Re: [Evolution] Gadget request: Support for Multimedia Keyboards

[Cliff Wells <LogiplexSoftware earthlink net>]

On Sun, 2003-02-16 at 15:43, Jacco van Koll wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> After reading this mailing-list for a while, and browsing around on
> the Internet, i found out that it is difficult to get 'Multimedia'
> keybinding support for Gnome and/or Evolution. As an example: I do
> have a Microsoft Natural Multimedia keyboard, with all kinds of
> buttons on it. Also, it supports additional use of the F1-F12 keys on
> it, by using the F Lock key. 
>
> As i know how to use the xmodmap program, i have now 30 keys 'extra'
> available. All of those keys are 'configurable' in KDE, including the
> 'send, reply, fwd' keys. There is no way i can get Gnome or Evolution
> to understand that when i press the 'reply' button, it should reply to
> the message in Evolution. 
>
> This looks like a lack of flexibility right now. Those keys are
> available on the keyboard, so why don't use those?
>
> Now i can understand that people will reply, why i buy such a
> keyboard. Well, the only thing Microsoft can build, are keyboards and
> mice. The rest sucks... And because i did have one of the first
> 'natural' keyboards, i am hooked to it. So this is why i bought a new
> one. (After 7 years using the old one).

You can use lineak http://lineak.sourceforge.net/ to map those extended
keys to anything you can specify at the shell prompt, plus a few other
things.  I've got the volume knob, standby button, cd controls and all
those useless web buttons working on my HP multimedia keyboard.

As for controlling Evo, this would only work if you could come up with a
way of controlling Evo from the command line, sort of like XMMS or
Mozilla.   This would be the feature request you need.

Your sig is very long.

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Cliff Wells, Software Engineer
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