[ILUG] running commands with shortcut keys in kde

[Justin Mason]

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Stephen Reilly writes:
> On 27/07/05, John P. Looney <valen at tuatha.org> wrote:
> >  This is annoying me. I can't work out how to do something that was dead
> > simple in twm.
> > 
> >  I want to map some of the multimedia keys on my keyboard to 'go forward',
> > pause, in xmms, by invoking 'xmms -s' etc. However, I can't work it out -
> > there seems to be no external commands mentioned anywhere in the keyboard
> > shortcut section, and nothing in the help files about it.
> > 
> >  It's KDE 3.1 if that matters.
> They made you a manager didn't they, those b4stards? ;) In KDE try
> going to the control centre/regional & accessibility/keyboard layout.
> Then select your keyboard. Then use KHotKeys to map the multimedia
> keys to xmms. See here for further information:
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Use_Multimedia_Keys

Actually, there's a much easier way:

- - Use the KDE menu editor (right-click on the K menu and select "Menu
  Editor"). 

- - Create a menu for your own commands -- e.g. "Justins Apps" in my case

- - In that, create entries for all the actions you want to be able to
  take, e.g. "Next Track", "Prev Track", "Start Playing", "Stop Playing",
  and use the 'Current shortcut key' to set a key binding for each
  one.  e.g.:

        Name: Stop Playing
        Command: xmms --whatever-switch
        Current shortcut key: Ctrl-Whatever

- - Save and Quit.


KDE is sensible! ;)

- --j.
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