openbox keybinding [SOLVED]

haikuhacker · 2011-10-30 19:58:32

I am using an unusual keyboard http://www.grandtec.com/products/video/vik.html#mini
Some of the keys are dead, among them the "Up Arrow/PgUp".
I am trying to bind these functions with

<keybind key="A-u">
    <action name="Up"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="C-u">
    <action name="PgUp"/>
    </keybind>

in my ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml file
The reason for this post is, of course, that it doesn't work.
Does anyone know of the correct syntax for the "Up Arrow/PgUp" functions?

Last edited by haikuhacker (2011-10-31 18:27:38)

rockin turtle · 2011-10-30 20:43:07

You need to say what you want the given keystroke to do. For instance, in my rc.xml, I have the following lines:

  <keybind key="C-Left">
    <action name="GoToDesktop"><to>left</to><wrap>yes</wrap></action>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="C-Right">
    <action name="GoToDesktop"><to>right</to><wrap>yes</wrap></action>
  </keybind>

This tells openbox that control-right arrow will move to the next higher workspace (i.e. 2 to 3) and control-left arrow will move to the next lower workspace.

For you to use the Up/Down PgUp keys etc. you would do

  <keybind key="Up">
    <action name="..">...</action>
  </keybind>

The available actions can be found here.

Last edited by rockin turtle (2011-10-30 20:43:40)

haikuhacker · 2011-10-30 21:26:13

I can't use the Up arrow or PgUp keys. They are dead. What I am trying to do is to remap the Up arrow and PgUp key functions to other keys {CTRL+u} and {ALT+u}.

rockin turtle · 2011-10-30 22:52:01

Sorry, I realized that after I responded.

I think you need to remap those keys in the X server, not in openbox.

I've been looking at xmodmap for a while now, but I can't figure out how to do what you want.

I think you could remap PageUp to function key F11 and Up to function key F12 (for example) by doing

$ xmodmap -e 'keysym F11 = Prior'
$ xmodmap -e 'keysym F12 = Up'

but I don't know (and can't seem to figure out) how to reassign using the modifier keys like Control, Alt, etc.

haikuhacker · 2011-10-31 17:59:22

Thanks rockin' turtle. those commands worked for me while I remained logged in.
I read that I can

xmodmap -pke > ~/.Xmodmap

then make changes to the file and use it everytime I login with

if [ -f $HOME/.Xmodmap ]; then
    /usr/bin/xmodmap $HOME/.Xmodmap
fi

added to my .xinitrc

I changed my .Xmodmap with these 2 lines

keycode  95 = KP_Prior KP_3 KP_Prior KP_3 KP_Prior KP_3 KP_Prior KP_3
keycode  96 = KP_Up KP_2 KP_Up KP_2 KP_Up KP_2 KP_Up KP_2

and when I logged out then logged back in, it worked

Last edited by haikuhacker (2011-10-31 18:24:44)

rockin turtle · 2011-10-31 20:42:11

I don't think you needed to do

$ xmodmap -pke > ~/.Xmodmap

I believe that it would work if your entire .Xmodmap file consisted of just the two lines you showed. If fact I think it would be much better to have the smaller .Xmodmap file as the X server gets initialized according to your Locale, and by having a large .Xmodmap file, you end up re-initializing everything. Should you ever wish to change Locales, your large .Xmodmap file may undo what you want.

haikuhacker · 2011-11-01 00:15:25

Thanks again rockin' turtle.
I'll edit the fiile to be just those 2 lines.

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#1 2011-10-30 19:58:32

openbox keybinding [SOLVED]

#2 2011-10-30 20:43:07

Re: openbox keybinding [SOLVED]

#3 2011-10-30 21:26:13

Re: openbox keybinding [SOLVED]

#4 2011-10-30 22:52:01

Re: openbox keybinding [SOLVED]

#5 2011-10-31 17:59:22

Re: openbox keybinding [SOLVED]

#6 2011-10-31 20:42:11

Re: openbox keybinding [SOLVED]

#7 2011-11-01 00:15:25

Re: openbox keybinding [SOLVED]

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