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ShazbotMcNasty

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Registered: 2009-05-07

Posts: 11

How to bind volume keys with xbindkeys

Last edited by ShazbotMcNasty (2010-07-14 21:01:24)

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ADcomp

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2008-12-22

Posts: 600

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Re: How to bind volume keys with xbindkeys

Hello,

why do you use xbindkeys when you can do the same thing in your rc.xml with openbox ?

I use something like this :

    <keybind key="W-Up">
      <action name="Execute">
        <execute>aumix -v +10</execute>
      </action>
    </keybind>

    <keybind key="W-Down">
      <action name="Execute">
        <execute>aumix -v -10</execute>
      </action>
    </keybind>

jk26926

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Registered: 2008-12-12

Posts: 32

Re: How to bind volume keys with xbindkeys

some of us still like the GUI. I personally have borked my machine more than once by missing a keystroke while editing a .xml. Sure I backed up the file and was able to un-break it but not every one is that good from the command line.

ADcomp

Python Script Master

From: Belgium

Registered: 2008-12-22

Posts: 600

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Re: How to bind volume keys with xbindkeys

Hello jk26926,

I have a question .. What happen if you use a key bind with xbindkeys that is already in your rc.xml ?

and for keybind / openbox , you have obkey ( but I never use it .. )

Last edited by ADcomp (2010-01-04 15:34:38)

paulsenior

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From: Muenster, Germany

Registered: 2009-02-12

Posts: 100

Re: How to bind volume keys with xbindkeys

Hello there, did you tried

xbindkeys -k

?

That works very well, and then you just have to edit it into your xbindkeysrc
The result maybe looks something like this:

  "no command"
      m:0x10 + c:122
      NoSymbol

And now just edit it with your commands:

  "amixer sset toggle"
      m:0x10 + c:122
      NoSymbol

@ADcomp:
On my machine it starts both keybinds(from rc.xml and xbindkeysrc), veryusefull sometimes

Last edited by paulsenior (2010-01-04 16:29:09)

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ADcomp

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2008-12-22

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Re: How to bind volume keys with xbindkeys

@ paulsenior :  ok .. Thanks 

bozhkov

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bootstrap

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thevdude

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From: Pittsburgh, PA

Registered: 2011-09-01

Posts: 469

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Kevins4

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He_!

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Registered: 2013-05-19

Posts: 31

Re: How to bind volume keys with xbindkeys

#!/bin/bash

pkill -15 xfce4-notifyd;

VOLUMENOW=`amixer get Master | grep "Front Left:" | awk '{print $5}'`

amixer sset Master 3%+ unmute;
 
#notify-send "$VOLUMENOW";

notify-send -i /usr/share/icons/elementaryXubuntu-dark/notifications/48/audio-volume-medium.svg Vol "<b>$VOLUMENOW</b>";


sleep 2;
pkill -15 xfce4-notifyd;

Last edited by He_! (2013-10-25 15:02:00)

He_!

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Registered: 2013-05-19

Posts: 31

Re: How to bind volume keys with xbindkeys

I just found that instead of using

 amixer sset Master 3%+ unmute 

this can be used instead:

pactl set-sink-volume 0 +3%

Its advantage and disadvantage is that it does not stop increasing at 100%