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xmonad_and_dnb_enjoyer

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How do I find out what XF86 key i'm pressing? (Laptop)

Hi,

`xev` is not displaying anything for the Airplane and "Tachometer" Key. I'd like to use them in my Qtile config though, so how do I find out what their name's are, or if they're Hardwired to something.
Edit: `showmethekey` not working either
Edit2: same with `evtest`
Edit 3: `sudo libinput debug-events` nothing

Greetns

Last edited by xmonad_and_dnb_enjoyer (2024-11-06 16:37:42)

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Re: How do I find out what XF86 key i'm pressing? (Laptop)

Does "sudo showkey" print anything for them?

xmonad_and_dnb_enjoyer

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Re: How do I find out what XF86 key i'm pressing? (Laptop)

`sudo showkey` does nothing either unfortunately

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Re: How do I find out what XF86 key i'm pressing? (Laptop)

Buttons like these are very often implemented directly in HW and are not propagated to the OS itself (e.g. the airplane mode will just hard disable the radio devices, without going through the OS, not sure what the tachometer key should be). Your best bet might be acpi events which you can listen to with https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Acpid