How do I map/program keys

[Bullitt]

Okay, I going to ask this question a different way to see if anyone can offer help or suggestions to mapping the keys on a laptop keyboard .  I know someone here must have remap or map a special function key.  If so, please advise me as to how to go about it.

Thanks for any help you can offer.  Bullitt

[menotu]

What are you trying to achieve Bullit ?

Do you want map just certain keys or change all the keys ?

[Was_Just19]

Maybe this from the repo?

ACME the Versatile Keyboard daemon
ACME is a small GNOME tool to make use of the multimedia buttons present on
most laptops and internet keyboards: Volume, Brightness, Power, Eject, My Home,
Search, E-Mail, Sleep, Screensaver, Finance and Help buttons.

or maybe

eazykeyboard

Eazykeyboard provides a simple onscreen keyboard
Eazykeyboard provides a simple onscreen keyboard that can be used to type with keyboard or mouse into application windows. It is useful for physically impaired people and who are unfamiliar with certain keyboard layout. It sends key events to the application where the input foucs was last set. User can either click on buttons of this virtual keyboad or directly press physical keys(with input focus on eazykeyboard). The eazykeyboad forwards appropriate key events to the application input window.

There is also

hotkeys
keytouch

maybe more ......

[Bullitt]

Maybe this from the repo?

ACME the Versatile Keyboard daemon
ACME is a small GNOME tool to make use of the multimedia buttons present on
most laptops and internet keyboards: Volume, Brightness, Power, Eject, My Home,
Search, E-Mail, Sleep, Screensaver, Finance and Help buttons.

or maybe

eazykeyboard

Eazykeyboard provides a simple onscreen keyboard
Eazykeyboard provides a simple onscreen keyboard that can be used to type with keyboard or mouse into application windows. It is useful for physically impaired people and who are unfamiliar with certain keyboard layout. It sends key events to the application where the input foucs was last set. User can either click on buttons of this virtual keyboad or directly press physical keys(with input focus on eazykeyboard). The eazykeyboad forwards appropriate key events to the application input window.

There is also

hotkeys
keytouch

maybe more ......

I did try hotkeys, no luck.  But I was unaware of the other programs.  I will certainly check them out.

Thank you, Bullitt

PS.  I will let you know how I make out.

[parnote]

Bullitt,

You may want to check out critter's article in the November 2010 issue of The NEW PCLinuxOS Magazine, called "Get Slick With xbindkeys."

parnote

[smurfslover]

Okay, I going to ask this question a different way to see if anyone can offer help or suggestions to mapping the keys on a laptop keyboard .  I know someone here must have remap or map a special function key.  If so, please advise me as to how to go about it.

Thanks for any help you can offer.  Bullitt

Which desktop environment are you using?

[Bullitt]

Bullitt,

You may want to check out critter's article in the November 2010 issue of The NEW PCLinuxOS Magazine, called "Get Slick With xbindkeys."

parnote

Will do, thanks for the pointer.

Bullitt

[Bullitt]

Okay, I going to ask this question a different way to see if anyone can offer help or suggestions to mapping the keys on a laptop keyboard .  I know someone here must have remap or map a special function key.  If so, please advise me as to how to go about it.

Thanks for any help you can offer.  Bullitt

Which desktop environment are you using?

I'm using PCLOS 2010.10.  It works outstanding, however, I'm not sure if the keys are even being read my the keyboard scanning routine.  I have tried configure input actions under custom shortcuts, when I hit one of the special function keys, i.e. browser key it does not show any response.  I also tied combining it with the cntl key, still no luck.  However, when I try the email key, it show input and I can assign an action to start email program.  I plan to review the material parnote pointed out, I would really like to get those keys working as they are designated on the keyboard.

Bullitt

[smurfslover]

I used to use keytouch for a desktop keyboard but it does laptops as well, check the list of supported keyboards here. I had all extra buttons even the shift-Fn fuctions where configured.
Docu: http://keytouch.sourceforge.net/user_manual/user_manual.html

With the e17 desktop i don't need this anymore as it picks up all extra keys ootb and let me configure actions as desired for each key. Even have the ecomorph scale switcher activated with the rotate windows button on the mouse (never got it to work on kde or gnome or...) Pretty neat for unfinished software.

[Was_Just19]

when I hit one of the special function keys, i.e. browser key it does not show any response.  I also tied combining it with the cntl key, still no luck.  However, when I try the email key, it show input and I can assign an action to start email program.

Bullitt,
              I just wondered if you had set up your keyboard in PCC?

If your keyboard in in the list you will often have most of those keys working .......

[Ɗα√ϵς§]

You can also map keys if using KDE in the KDE Control Centre

Configure Your Desktop > Common Appearance and Behaviour > Shortcuts and Gestures > Global Keyboard Shortcuts.

[Bullitt]

when I hit one of the special function keys, i.e. browser key it does not show any response.  I also tied combining it with the cntl key, still no luck.  However, when I try the email key, it show input and I can assign an action to start email program.

Bullitt,
              I just wondered if you had set up your keyboard in PCC?

If your keyboard in in the list you will often have most of those keys working .......

I went looking for the keyboard but could not find an exact match.  Again, I'm not sure if they list the keyboards different from the computer brand/model from what was listed the HP G62-340US was not there.  

Bullitt

[Bullitt]

I used to use keytouch for a desktop keyboard but it does laptops as well, check the list of supported keyboards here. I had all extra buttons even the shift-Fn fuctions where configured.
Docu: http://keytouch.sourceforge.net/user_manual/user_manual.html

With the e17 desktop i don't need this anymore as it picks up all extra keys ootb and let me configure actions as desired for each key. Even have the ecomorph scale switcher activated with the rotate windows button on the mouse (never got it to work on kde or gnome or...) Pretty neat for unfinished software.

I will take a closer look at keytouch.  Thanks for the link.

Bullitt