[TriLUG] Speaking of seemingly useless buttons...

[Jon Carnes]

Don't know *how* to do it, but I know that the keys work automagically with 
some distributions...

Here's a good starting point:
  http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO.html

and from:
  http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes-2.html#ss2.20

2.20 Microsoft Natural keyboard

This keyboard has three additional keys, with escaped scancodes e0 5b 
(LeftWindow), e0 5c (RightWindow), e0 5d (Menu). The kscancodes (see below) 
are e0 1f, e0 27 and e0 2f, respectively. The USB key codes are usage page 
0x07, usage index 227, 231, 101 (decimal), respectively. Microsoft 
describes the intended use in detail. Both Windows keys are intended to be 
used as modifier keys, like both shift and control and alt keys. The Menu 
key may be modified by shift etc. 

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Jaimime Livingston did a lot of research on this when he setup his 
workstation.  He also figured out how to get all the buttons on his 
Kensington mouse to work (and do what he wants them to do!).

Jon

On Monday 26 November 2001 06:23, Christopher Knowles wrote:
> I've got a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, not the new one with all special
> buttons, but it does have that Windows key.
>
> I was wondering if there was a way to get the windows key on the 104
> keyboards to do something under X?
>
> (Of course, I like the idea of the one with all the special buttons, hit
> a key and it checks e-mail... etc.  Any support for one of those either?)
>
> Thanks
> CJK
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