How do I configure Buttons(play,pause,stop,mute...) on HP Labtop with Kubuntu?

[egmik3]

I got Kubuntu installed onto my HP Labtop! I want to learn more about linux and this was my big jump. I was wondering if anyone could help me configure my prev,next,play/pause,stop,mute,vol up, vol down buttons that are on my labtop.

I also need help on getting my labtop to come out of sleep/hibernate any info ?


-Thanks,

mike

[MoonRise]

Re: How do I configure Buttons(play,pause,stop,mute...) on HP Labtop with Kubunt

Do you have "hotkey-setup" installed? That tends to get a few of the laptop keys. "kmilo" as well.

[egmik3]

Re: How do I configure Buttons(play,pause,stop,mute...) on HP Labtop with Kubuntu?

I don't know if I have those installed. I do know the multimedia buttons are recognized using "xev"

[MoonRise]

Re: How do I configure Buttons(play,pause,stop,mute...) on HP Labtop with Kubunt

You should be able to search for them in Adept Manager. From the Command Line you can also do this

sudo apt-get install hotkey-setup

sudo apt-get install kmilo

[aecaudel]

Re: How do I configure Buttons(play,pause,stop,mute...) on HP Labtop with Kubunt

I have the same question but for a Thinkpad laptop. I have hotkey-setup and kmilo installed but how do I use them?

[MoonRise]

Re: How do I configure Buttons(play,pause,stop,mute...) on HP Labtop with Kubunt

Those attempt to find and auto assign those keys/buttons. Not always successful, but does tend to make them active. Since they are active and not necessarily assigned a function, the only other way I know of is to go to System Settings --> Keyboard & Mouse and click on Keyboard Shortcuts. Find the "function" you want to assign to that key and in the Shortcut For Action Section, click on the button (might say None or actually have a key combo written on it). The resulting window will then let you choose that key (if active). You'll know it is active when you press it and a key code is placed there.

[jayhawk]

Re: How do I configure Buttons(play,pause,stop,mute...) on HP Labtop with Kubunt

I have an HP laptop (dv6338se) and I want to say that my play buttons defaulted to Amarok right out of the box and that my volume keys were defined in Kmix right of the box for KDE3. For KDE4, I had to define them through SystemSettings->Keyboard&Mouse->KeyboardShortcuts (This is from memory because I am current in KDE3 in Arch). They had a section to update for kmix in there.

You might want to check Amarok to see if the buttons are set up in there under Settings->Configure Global Shortcuts and see if they are defined in there. If they are and you define the keys somewhere else, I am not for sure which one will win.

EDIT:
Kmix in KDE3 also has a section for global shortcuts so you can define you volume keys there.