[openbox] Key Chains mixing XF86* and other keys

[Dana Jansens]

On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 4:19 PM, Jan Harders <jan at delinquent.de> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> I bought a new keyboard (Keysonic KSK-8021 U DE, layout:
> http://i.imgur.com/UGed07X.jpg) and want to use the multimedia keys
> differently.
> On my old Logitech, I had extra keys for play/pause, next, previous and
> a wheel for volume and I liked that.
> The new one works fine, but, as expected, only with Fn + F7-F12. What I
> figured: use a Key Chain. I'd like to press the key with the note on it
> next to F12 (xev tells me it sends XF86Tools) and then use F7 - F12 to
> work their magic. Escape or XF86Tools should break the chain. I tried
> (I'll keep my examples to F7 to keep it short)
>
> <keybind key="XF86Tools" chroot="true">
>   <keybind key="F7"><action
> name="Execute"><command>/opt/deadbeef/bin/deadbeef
> --prev</command></action></keybind>
> </keybind>
>
> but it does not work as intended, the action is not run. If I hit
> XF86Tools and wait a second, the little Key Chain dialogue appears as it
> should. Hitting F7 (or any other non-XF86*-key) ends the Key Chain
> without executing the action.
>

Try running xev, and then hitting XF86Tools and see what keycode F7 is
generating afterward. Maybe the keyboard sends something different based on
that key being pressed or something weird.


> The command itself is working just fine, and the general idea works aswell:
>
> <keybind key="F6" chroot="true">
>   <keybind key="F7"><action
> name="Execute"><command>/opt/deadbeef/bin/deadbeef
> --prev</command></action></keybind>
> </keybind>
>
> Works like it should. As do
>
> <keybind key="XF86Tools" chroot="true">
>   <keybind key="XF86Mail"><action
> name="Execute"><command>/opt/deadbeef/bin/deadbeef
> --prev</command></action></keybind>
> </keybind>
>
> and even
>
> <keybind key="F6" chroot="true">
>   <keybind key="XF86Mail"><action
> name="Execute"><command>/opt/deadbeef/bin/deadbeef
> --prev</command></action></keybind>
> </keybind>
>
> So mixing them in geneal works, just not the other way round.
>
> openbox doesn't really tell me a lot, even in debug mode (provided I
> entered it correctly). It just doesn't log "starting deadbeef 0.5.4
> [static]" when the actions are not run.
>
> I have been trying that with openbox 3.5.0 (3.5.0-2ubuntu2) on Lubuntu
> 12.04.4 LTS.
> After I posted in a german forum
> (http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/openbox-und-key-chains-mit-xf86/)
> already and HaCeMei tested at his workstation successfully on 14.04, I
> upgraded. No luck. Thus I am now on openbox 3.5.2-6 on 14.04. I've tried
> it with a clean config and, of course, with another type of keyboard but
> to no avail.
>
> I am at the end of my wits and I don't even know where and how to
> further investigate. Does anyone have an idea for me to push me  into
> the right direction? I'm happy to post more information on my setup if
> you tell me what information might be helpful.
>
> I'm fine with both on and off list communication, and will write a
> summary of the solution for the list.
>
> Thanks for reading!
>
>
> jan
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