[arch-general] how to Map shortcut keys in KDE4.3 to lunch custom Applications?
Hi All, I am using KDE 4.3 Desktop on Archlinux 64bit. I have query regarding Custom keyboard shortcuts. I have few extra hotkeys on my keyboard(Microsoft Basic wired Keyboard 500). They keys have already mapped and few of them work too. "Play" does play/pause in amarok. However few keys do not work. I want to map these these to do some actions. like I want the calc hotkey to launch a application speedcrunch. I think this has something to with Khotkeys configration, But I haven't been able to figure out how exactly to configure khotkeys due to lack of documentation. So I need your help, How to map Custom Keyboard Shortcuts to launch custom Application on KDE4.3? Regards, Gaurish Sharma www.gaurishsharma.com
Gaurish Sharma wrote:
So I need your help, How to map Custom Keyboard Shortcuts to launch custom Application on KDE4.3?
Open the menu editor by right-clicking the menu launcher icon on the panel. Then select the application you want to assign a shortcut to, and in the Advenced tab you can assign the shortcut. However, you can only assign keys that are recognized by Qt. There are many special keys that are not recognized by Qt<=4.5. Qt 4.6 will have much better special key support (at least all special keys on my laptop are recognized)
On Tuesday 26 January 2010 14:46:03 Gaurish Sharma wrote:
How to map Custom Keyboard Shortcuts to launch custom Application on KDE4.3?
Add custom input actions from system settings. First add a new group and then new actions under it. Special keys should not conflict with existing shortcuts but kde shortcuts are GUI equivalent of ls options. Almost every possible one is already taken. -- Regards Shridhar
Hi, A Rojas and Shridhar Daithankar, I tried your suggest and mapped the shortcut key to launch speedcrunch but it does not work :) * Screenshots: http://www.imagebam.com/image/29bf3765418046 http://www.imagebam.com/image/69c59c65418047 http://www.imagebam.com/image/ea6b1b65418049 http://www.imagebam.com/image/50ed2c65418050 any idea what exactly is wrong? Regards, Gaurish Sharma www.gaurishsharma.com
On Tuesday 26 January 2010 19:57:26 Gaurish Sharma wrote:
Hi, A Rojas and Shridhar Daithankar, I tried your suggest and mapped the shortcut key to launch speedcrunch but it does not work :)
* Screenshots: http://www.imagebam.com/image/29bf3765418046 http://www.imagebam.com/image/69c59c65418047 http://www.imagebam.com/image/ea6b1b65418049 http://www.imagebam.com/image/50ed2c65418050
any idea what exactly is wrong?
Tried creating a new group in input actions? You don't have to change anything in global shortcuts. Everything is to be done from input actions. Its tricky and I didn't get it right for quite some time. The UI is not intuitive :) -- Regards Shridhar
Hi,
I was able to launch Amarok via the extra media key present on my
keyboard. been using the exact same method for speedcrunch, it does
not work :(
Regards,
Gaurish Sharma
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Shridhar Daithankar
On Tuesday 26 January 2010 19:57:26 Gaurish Sharma wrote:
Hi, A Rojas and Shridhar Daithankar, I tried your suggest and mapped the shortcut key to launch speedcrunch but it does not work :)
* Screenshots: http://www.imagebam.com/image/29bf3765418046 http://www.imagebam.com/image/69c59c65418047 http://www.imagebam.com/image/ea6b1b65418049 http://www.imagebam.com/image/50ed2c65418050
any idea what exactly is wrong?
Tried creating a new group in input actions? You don't have to change anything in global shortcuts. Everything is to be done from input actions.
Its tricky and I didn't get it right for quite some time. The UI is not intuitive :)
-- Regards Shridhar
On Thursday 28 January 2010 03:42:27 Gaurish Sharma wrote:
I was able to launch Amarok via the extra media key present on my keyboard. been using the exact same method for speedcrunch, it does not work :(
Pl. follow these steps and tell us if it worked. - Go to system settings -> input actions - right click on an empty space in the left side pane, select new group, give it a name. There is a box on right hand side of that tree, that is a checkbox, enable/check it. - right click on the newly created tree node, select new -> global shortcut -> command/URL. A similar node will be created, name it and enable it as above - Click on the newly created node, fill in action and the shortcut - click apply. I repeated same steps exactly and managed to map ksudoku to Ctrl+U. HTH -- Regards Shridhar
On 01/27/2010 05:12 PM, Gaurish Sharma wrote:
Hi, I was able to launch Amarok via the extra media key present on my keyboard. been using the exact same method for speedcrunch, it does not work :(
Regards, Gaurish Sharma
I had the same problem with the calculator key under KDE. It must be a KDE (or perhaps QT) bug of some sort. After I switched to Xfce (because of this problem, as well as a whole bunch of others with KDE4) I haven't had any problem mapping those keys. DR
Hi All, After reading your suggestions, I have managed to get the shortcuts working. Thanks! Regards, Gaurish Sharma www.gaurishsharma.com
Gaurish Sharma wrote:
Hi All, I am using KDE 4.3 Desktop on Archlinux 64bit. I have query regarding Custom keyboard shortcuts. I have few extra hotkeys on my keyboard(Microsoft Basic wired Keyboard 500). They keys have already mapped and few of them work too. "Play" does play/pause in amarok.
However few keys do not work. I want to map these these to do some actions. like I want the calc hotkey to launch a application speedcrunch. I think this has something to with Khotkeys configration, But I haven't been able to figure out how exactly to configure khotkeys due to lack of documentation.
So I need your help, How to map Custom Keyboard Shortcuts to launch custom Application on KDE4.3?
Have you tried extra/keytouch[-editor]? -- X.
participants (5)
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A Rojas
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Christos Nouskas
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David Rosenstrauch
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Gaurish Sharma
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Shridhar Daithankar