by pba » 21 Nov 2018, 21:57
hi janui
I'll try...
Frank did integrate xbindkeys for the first time in his image dated march 16 (). xbindkeys did only start if local browser was enabled.
The idea is to use a normal keyboard as a "remote" for runeaudio (eg F8 for next track) (). xbindkeys is translating my F8 keystroke to "mpc next".
A keyboard is pretty useless as a remote, to big, to many buttons. Keypad would be better, but even that... So this is why I'm using a FLIRC USB IR dongle (). Flirc is recognized as a keyboard, you can use any remote for programming (eg I use the one from my onkyo hifi), next/skip is programmed to F8. The config is saved on the dongle.
Why flirc and not an IR eye and lirc:
- Main reason: I had a spare flirc (got one for a project, project didn't succeed, threw away everything but the flirc)
- Easy setup: easy configuration of flirc (GUI based), configure /root/.xbindkeysrc and connect the flirc dongle.
- gpio remains free for other use
Had no time to test any further, but for me it seems xbindkeys is not running (somehow does not start). With Frank's 0.4 image it did work flawless. That's why I asked.
Thanks,
Michael