[openbox] trouble with key bindings

[Holly Bostick]

Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to bind the Pause and Break keys on my laptop to start and
> stop laptop mode. I copied the keycodes from xev:
> 
<snip>
> 
> And added them to my rc.xml file:
> 
> 	<keybind key="Pause">
> 		  <action name="Execute"><execute>su -c "/etc/init.d/laptop-mode start"</execute></action>
> 	  </keybind>
> 	  <keybind key="Break">
> 		  <action name="Execute"><execute>su -c "/etc/init.d/laptop-mode stop"</execute></action>
> 
> But the key presses are not recognized.
> 
> Did I miss something?
> 
> Thanks,

Well, what I notice is that the "su" normally command requires a 
password to be entered. And since you are not running the command in a 
terminal, you cannot enter one, so you cannot su, and the command would 
stop dead.

I would suggest setting up sudo to execute these particular commands 
without a password so that they can be executed from within the rc.xml.

Read man sudo and man sudoers for more information on how to proceed.

Hope this helps,

Holly