Bug 80531

Summary:	please assign functions to keys on multimedia keyboards
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Erin <ethnite>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Slackware
OS:	Linux
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Description Erin 2004-04-28 03:24:04 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.2.1)
Installed from:    Slackware Packages
OS:          Linux

Would it be possible to assign functions to the keys that are commonly found on multimedia keyboards, as far as i know there is a great deal of them out there that use the same button assignments for things like calculator, home, sleep, mail, ect.  Or if not that, perhaps add some program for configuring these keys or make the available utilities able to recognize these keys? (The configuration utility for keyboard shortcuts doesnt recognize the extra keys)

Comment 1 Lubos Lunak 2004-04-28 09:58:38 UTC

You need to configure your keyboard model properly in the keyboard control module in order for the multimedia keys to be recognized.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 60626 ***

Comment 2 Erin 2004-04-29 00:02:55 UTC

how about a way to define your own keyboard model, from what I see it just lets you pick a model, my keyboard is a generic one and only some of the buttons have functionality on the microsoft and logitech models

Comment 3 Cristian Tibirna 2004-04-29 02:17:22 UTC

On Wednesday 28 April 2004 18:02, Erin wrote:
> ------- Additional Comments From ethnite cableone net  2004-04-29 00:02
> ------- how about a way to define your own keyboard model, from what I see
> it just lets you pick a model, my keyboard is a generic one and only some
> of the buttons have functionality on the microsoft and logitech models

This one is waay out of scope of KWin.

Comment 4 Lubos Lunak 2004-04-29 11:05:33 UTC

Yes. There are so many models that I'd be surprised if none of them worked for you (my keyboard is hardly a ms one yet it works with microsoftpro model), and if that's not the case, complain to X people, the maps come with the X server.