Re: [dev] Multimedia keys doesn't send proper keycodes

From: Eckehard Berns <ecki-suckless_AT_ecki.to>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:04:56 +0200

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 03:52:31PM +0200, Alexander Tanyukevich wrote:
> I wanted to bind my XF86AudioLowerVolume XF86AudioRaiseVolume
> XF86AudioMute buttons. Bu I was surprised, when I saw that xev, is not
> able to understand those buttons. xev output:
>
> f.e.mute button under dwm:
>
> MappingNotify event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
> request MappingKeyboard, first_keycode 8, count 248
>
> FocusOut event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x1200001,
> mode NotifyGrab, detail NotifyAncestor
>
> FocusOut event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x1200001,
> mode NotifyUngrab, detail NotifyPointer
>
> FocusIn event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x1200001,
> mode NotifyUngrab, detail NotifyAncestor
>
> KeymapNotify event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
> keys: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The NotifyGrab seems to suggest that there already is an X client that
grabs that key. Do you have some sort of audio mixer running that might
grab those keys already?

-- 
Eckehard Berns
Received on Tue Apr 17 2012 - 16:04:56 CEST

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