special keys on a Sony VAIO

Steve Turnbull sturnbull at dsl.pipex.com
Thu Jan 6 08:41:13 GMT 2005 

On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 23:28 -0500, JR wrote:
> From LinuxFormat Issue 62:
> 
> ==================================================
> 
> Unsupported keboards [ or keys ]
> 
> If there is no entry for the board in the LinEAK config file, you will
> have to make one from scratch.
> 
> 3 steps:
> 
> The first job can be accomplished in two ways. the first is to open a
> term and type xev. This outputs to the screen all the input dataa
> received via the mouse or keyboard. Pressing a key should output
> something like this:
> 
> KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x2a00001,
> 
> root 0x40, subw 0x2a00002, time 14620748, (44,50), root:(719,608),
> 
> state 0x0, keycode 45 (keysym 0x6b, k), same_screen YES,
> 
> XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (6b) "k"
> 
> XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (6b) "k"
> 
> XFilterEvent returns: False
> 
> The important part here is keycode 45, which corresponds to the 'k'
> key. Hit each of the multimedia keys in turn and write down it's name
> and keycode.. Users of klineakconfig have it even easier, they can
> just right clikc on the system tray icon for linEAK and select
> 'configure keyboard'.. The resulting dialog has a space that shows the
> keycodes of depressed keys.
> 
> ==================================================
> 
> Well, that did the trick for my multimedia keys on a Dell Inspiron
> laptop. See how you get on with that. Just remember that klineakconfig
> was what got my setup working. I have more info here if you need it
> but I have no recollection of how I did it so I have to send you the
> excerpt from the article :)
> 
> Jarlath
> 
> On Wednesday 05 January 2005 06:08 pm, Steve Turnbull wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 21:32 -0500, JR wrote:
> 
> > > I agree that lineak is difficult to set up. However, if you are
> using
> 
> > > Mandrake, it's as simple as
> 
> > >
> 
> > > urmpi lineak
> 
> > > urpmi klineak
> 
> > >
> 
> > > Alternatively, if you can find a distro specific build, I can help
> you
> 
> > > with setting up the extra keys - just get it installed first.
> 
> > >
> 
> > > HTH
> 
> > >
> 
> > > Jarlath
> 
> >
> 
> > Thanks for the replies and sorry for the double post...
> 
> >
> 
> > I uninstalled kmilo and this allowed the DVD eject button towork
> 
> > straight away :-)
> 
> >
> 
> > I have now installed the lineakd apps via 'apt-get'. I have tried to
> set
> 
> > it up but like you say it isn't easy. The main difficulty is that I
> 
> > don't know which keyboard config to use - my laptop's a VAIO
> VGN-A217M
> 
> >
> 
> > Setup help appreciated
> 
> >
> 
> > Thanks
> 
> > Steve
> 
> >
> 
> > > On Wednesday 05 January 2005 05:00 pm, Thomas McGuire wrote:
> 
> > > > On Wednesday 05 January 2005 20:13, Steve Turnbull wrote:
> 
> > > > > Has any one any idea how to associate special keys in KDE,
> remember
> 
> > > > > it works in Gnome so it's not a hardware issue...
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > I use lineak for this, but the program is difficult to set up.
> 
> > > > Furthermore, the KDE frontend did not compile for me.
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > Another method is described below, taken from the new KDE user
> guide:
> 
> > > > > Many modern keyboards contain extra keys that are not by
> default
> 
> > > > > assigned to any action.
> 
> > > > > “Multimedia” keys often generate a signal, and can simply
> 
> > > > > be chosen as a keybinding within an application just like
> choosing
> 
> > > > > any
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > other
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > > key. Some keys however, are not detected and pressing them in
> a
> 
> > > > > Configure Shortcuts has no effect.
> 
> > > > > Some IBM laptops, for instance, have extra keys about the left
> and
> 
> > > > > right arrows, which look like page left and page
> 
> > > > > right.
> 
> > > > > Use xev to find the code of the keys. In
> 
> > > > > this case, they are 233 and 234
> 
> > > > >
> 
> > > > > Choose key symbols. There are quite a range of these that are
> not
> 
> > > > > used by default, so many are free. You can find the list in
> 
> > > > > /usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h (or its equivalent
> 
> > > > > on your system).
> 
> > > > > Create a file in your home directory called
> 
> > > > > .Xmodmap, and add to it the following:
> 
> > > > > keycode 233 = Next_Virtual_Screen
> 
> > > > > keycode 234 = Prev_Virtual_Screen
> 
> > > > > Run the command xmodmap~/.Xmodmap
> 
> > > > > At this point, you should be able to run xev again
> 
> > > > > and see that the keys now generate the keysym that you
> assigned. You
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > can now
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > > simply assign them to any action as normal.
> 
> > > > > Related Information
> 
> > > > > The xev manpage. You can see this by typing
> 
> > > > > man:/xev into a Konqueror window or by typing
> 
> > > > > man xev into a terminal.
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > Please don't post to more than one mailing list.
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > Hope that helps,
> 
> > > > Thomas
> 
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Again, thanks for the reply...

Well, since removing 'kmilo' and getting my eject button to work, I
installed, but didn't configure, lineakd. I rebooted my laptop this
morning and was reading your reply. As I was testing the various
keystrokes, I noticed that the screen was getting lighter/darker!!

So, everything is working :-) Funnily though, I used 'xev' to test my
keys, but it doesn't recognise the Fn key? The Fn key works though???

Thanks for the help

Steve

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