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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: jb <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Assign program call to a key
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On Sat, 3 Aug 2013 14:43:14 +0000 (UTC), jb wrote:
> Polytropon <freebsd <at> edvax.de> writes:
> 
> > 
> > Is there a way to assign a predefined program call to a key
> > in X, _independently_ from the window manager or desktop
> > environment in use?
> > ...
> 
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Extra_Keyboard_Keys_in_Xorg
> It may give you some hints.

The last entries on the page look interesting, but "keytouch"
and "actkbd" are not available, only "xbindkeys" is in the
ports collection.

>From the description

	Allows you to launch shell commands
	under X with your keyboard

it seems to be exactly what I'm looking for.

Thanks for the *pointer! ;-)







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Polytropon
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