo, see line « <Program label="Meebo MSN/Yahoo/IRC chat" icon="chat16.xpm">meeboview</Program> » in .jwmrc! you have to change the url in the script /usr/local/bin/meeboview and introduce the new url « https://www.meebo.com/messenger ») or
- start Xsane or
- start / turn down recording of voice, noices or music
- start / turn down radio or tv (full or only sound)

as they can be repetitive jobs along the day with relatively high frequency depending of the kind of business...

perhaps with a script like menu.lst from grub where all this possibilities would be concerned and a «default» line would select like in menu.lst one of all selections. the user can change it according to his actual business...[/b]
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PostPosted: Mon 26 Dec 2011, 02:17    Post subject:  
Oui, are you using JWM?
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PostPosted: Mon 26 Dec 2011, 04:40    Post subject:  
yes, of course !
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PostPosted: Mon 26 Dec 2011, 05:15    Post subject:  
ok, here is what you need to do: first, determine what key number JWM sees you key as. To do this, just open a terminal, and type the command
Code:
xev

This will bring up a box on the screen. Next, just press the key you want to use, and watch the output in the terminal. You are looking for the key number, which will be displayed in the group of text. The number will be something like '115' (on my system this is the number for the win key.)
Once you have found the key no, you need to tell JWM what to do with it. The command is added to the bottom of /root/.jwm/jwmrc-personal and the syntax should look like this:
Code:
<Key keycode="115">exec:chromium</Key>


The bit that says 'exec:chromium' is the command you want to use and can be anything from a program as here (chromium browser) to a full on script.
The lines must be added above the final </jwm> at the bottom of the file.
Once you have done your edit, save and exit, re-start jwm, and the keycode should be working.
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PostPosted: Mon 26 Dec 2011, 05:39    Post subject:  
thank you best!
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