custom keyboard shortcuts

matstc · 2006-09-07 21:46:26

Hi, I just installed arch and I'd really like to get this one thing working:

how can i define custom keyboard shortcuts, say I want a script to run when I press <ctrl><alt>T ?

I defined a few shortcuts in GNOME but they are all predefined and I couldn't see how to point to custom apps like scripts.
Please share your thoughts : )

pauldonnelly · 2006-09-08 01:32:27

I use xbindkeys to run my scripts.

onearm · 2006-09-08 09:59:55

I'm using keytouch. It helps also for using the multimedia keys on some keyboards
It's in AUR

Sigi · 2006-09-08 10:15:21

I use xfce4. It has a nice "keybinding configuration menu" built in. (-> Settings -> Keyboard ...)

ralvez · 2006-09-08 11:35:34

KDE has key binding built in but I like xbindkeys because I can use the extra keys in my internet keyboard.

matstc · 2006-09-08 12:03:44

cool, thanks guys. xbindkeys is solving half of my shortcut problems already and ill be sure to check the other apps if I need more.

sweiss · 2006-09-08 12:12:58

While we're at it, is there also a tool which lets you bind mouse keys to act as a combination of keyboard/mouse keys?

E.g. I want to bind one of my mouse keys to act like Alt+Left mouse button (so I can use it to drag windows).

Is it possible?

ralvez · 2006-09-08 14:26:41

It is my understanding that xbindkeys lets you do that
but I have never used it myself with the mouse.

AllTom · 2006-09-08 21:41:59

sweiss wrote:

While we're at it, is there also a tool which lets you bind mouse keys to act as a combination of keyboard/mouse keys?
E.g. I want to bind one of my mouse keys to act like Alt+Left mouse button (so I can use it to drag windows).
Is it possible?

I have only ever used imwheel for tasks like that.

sweiss · 2006-09-09 17:28:26

AllTom wrote:

sweiss wrote:
While we're at it, is there also a tool which lets you bind mouse keys to act as a combination of keyboard/mouse keys?
E.g. I want to bind one of my mouse keys to act like Alt+Left mouse button (so I can use it to drag windows).
Is it possible?
I have only ever used imwheel for tasks like that.

That almost works. Thing is I can't somehow "tell" imwheel to keep the simulated buttons pressed until I release the real one.

What a shame.

Arch Linux

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custom keyboard shortcuts

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