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#1 2025-11-25 12:01:43
- Dieter
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- From: Germany
- Registered: 2005-10-13
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[SOLVED] XFCE, wayland and multimedia keys
I'm playing around with XFCE under wayland. I know that wayland support in XFCE is still experimental.
I start XFCE with sddm. Wayland and labwc are installed, XFCE starts with no problems.
~/.config/labwc was empty.
I notice that some of the keys of my multimedia keyboard are not recognized, e. g. the mute key.
Klicking on the settings for keyboard or mouse in XFCE has no effect (no reaction, no window pops up).
Am I missing a package or configuration settings / are configs wrong?
Do you have suggestions for me what I could check?
Kernel info for my keyboard:
Nov 25 09:35:57 archlinux kernel: usb 1-3.2.4.4: Product: Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard
Nov 25 09:35:57 archlinux kernel: usb 1-3.2.4.4: Manufacturer: Dell
Nov 25 09:35:57 archlinux kernel: input: Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.3/usb1/1-3/1-3.2/1-3.2.>
Nov 25 09:35:57 archlinux kernel: hid-generic 0003:413C:2110.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard] on u>
Nov 25 09:35:57 archlinux kernel: input: Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.3/usb1/1-3/1-3.2/>
Nov 25 09:35:57 archlinux kernel: input: Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard System Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.3/usb1/1>
Nov 25 09:35:57 archlinux kernel: input: Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard Consumer Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.3/usb1>
Nov 25 09:35:57 archlinux kernel: hid-generic 0003:413C:2110.0003: input,hiddev96,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard>For the mute key:
showkey in the console shows the keycode (113)
libinput recognizes the key
sudo libinput debug-events
[sudo] Passwort für dieter:
-event1 DEVICE_ADDED Power Button seat0 default group1 cap:k
-event2 DEVICE_ADDED Video Bus seat0 default group2 cap:k
-event3 DEVICE_ADDED Video Bus seat0 default group2 cap:k
-event0 DEVICE_ADDED Power Button seat0 default group3 cap:k
-event4 DEVICE_ADDED USB Optical Mouse seat0 default group4 cap:p left scroll-nat scroll-button
-event5 DEVICE_ADDED Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard seat0 default group5 cap:k
-event6 DEVICE_ADDED Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard Mouse seat0 default group5 cap:p left scroll-nat scroll-button
-event7 DEVICE_ADDED Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard System Control seat0 default group5 cap:k
-event8 DEVICE_ADDED Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard Consumer Control seat0 default group5 cap:k
event8 KEYBOARD_KEY +0.000s KEY_MUTE (113) pressed
event8 KEYBOARD_KEY +0.104s KEY_MUTE (113) releasedwev doesn't recognize the key (no output)
evtest lists the key, but no reaction on pressing the mute key (and no reaction on other multimedia keys)
sudo evtest
No device specified, trying to scan all of /dev/input/event*
Available devices:
/dev/input/event0: Power Button
/dev/input/event1: Power Button
/dev/input/event10: HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=3
/dev/input/event11: HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=7
/dev/input/event12: HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=8
/dev/input/event13: HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=9
/dev/input/event14: HD-Audio Generic Mic
/dev/input/event15: HD-Audio Generic Mic
/dev/input/event16: HD-Audio Generic Line Out
/dev/input/event17: HD-Audio Generic Front Headphone
/dev/input/event2: Video Bus
/dev/input/event3: Video Bus
/dev/input/event4: USB Optical Mouse
/dev/input/event5: Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard
/dev/input/event6: Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard Mouse
/dev/input/event7: Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard System Control
/dev/input/event8: Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard Consumer Control
/dev/input/event9: PC Speaker
Select the device event number [0-17]: 5
Input driver version is 1.0.1
Input device ID: bus 0x3 vendor 0x413c product 0x2110 version 0x110
Input device name: "Dell Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard"
Supported events:
Event type 0 (EV_SYN)
Event type 1 (EV_KEY)
Event code 1 (KEY_ESC)
Event code 2 (KEY_1)
Event code 3 (KEY_2)
Event code 4 (KEY_3)
Event code 5 (KEY_4)
Event code 6 (KEY_5)
Event code 7 (KEY_6)
Event code 8 (KEY_7)
Event code 9 (KEY_8)
Event code 10 (KEY_9)
Event code 11 (KEY_0)
Event code 12 (KEY_MINUS)
Event code 13 (KEY_EQUAL)
Event code 14 (KEY_BACKSPACE)
Event code 15 (KEY_TAB)
Event code 16 (KEY_Q)
Event code 17 (KEY_W)
Event code 18 (KEY_E)
Event code 19 (KEY_R)
Event code 20 (KEY_T)
Event code 21 (KEY_Y)
Event code 22 (KEY_U)
Event code 23 (KEY_I)
Event code 24 (KEY_O)
Event code 25 (KEY_P)
Event code 26 (KEY_LEFTBRACE)
Event code 27 (KEY_RIGHTBRACE)
Event code 28 (KEY_ENTER)
Event code 29 (KEY_LEFTCTRL)
Event code 30 (KEY_A)
Event code 31 (KEY_S)
Event code 32 (KEY_D)
Event code 33 (KEY_F)
Event code 34 (KEY_G)
Event code 35 (KEY_H)
Event code 36 (KEY_J)
Event code 37 (KEY_K)
Event code 38 (KEY_L)
Event code 39 (KEY_SEMICOLON)
Event code 40 (KEY_APOSTROPHE)
Event code 41 (KEY_GRAVE)
Event code 42 (KEY_LEFTSHIFT)
Event code 43 (KEY_BACKSLASH)
Event code 44 (KEY_Z)
Event code 45 (KEY_X)
Event code 46 (KEY_C)
Event code 47 (KEY_V)
Event code 48 (KEY_B)
Event code 49 (KEY_N)
Event code 50 (KEY_M)
Event code 51 (KEY_COMMA)
Event code 52 (KEY_DOT)
Event code 53 (KEY_SLASH)
Event code 54 (KEY_RIGHTSHIFT)
Event code 55 (KEY_KPASTERISK)
Event code 56 (KEY_LEFTALT)
Event code 57 (KEY_SPACE)
Event code 58 (KEY_CAPSLOCK)
Event code 59 (KEY_F1)
Event code 60 (KEY_F2)
Event code 61 (KEY_F3)
Event code 62 (KEY_F4)
Event code 63 (KEY_F5)
Event code 64 (KEY_F6)
Event code 65 (KEY_F7)
Event code 66 (KEY_F8)
Event code 67 (KEY_F9)
Event code 68 (KEY_F10)
Event code 69 (KEY_NUMLOCK)
Event code 70 (KEY_SCROLLLOCK)
Event code 71 (KEY_KP7)
Event code 72 (KEY_KP8)
Event code 73 (KEY_KP9)
Event code 74 (KEY_KPMINUS)
Event code 75 (KEY_KP4)
Event code 76 (KEY_KP5)
Event code 77 (KEY_KP6)
Event code 78 (KEY_KPPLUS)
Event code 79 (KEY_KP1)
Event code 80 (KEY_KP2)
Event code 81 (KEY_KP3)
Event code 82 (KEY_KP0)
Event code 83 (KEY_KPDOT)
Event code 85 (KEY_ZENKAKUHANKAKU)
Event code 86 (KEY_102ND)
Event code 87 (KEY_F11)
Event code 88 (KEY_F12)
Event code 89 (KEY_RO)
Event code 90 (KEY_KATAKANA)
Event code 91 (KEY_HIRAGANA)
Event code 92 (KEY_HENKAN)
Event code 93 (KEY_KATAKANAHIRAGANA)
Event code 94 (KEY_MUHENKAN)
Event code 95 (KEY_KPJPCOMMA)
Event code 96 (KEY_KPENTER)
Event code 97 (KEY_RIGHTCTRL)
Event code 98 (KEY_KPSLASH)
Event code 99 (KEY_SYSRQ)
Event code 100 (KEY_RIGHTALT)
Event code 102 (KEY_HOME)
Event code 103 (KEY_UP)
Event code 104 (KEY_PAGEUP)
Event code 105 (KEY_LEFT)
Event code 106 (KEY_RIGHT)
Event code 107 (KEY_END)
Event code 108 (KEY_DOWN)
Event code 109 (KEY_PAGEDOWN)
Event code 110 (KEY_INSERT)
Event code 111 (KEY_DELETE)
Event code 113 (KEY_MUTE)
Event code 114 (KEY_VOLUMEDOWN)
Event code 115 (KEY_VOLUMEUP)
Event code 116 (KEY_POWER)
Event code 117 (KEY_KPEQUAL)
Event code 119 (KEY_PAUSE)
Event code 121 (KEY_KPCOMMA)
Event code 122 (KEY_HANGUEL)
Event code 123 (KEY_HANJA)
Event code 124 (KEY_YEN)
Event code 125 (KEY_LEFTMETA)
Event code 126 (KEY_RIGHTMETA)
Event code 127 (KEY_COMPOSE)
Event code 128 (KEY_STOP)
Event code 129 (KEY_AGAIN)
Event code 130 (KEY_PROPS)
Event code 131 (KEY_UNDO)
Event code 132 (KEY_FRONT)
Event code 133 (KEY_COPY)
Event code 134 (KEY_OPEN)
Event code 135 (KEY_PASTE)
Event code 136 (KEY_FIND)
Event code 137 (KEY_CUT)
Event code 138 (KEY_HELP)
Event code 140 (KEY_CALC)
Event code 142 (KEY_SLEEP)
Event code 150 (KEY_WWW)
Event code 152 (KEY_SCREENLOCK)
Event code 158 (KEY_BACK)
Event code 159 (KEY_FORWARD)
Event code 161 (KEY_EJECTCD)
Event code 163 (KEY_NEXTSONG)
Event code 164 (KEY_PLAYPAUSE)
Event code 165 (KEY_PREVIOUSSONG)
Event code 166 (KEY_STOPCD)
Event code 173 (KEY_REFRESH)
Event code 176 (KEY_EDIT)
Event code 177 (KEY_SCROLLUP)
Event code 178 (KEY_SCROLLDOWN)
Event code 179 (KEY_KPLEFTPAREN)
Event code 180 (KEY_KPRIGHTPAREN)
Event code 183 (KEY_F13)
Event code 184 (KEY_F14)
Event code 185 (KEY_F15)
Event code 186 (KEY_F16)
Event code 187 (KEY_F17)
Event code 188 (KEY_F18)
Event code 189 (KEY_F19)
Event code 190 (KEY_F20)
Event code 191 (KEY_F21)
Event code 192 (KEY_F22)
Event code 193 (KEY_F23)
Event code 194 (KEY_F24)
Event code 240 (KEY_UNKNOWN)
Event type 4 (EV_MSC)
Event code 4 (MSC_SCAN)
Event type 17 (EV_LED)
Event code 0 (LED_NUML) state 1
Event code 1 (LED_CAPSL) state 0
Event code 2 (LED_SCROLLL) state 0
Key repeat handling:
Repeat type 20 (EV_REP)
Repeat code 0 (REP_DELAY)
Value 250
Repeat code 1 (REP_PERIOD)
Value 33
Properties:
Testing ... (interrupt to exit)
Event: time 1764071412.659659, type 17 (EV_LED), code 0 (LED_NUML), value 0
Event: time 1764071412.659659, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 70028
Event: time 1764071412.659659, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 28 (KEY_ENTER), value 0
Event: time 1764071412.659659, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------
Event: time 1764071430.523384, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 700e0
Event: time 1764071430.523384, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 29 (KEY_LEFTCTRL), value 1I tried to set a keybinding in ~/.config/labwc/rc.xml, but this had no effect.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<labwc_config>
<keyboard>
<keybind key="XF86AudioMute"> <action name="Execute" command="wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ toggle "/> </keybind>
</keyboard>
</labwc_config>Last edited by Dieter (2025-11-28 22:03:48)
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#2 2025-11-26 16:17:40
- just4arch
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- Registered: 2023-01-07
- Posts: 121
Re: [SOLVED] XFCE, wayland and multimedia keys
This works for me:
<keybind key="XF86_AudioMute" allowWhenLocked="yes">
<action name="Execute" command="wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ toggle"/>
</keybind>Notice the underscore in "XF86_AudioMute".
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#3 2025-11-28 22:03:30
- Dieter
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- From: Germany
- Registered: 2005-10-13
- Posts: 142
Re: [SOLVED] XFCE, wayland and multimedia keys
Solved:
- yes, there must be an underscore which was missing here (although usually the name is XF86AudioMute without the underscore)
- with xfce, not the standard labwc directory "~/.config/labwc/" is used. The rc.xml file must be in "~/.config/xfce4/labwc/"
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