Microsoft Keyboard macros for Linux
I bought this Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse combo a couple months ago. The keyboard, which is the 'natural' style, has all these useless function keys like music, internet, logoff, suspend, volume up and down, email, etc.... I didn't buy it for the special keys but rather for the wireless and natural form factor. I took the CD that had the macros and placed them in my drawer since I was never going to use it. Well, I'm wondering if there is some way to get those macros, or special keys, to work in Linux? It would be kind of cool to associate them with Linux apps. Anyone have any ideas? Anyway, I'm sure this is a long shot, but what the heck...email is free. Tom - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems, Inc. 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com
Tom Nielsen wrote:
I bought this Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse combo a couple months ago. The keyboard, which is the 'natural' style, has all these useless function keys like music, internet, logoff, suspend, volume up and down, email, etc.... I didn't buy it for the special keys but rather for the wireless and natural form factor. I took the CD that had the macros and placed them in my drawer since I was never going to use it.
Well, I'm wondering if there is some way to get those macros, or special keys, to work in Linux? It would be kind of cool to associate them with Linux apps. Anyone have any ideas?
Anyway, I'm sure this is a long shot, but what the heck...email is free.
Tom
I have used these to configure my logitech keyboards extrakeys... I can't remember / check whether they support MS kyeboards too, since I am at the office allready... Jerukey(http://jerukey.sourceforge.net/) Linux Easy Access Keyboard (http://lineak.sourceforge.net/). P_s
Whoa! I didn't think I was going to get anything. Thanks!! I'll try it out tomorrow...also, it does appear to work with MS keyboards. Tom On Tue, 2003-06-03 at 21:53, p_s wrote:
Tom Nielsen wrote:
I bought this Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse combo a couple months ago. The keyboard, which is the 'natural' style, has all these useless function keys like music, internet, logoff, suspend, volume up and down, email, etc.... I didn't buy it for the special keys but rather for the wireless and natural form factor. I took the CD that had the macros and placed them in my drawer since I was never going to use it.
Well, I'm wondering if there is some way to get those macros, or special keys, to work in Linux? It would be kind of cool to associate them with Linux apps. Anyone have any ideas?
Anyway, I'm sure this is a long shot, but what the heck...email is free.
Tom
I have used these to configure my logitech keyboards extrakeys... I can't remember / check whether they support MS kyeboards too, since I am at the office allready...
Jerukey(http://jerukey.sourceforge.net/) Linux Easy Access Keyboard (http://lineak.sourceforge.net/).
P_s
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems, Inc. 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Op woensdag 4 juni 2003 07:33, schreef Tom Nielsen:
Whoa! I didn't think I was going to get anything. Thanks!!
I'll try it out tomorrow...also, it does appear to work with MS keyboards.
Tom
you'll don't need extra software http://www.vosberg.be/doc/xwindow/specialkeys.shtml http://www.vosberg.be/doc/kde/kdemultimediakeys.shtml this two articles are in dutch, i'll try to translate asap, and also add a complete files (X and kde) for this keyboard - -- m. vr. gr. Frederik Vos L4L & VosBerg@SuSE -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+3YgpRCeyhsvrMycRAg5eAJ9Z+D1qGngXHEPaw9ahAjDaLaHLXgCeNxUL nvKLZ7AfO++ERHm1REq8bQo= =9yxR -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
This looks interesting, but I can't read German. While at CeBIT I managed to speak a little, but not that much. Do you have an english webpage? Tom On Tue, 2003-06-03 at 22:48, Frederik Vos wrote:
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Op woensdag 4 juni 2003 07:33, schreef Tom Nielsen:
Whoa! I didn't think I was going to get anything. Thanks!!
I'll try it out tomorrow...also, it does appear to work with MS keyboards.
Tom
you'll don't need extra software
http://www.vosberg.be/doc/xwindow/specialkeys.shtml http://www.vosberg.be/doc/kde/kdemultimediakeys.shtml
this two articles are in dutch, i'll try to translate asap, and also add a complete files (X and kde) for this keyboard
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-- Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com
On Wed June 4 2003 12:48 am, Frederik Vos wrote:
Op woensdag 4 juni 2003 07:33, schreef Tom Nielsen:
Whoa! I didn't think I was going to get anything. Thanks!!
I'll try it out tomorrow...also, it does appear to work with MS keyboards.
Tom
you'll don't need extra software
http://www.vosberg.be/doc/xwindow/specialkeys.shtml http://www.vosberg.be/doc/kde/kdemultimediakeys.shtml
this two articles are in dutch, i'll try to translate asap, and also add a complete files (X and kde) for this keyboard
-- m. vr. gr. Frederik Vos L4L & VosBerg@SuSE
Thank you in advance! Stan
Stan Glasoe said:
this two articles are in dutch, i'll try to translate asap, and also add a complete files (X and kde) for this keyboard
Busy making a complete kde file ... First problem is the browser functions, have to find a way to talk to konqueror via dcop (without the sessionid) ... This evening i will finish the kmix part (no sound in this pc, so have to test it, but it's also easy to do via dcop kmix Mixer1 [Main] Num_Sections=19 Version=1 [Section1] MenuEntry=false Name= Préc. Run= Shortcut=XF86Back [Section2] MenuEntry=false Name= Suiv. Run= Shortcut=XF86Forward [Section3] MenuEntry=false Name= Arrêter Run= Shortcut=XF86Stop [Section4] MenuEntry=false Name=Actual. Run= Shortcut=XF86Reload [Section5] MenuEntry=false Name=Rech. Run= Shortcut=XF86Search [Section6] MenuEntry=false Name=Favoris Run= Shortcut=XF86Favorites [Section7] MenuEntry=false Name=Démarrage Run= Shortcut=X86HomePage [Section8] MenuEntry=true Name=Courrer Run=Internet/KMail.desktop Shortcut=XF86Mail [Section9] MenuEntry=false Name=Muet Run= Shortcut=XF86AudioMute [Section10] MenuEntry=false Name=Volume - Run= Shortcut=XF86AudioLowerVolume [Section11] MenuEntry=false Name=Volume + Run= Shortcut=XF86AudioRaiseVolume [Section12] MenuEntry=false Name=Lec/Pause Run=xmms -t Shortcut=XF86AudioPlay [Section13] MenuEntry=false Name=Stop Run=xmms -s Shortcut=XF86AudioStop [Section14] MenuEntry=false Name=P.Préc. Run=xmms -r Shortcut=XF86AudioPrev [Section15] MenuEntry=false Name=P.Suiv. Run=xmms -f Shortcut=XF86AudioNext [Section16] MenuEntry=false Name=Média Run=xmms Shortcut=XF86AudioMedia [Section17] MenuEntry=true Name=P.deTravail Run=Home.desktop Shortcut=XF86MyComputer [Section18] MenuEntry=true Name=Calcul. Run=Utilities/kcalc.desktop Shortcut=XF86Calculator [Section19] MenuEntry=false Name=Veille Run=dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface lock Shortcut=XF86Standby -- m. vr. gr. Frederik Vos L4L & VosBerg@SuSE http://www.vosberg.be
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