[mythtv-users] Fedora / Gnome / Multimedia keyboards

[John Massengale]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 10:08 AM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org>
wrote:

> jack snodgrass wrote:
> > I have Fedora ( running Gnome ) and have a multi-media keyboard.
> >
> > I have tried different x-windows keyboard mapping programs and settings
> but
> > I can't find anything that works well. Some settings will let me run my
> > audio
> > ( up/down/mute) ok, but  pause/play/ff/rew/stop all seem to elude me.
> >
> > Is there a good setup for Fedora / Gnome to get these multimedia
> keyboards
> > out there working with mythtv well?
>
> You should using xev to see the key-codes which your keyboard produces
> from those weird keys. Then you can use xmodmap, or fiddle with the
> actual keymaps to map those keys to do something useful. You will have
> to google for help, or read man X and man xmodmap and .......
>
> Geoff
>
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I have been using the input-utils that come with input-kbd which will let
you load a custom map for a keyboard input device. It's pretty easy to use.
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