Binding Non-standard Keyboard Keys

Binding Non-standard Keyboard Keys

[Dan Anderson]

I just bought a new keyboard, and it's got all sorts of interesting
buttons on it.  When I try to C-h c any key that's not alpha numberic,
it doesn't work.

I.e. is there a way to link the "Internet" button to W3, the "Search"
button to find, or perhaps bind them and similar to macros/scripts of my
choice?

Thanks,

-Dan

Re: Binding Non-standard Keyboard Keys

[roodwriter]

Dan Anderson wrote:

> I just bought a new keyboard, and it's got all sorts of interesting
> buttons on it.  When I try to C-h c any key that's not alpha numberic,
> it doesn't work.
> 
> I.e. is there a way to link the "Internet" button to W3, the "Search"
> button to find, or perhaps bind them and similar to macros/scripts of my
> choice?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Dan

I only have a standard keyboard so I don't know if this will help you or 
not, but I noticed when using M-x global-set-key that if I hit a key like 
Scroll Lock it put a notation in the prompt for the keybinding. I'd try 
this. But there are other people that may have better suggestions.

For what it's worth.

--Rod

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Re: Binding Non-standard Keyboard Keys

[Dan Anderson]

I tried global-set-key and got some interesting results.  Keys which
don't show up under C-h c appear as other keys.  For instance, one is
C-z, another is <mouse-2>, etc.  But they don't seem to have the effect
of those keys.  I press them and KDE goes bonkers.

:: sighs ::

-Dan

On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 13:45, roodwriter@core.com wrote:
> Dan Anderson wrote:
> 
> > I just bought a new keyboard, and it's got all sorts of interesting
> > buttons on it.  When I try to C-h c any key that's not alpha numberic,
> > it doesn't work.
> > 
> > I.e. is there a way to link the "Internet" button to W3, the "Search"
> > button to find, or perhaps bind them and similar to macros/scripts of my
> > choice?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > -Dan
> 
> I only have a standard keyboard so I don't know if this will help you or 
> not, but I noticed when using M-x global-set-key that if I hit a key like 
> Scroll Lock it put a notation in the prompt for the keybinding. I'd try 
> this. But there are other people that may have better suggestions.
> 
> For what it's worth.
> 
> --Rod

Binding Non-standard Keyboard Keys

[Gian Uberto Lauri]

>>>>> "DA" == Dan Anderson <dan@mathjunkies.com> writes:

DA> I.e. is there a way to link the "Internet" button to W3, the "Search"
DA> button to find, or perhaps bind them and similar to macros/scripts of my
DA> choice?

I think that the codes shot out by the keyboard are'nt understood by the
system.

Under Linux you can use lineakd that lets you bind a generic shell command
to one of these keys. If the command is 

gnudoit \( your-elisp-fuction \) 

you get something like binding the  key in Emacs (after all it's still
a keystroke-to-function binding).

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Re: Binding Non-standard Keyboard Keys

[Ian Zimmerman]

Gian> I think that the codes shot out by the keyboard are'nt understood
Gian> by the system.

"the system" == X window

man xev(1x), xmodmap(1x)

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Re: Binding Non-standard Keyboard Keys

[Kai Grossjohann]

Dan Anderson <dan@mathjunkies.com> writes:

> I.e. is there a way to link the "Internet" button to W3, the "Search"
> button to find, or perhaps bind them and similar to macros/scripts of my
> choice?

First of all, it might be interesting to see what C-h l says after
hitting one of them.  Maybe they are function keys that you can just
bind.

Another possibility is that they don't have keysyms.  Then you can
assign one with

    xmodmap -e 'add keycode 4711 = F38'

Instead of F38, you can use other function keys.  You can use the xev
program to find out the keycodes.

Kai