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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kmix and shortcut keys
From:       George Staikos <staikos () kde ! org>
Date:       2004-02-03 10:41:52
Message-ID: 200402030541.52163.staikos () kde ! org
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On Monday 02 February 2004 15:44, Lubos Lunak wrote:
>  It cannot do that. It simply uses KGlobalAccel, which works by
> establishing a grab on the keys (i.e. nobody else gets the key event). When
> you configure the keys in KMix(Applet) as well, it's started after KMilo,
> and fails to get the grabs - and KMilo doesn't find out KMix wants them
> too.
>
>  IMHO the right solution would be to drop the KMilo KGlobalAccel-based
> plugin for the multimedia keys and set up default actions in KMix and
> KMixApplet, which is where they belong (and won't cause such strange
> effects like KMix suddenly started).
>
>  For keyboards which need KMilo's special support for the keys, I think
> KMilo could act as a proxy for them - it e.g. detects the volume up key
> being pressed/released, and uses XTest to simulate XF86VolumeUp
> keypress/keyrelease (which in turn activates KMix).
>
>  Would there be any problem with that?

   No comments from me, feel free to do as you see fit.  I didn't even write 
that plugin and have never tried it.

-- 
George Staikos
KDE Developer				http://www.kde.org/
Staikos Computing Services Inc.		http://www.staikos.net/
 
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