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Chapter 4, Related to X

#29 Get Hotter Hotkeys with LinEAK

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osd_font=-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-240-*-*-p-*-*-*

osd_color=LawnGreen

osd_timeout=3

osd_position=bottom

osd_offset=25

Some of the actions are simple. The Email key starts the Thunderbird pro-

gram, so all you need in the file is the line

Email=thunderbird. Other defini-

tions require more complex actions, such as opening a new tab in a web

browser (if one is already running) and pointing it to a specific web page.

The key definition is

Kbd=lelite, which tells Hotkeys which keyboard defini-

tion file to use. In this case, it instructs Hotkeys to use /usr/share/hotkeys/

lelite.def.

I confess that most of the keys listed in the configuration file do not exist on

the Logitech Elite keyboard, so the definitions are useless. But it’s sufficient

for my tastes as it enables my keyboard to control the volume, play audio

CDs, launch Firefox, and open Google in a browser tab. If you have a key-

board that is officially supported, you can do a lot more.

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#29

Get Hotter Hotkeys with LinEAK Hack #29

LinEAK turbo charges the whole concept of customizing how your Internet/

multimedia keyboard works.

This hack will show you how to adopt the modern equivalent of Hotkeys.

LinEAK is a combination of packages, including the main daemon service

and several plug-ins. It’s a bit quirky and doesn’t always launch successfully

(at least in this author’s ...