Re: new computer

["Adam Williams" <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 29,  7:25pm, stuart@i2k.com wrote:
> Subject: Re: new computer
> > 106 KEY WINDOWS 98 KEYBOARD
> >
> > Great.  Did you know you can program those extra keys in X as well?
>
> I did not know that!  Any idea where I can find some info on this?  I've
> got all kinds of cd control buttons, etc that I would like to try to find
> a use for (pop open an aterm, netscape, etc).  Plus those two down there
> between Ctrl and Alt are pretty useless :)

You have to lift up X's skirt and look at what it is processing.  Typically you
simply need to run the "xev" command in an xterm, point your mouse in the
little window that pops up and press the funny key.  A "keysym" should be
generated,  and you can use "xmodmap" to map it to something else,  or set your
window manager to respond to that is some way.