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xbindkeys starts when the system starts.  a reboot loads the new configuration out of .xbindkeysrc
 
xbindkeys starts when the system starts.  a reboot loads the new configuration out of .xbindkeysrc
  
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It is supposed to be possible to kill and restart the xbindkeys dameon with:
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killall xbindkeys && xbindkeys
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Try it as non-priv on xterm?
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Stop the daemom:
 
  pkill -f xbindkeys
 
  pkill -f xbindkeys
  
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The n means nodaemon.  You can see xbindkeys errors when testing your .xbindkeysrc file.
 
The n means nodaemon.  You can see xbindkeys errors when testing your .xbindkeysrc file.
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The first mouse button (left) is called b:1, the second (right) b:2
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xte can also be used to simulate mouse clicks. Below is an example.
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"xte 'mouseclick 1' 'keydown Control_L' 'key v' 'keyup Control_L' 'key F2'"
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Revision as of 23:28, 8 March 2015


sudo apt-get install xbindkeys
sudo apt-get install xautomation

xautomation is needed for xte

xbindkeys starts when the system starts. a reboot loads the new configuration out of .xbindkeysrc

It is supposed to be possible to kill and restart the xbindkeys dameon with:

killall xbindkeys && xbindkeys

Try it as non-priv on xterm?

Stop the daemom:

pkill -f xbindkeys

now the xbindkeys daemon has stopped.

from the xconsole type:

xbindkeys -n

The n means nodaemon. You can see xbindkeys errors when testing your .xbindkeysrc file.


The first mouse button (left) is called b:1, the second (right) b:2

xte can also be used to simulate mouse clicks. Below is an example.

"xte 'mouseclick 1' 'keydown Control_L' 'key v' 'keyup Control_L' 'key F2'"
b:2 + Release