xfwm4: more command shortcuts and remote volume control

[samuel verstraete]

or xhkeys or xbindkeys

On 3/1/06, Robin Haswell <rob at digital-crocus.com> wrote:
> Hey
>
> I used to have a Logitech media desktop a few years ago (and still do),
> and I used to use a daemon to interrupt the events and handle them
> properly. I think it was imwheel actually, even though that should be
> for mice. You should look in to it as it's a more general solution than
> configuring xfwm.
>
> Oh actually.. I think it was hotkeys:
>
> > hotkeys - A hotkeys daemon for your Internet/multimedia keyboard in X
>
> -Rob
>
> Rob wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using Xfce 4.2.3 on a FreeBSD 6-Stable OS.
> >
> > The maximum of 10 command shortcuts set by xfwm4
> > is by any means too limited. With a wireless keyboard
> > I have 16 special keys, which I nicely could bind
> > to commands, if xfwm4 allowed me to.
> >
> > Three of these keys are volume up, down and mute.
> > It would be nice of the volume control module
> > would allow commands like:
> >
> >   xfce4-mixer -vol
> >   xfce4-mixer +vol
> >   xfce4-mixer -mute
> >
> > which would stepwise increase/decrease the volume
> > and toggle the mute status.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Rob.
> >
> >
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