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sudo apt-get install xbindkeys | sudo apt-get install xbindkeys | ||
sudo apt-get install xautomation | sudo apt-get install xautomation | ||
| + | sudo apt-get install xvkbd | ||
| − | xautomation is needed for xte | + | * xautomation is needed for xte |
| + | * typing text xvkbd: utility the actually does the "typing" | ||
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 | ||
| + | It is supposed to be possible to kill and restart the xbindkeys dameon with: | ||
| + | killall xbindkeys && xbindkeys | ||
| + | * restarts xbindkeys on xterm non-priv user | ||
| + | * will not restart xbindkeys from remote shell (makes sense, it is tied to the 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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| + | Launch Firefox with Ctrl + f | ||
| + | "firefox" | ||
| + | control + f | ||
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| + | Launch xterm when mouse button 3 is clicked | ||
| + | "xterm" | ||
| + | b:3 | ||
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| + | The first mouse button (left) is called b:1, the second (right) b:3 | ||
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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'" | ||
| + | b:2 + Release | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
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| + | * Example: Press F1 will play a sound and simulate a left mouse click/release | ||
| + | "xte 'mouseclick 1' & /usr/bin/aplay ~/leftclick.wav" | ||
| + | m:0x10 + c:67 | ||
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| + | === Auto start xbindkeys === | ||
| + | The file | ||
| + | /etc/X11/Xsession.d/98xbindkeys | ||
| + | is created when you install xbindkeys. | ||
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| + | xbindkeys is automatically started if you have an .xbindkeysrc in your home directory or in a system directoryt such as /etc | ||
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| + | In 98xbindkeys you can find it starts xbindkeys if he user (or system) has a config for it AND does NOT Have a .xbindkeys.noauto in his homedir. | ||
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| + | If you place a file named ".xbindkeys.noauto" in your home directory then xbindkeys won't automatically start up with your x session. | ||
| + | touch ~/.xbindkeys.noauto | ||
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| + | === related pages === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [[Multimedia Key Mapping in Mythbuntu using xmodmap]] | ||
| + | * [[Playing with xbindkeys]] | ||
| + | * [[Multimedia Keys]] | ||
| + | * [[USB Device Diagnostics in Linux]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:08, 28 February 2019
sudo apt-get install xbindkeys sudo apt-get install xautomation sudo apt-get install xvkbd
- xautomation is needed for xte
- typing text xvkbd: utility the actually does the "typing"
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
- restarts xbindkeys on xterm non-priv user
- will not restart xbindkeys from remote shell (makes sense, it is tied to the 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.
Launch Firefox with Ctrl + f
"firefox" control + f
Launch xterm when mouse button 3 is clicked
"xterm" b:3
The first mouse button (left) is called b:1, the second (right) b:3
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
- Example: Press F1 will play a sound and simulate a left mouse click/release
"xte 'mouseclick 1' & /usr/bin/aplay ~/leftclick.wav" m:0x10 + c:67
Auto start xbindkeys
The file
/etc/X11/Xsession.d/98xbindkeys
is created when you install xbindkeys.
xbindkeys is automatically started if you have an .xbindkeysrc in your home directory or in a system directoryt such as /etc
In 98xbindkeys you can find it starts xbindkeys if he user (or system) has a config for it AND does NOT Have a .xbindkeys.noauto in his homedir.
If you place a file named ".xbindkeys.noauto" in your home directory then xbindkeys won't automatically start up with your x session.
touch ~/.xbindkeys.noauto
- Multimedia Key Mapping in Mythbuntu using xmodmap
- Playing with xbindkeys
- Multimedia Keys
- USB Device Diagnostics in Linux
