Questions tagged [xbindkeys]
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Inserting the "∃" character into a text field
I am trying to use xbindkeys to insert the "∃" character with a keyboard shortcut. The following doesn't work:
"xvkbd -xsendevent -text '∃'"
control + shift + 3
Instead, it sends "â".
George
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xbindkeys: no process found
I'm not getting xbindkeys to work.
I did this:
sudo aptitude install xbindkeys
xbindkeys --defaults > ~/.xbindkeysrc
sudo aptitude install xbindkeys-config
xbindkeys
xbindkeys-config
To begin with, it doesn't work.
Now, xbindkeys-config has a…
Emanuel Berg
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Xbindkeys and the equals key
How does one bind a key to the "=" key using xbindkeys?
I have tried "=", "equal", and "equals" but none of these seem to work.
George
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Associating Multiple Commands with one key in .xbindkeys
How can I run several commands in succession when a key is pressed? For example,
"Command 1"
"Command 2"
"Command 3"
Hotkey
Doesn't seem to work.
George
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Is there any way to make xbindkeys intercept hotkeys for certain programs only?
Let's say I have two programs: Program A and Program B. I want to use some hotkey to trigger certain action in Program A. So, I add corresponding lines in xbindkeysrc (telling the daemon what to do and what the hotkey is). It works just fine with…
S. N.
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