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Memnon Anon

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Jul 11, 2008, 1:30:18 PM7/11/08
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Hi

I try to get xbindkeys working. Not successfully, as you may guess.
It seems to me that xbindkeys always needs a modifer key pressed,
i.e. shift, alt, control ...

I want to be able to bind a command (xte, but thats a different
problem:)
to Mouse button (pressed) + key. No modifier involved.

Does anyone know a program that can do this?

thanks

memnon


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Mumia W..

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Jul 11, 2008, 4:50:16 PM7/11/08
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On 07/11/2008 12:07 PM, Memnon Anon wrote:
> Hi
>
> I try to get xbindkeys working. Not successfully, as you may guess.
> It seems to me that xbindkeys always needs a modifer key pressed,
> i.e. shift, alt, control ...
> [...]

You could try any of these: keylaunch, hotkeys, idesk, or bbkeys.

The fluxbox and sawfish window managers also have built-in hotkey support.

Memnon Anon

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Jul 11, 2008, 8:30:13 PM7/11/08
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On 11 Jul., 22:50, "Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w
+nos...@earthlink.net> wrote:

> You could try any of these: keylaunch, hotkeys, idesk, or bbkeys.

Thanks for the suggestions.
AFAI could see, they are all less capable than xbindkeys. They do not
even support mouse interaction.

I need [mouse button (pressed)] + [key].
Then, a program should be started.

Any more suggestions?

Nicholas Chihau Yang

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Sep 3, 2011, 2:40:01 AM9/3/11
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You can use the Guile scheme configuration. Use the define-chord-keys function as defined in the default config.

$ xbindkeys --defaults-guile> ~/.xbindkeysrc.scm

Then in the .xbindkeysrc.scm file, define something like, for example, number '1' key and right-mouse click:

; Using arbitary keypress with mouse button combination.
; This opens firefox or xterm, depending on what key/button is released first
(define-chord-keys '("c:10") '("b:3")
"" "" "firefox" "xterm")

The downside is that it overrides the normal function of the key/button.


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