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st0ne2thedge

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Registered: 2010-07-03

Posts: 26

[SOLVED - IMPOSSIBLE]alter keyfile to control vlc

Is it possible to command vlc from the keys config file? i use it as a music player and it's a bit a drag to open the vlc gui everytime a want to go to the next track

i read a few forums regarding this matter but i only found examples for amarok (amarok --pause etc.) .

if this is possible, it would be nice .

Last edited by st0ne2thedge (2010-10-08 09:42:57)

Halcyon22

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Registered: 2010-07-30

Posts: 33

Re: [SOLVED - IMPOSSIBLE]alter keyfile to control vlc

You can set Hotkeys inside vlc, Tools>Preferences>Hotkeys with simple settings or Tools>Preferences>Interface>Hotkey Settings with Advanced view or do you mean without a gui? vlc --help has alot about setting hotkeys, like cvlc --global-key-next <KEY> --global-key-prev <KEY> <FILE>

Last edited by Halcyon22 (2010-09-08 14:42:30)

st0ne2thedge

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Registered: 2010-07-03

Posts: 26

Re: [SOLVED - IMPOSSIBLE]alter keyfile to control vlc

yeah i meant while the focus is not on the vlc gui :s i don't think it's possible though because it seems that any command preceded with vlc will start a new instance of vlc and simply applies the command there