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  1. 07-19-2004 #1
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    Compaq Pressario 1200 special keys and touchpad

    Hi, is there a way how to get work my special keys on my laptop? Who know about them cos I can't find their escape codes or is there some driver? Any experiences?
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    You can use a program called xev (I think it's a part of xlib) to catch the keycodes. Then you can use xmodmap to map them to different keys (F13+). Then all you have to do is use a program to hotkey them (xmms does this with a built-in plugin for some functions) to what you like.
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