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keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
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These keysyms can be used for your favorite window manager‘s configuration.
Example (awesome):
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  -- Multimedia Keys
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioRaiseVolume", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost volume +1') end),
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioLowerVolume", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost volume -1') end),
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioMute", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost volume 0') end),
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioNext", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost next') end),
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioPrev", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost prev') end),
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioPlay", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost toggle') end)
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== Multimedia Keys for X61 Thinkpads ==
== Multimedia Keys for X61 Thinkpads ==

Revision as of 18:35, 18 February 2012

Multimedia Keys

We learned that multimedia keys are available by using showkey. To use it, one has to go to a text terminal, start showkey and press the buttons in question.

The shown keycodes (example X201) should be placed in ~/.Xmodmap

keycode 234 = XF86Back
keycode 233 = XF86Forwardpre
keycode 144 = XF86AudioPrev
keycode 164 = XF86AudioStop
keycode 162 = XF86AudioPlay
keycode 153 = XF86AudioNext
keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute
keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume

These keysyms can be used for your favorite window manager‘s configuration.

Example (awesome):

  -- Multimedia Keys
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioRaiseVolume", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost volume +1') end),
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioLowerVolume", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost volume -1') end),
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioMute", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost volume 0') end),
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioNext", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost next') end),
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioPrev", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost prev') end),
    awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioPlay", function () awful.util.spawn('mpc -h localhost toggle') end)


Multimedia Keys for X61 Thinkpads

keycode 113 = Volume Mute
keycode 114 = Volume Down
keycode 115 = Volume Up
keycode 143 = FnKey itsel
keycode 148 = ThinkVantage Button
keycode 152 = ScreenLock (Fn+F2)
keycode 163 = Media Next
keycode 164 = Media Play/Pause
keycode 165 = Media Previous
keycode 166 = Media Stop
keycode 191 = Trackpoint/Touchpad Switch (Fn+F8)
keycode 194 = Dock Eject (Fn+F9)
keycode 224 = Brightness Down
keycode 225 = Brightness Up
keycode 227 = Monitor (Fn+F7)
keycode 236 = Battery (Fn+F3)
keycode 238 = WLAN (Fn+F5)
keycode 372 = Fn+Space

PulseAudio

PulseAudio is a sound system enabling us to control application volumes individually and use other computers soundcards over the network.

Recommended packages:

  • pulseaudio (the daemon, required)
  • pavucontrol (GTK based mixer application)
  • paprefs (GTK based configuration tool)

Note: in order to discover remote soundcards, one has to start avahi-daemon!