Read F1 key pressed

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Read F1 key pressed

Post#1 by Slaxmax » 16 Oct 2014, 22:31

How to read and run an application if F1 is pressed?
In kde you can do, but would like to be able to use any other DE.
Any idea?

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Re: Read F1 key pressed

Post#2 by brokenman » 17 Oct 2014, 02:13

It would depend on the desktop environment. In most applications F1 is reserved for help ... but you may be able to bind the F1 key to run your application.
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Re: Read F1 key pressed

Post#3 by Slaxmax » 17 Oct 2014, 23:57

I found xbindkeys, works fine
http://xahlee.info/linux/linux_keyboard_tools.html

for check keycode
example F1 key pressed

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guest@porteus:~$ xbindkeys -k
Press combination of keys or/and click under the window.
You can use one of the two lines after "NoCommand"
in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc to bind a key.
"(Scheme function)"
    m:0x10 + c:67
    Mod2 + F1
example my ~/.xbindkeysrc
read F1 and execute script "down"

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# ler tecla F1
"/home/guest/.ch-pc/down"
m:0x10 + c:67
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