Hello. You could use 'loadkeys' only for binding predefined action to some key's sequence, but you cannot bind your own scripts to the keys.
I have got the old Debian Hammer (2.0 R3, kernel 2.0.34) and I red somewhere that a way to run users's script binded to some key's sequence is 'inittab'. But this new kernel's feature is not well supported yet. I don't know if the newer kernel 2.2.14 manages it at best, and I didn't find out further information about it. I am sorry! Maybe you could look for further information in the last kernel's documentation "/usr/src/linux/Documentation/*". P.S. I unsubscribed from the mailing-list, so if you wish, you could forward this e-mail for me to 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' Bye bye. ------------------ Memo - Header ------------------- To: Lorenzo Zampese/Electrolux Professional S.P.A./Italy/Electrolux Group cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org From: "Matthew W. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 11/01/2000 16.45.42 GMT 11/01/2000 17.46.35 Subject: Re: inittab: More than 2 special key combinations? ----------------- Memo - Message ------------------ > > Is it possible to set up additional special keyboard requests in > > inittab? I've already assigned ctrl-alt-delete and alt-uparrow and > > want another... > Use 'loadkeys'. Will `loadkeys' let me assign an arbitrary command to a key sequence? I've looked at the Console HOWTO and the loadkeys man pages and it appears that I can only do certain predefined things like switching consoles or showing the registers. Perhaps it will help if I get specific. Ctrl-Alt-Delete is set to reboot the computer (as usual). Then I mapped the Alt-UpArrow to play a CD in my CD-ROM drive so I can play a CD without logging in. I would like to have Alt-DownArrow skip to the next track, but can't figure out how to do it. -- Matthew Roberts ---------------------------------------------------------------- Structural Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Texas A&M University ---------------------------------------------------------------- Factorials were someone's attempt to make math LOOK exciting.