Buttons on some keyboards that give quick access to functions like volume controls, play or pause the current audio/video, jump to previous/next playlist item, etc.
Questions tagged [media-buttons]
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How to disable global -p shortcut?
In ubuntu 11.04 there was a workaround using gconf-editor and setting key
/apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/xrandr/active to false.
However there is no such key in gconf-manager using ubuntu 11.10 (gnome 3).
Dovydas Sabonis
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Media Keys not working on Ubuntu 17.10
I'm running a pretty-much brand-new Ubuntu 17.10 installation on a Thinkpad T470s.
Whenever I'm hitting one of the media keys (play/pause, skip, etc) on any one of my keyboards or bluetooth-headset I'm seeing this icon:
flash on the monitor but…
Nils Borrmann
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How to create a shortcut that executes an xdotool command to simulate a key press?
I'm trying to simulate a media key press using a custom shortcut.
So far, I've been able to achieve the simulation I need using the command:
xdotool key XF86AudioPlay
It works perfectly, it pauses or starts the music player every time it is…
Jorge Cuevas
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Media keys don't work
My volume mute, volume down, and volume up keys are working, but my previous, next, and play/pause keys are not.
I tried the solution posted here, but that doesn't seem to be the problem. All of my org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys…
Jeffrey
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How to bind play/pause key to Amarok?
I have some play/pause, stop, next etc. keys on my Dell Vostro 1510. These interact with Banshee but don't with Amarok. How can I bind the latter to those keys?
neydroydrec
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media keys no longer work in Ubuntu 17.10
Installed a bunch of updates to my Ubuntu 17.10 desktop tonight, and rebooted. Now the media keys at the top of my DELL USB keyboard no longer work.
When I run sudo showkey it looks like the volume knob, play, stop, calculator, etc..., are still…
Stéphane
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Define additional shortcut keys without overwriting existing shortcuts
My laptop keyboard does not have media shortcut keys (e.g. "Next Track", etc). I frequently use the laptop connected to an external keyboard, which does. I go to Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts tab, and select "Sound and Media", and I see that "Next…
cboettig
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VLC - crossfade fade in/out
Is it possible to add a fade out/in effect to VLC when it pauses/plays, and a crossfade effect when it changes track?
I found this as a some sort solution but not a great one. This mentions a github page, which doesn't really mention what it…
Wilf
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Media play/pause & track prev/next stopped working after reboot
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 using a Das Keyboard 4. After a reboot today three of my media keys stopped working, the pause/play key and the prev/next track keys.
However, the mute key and the volume wheel still work.
I tried the following things with no…
Dave Rolsky
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Launch a music player using play/pause key when player is not running
I would like to acheive the following behaviour:
If a music player (Banshee in my case) is running, the Play/Pause media key on the keyboard causes the music player to play/pause the music.
If the music player is not running, the Play/Pause media…
zegkljan
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MultiMedia Keys not Recognized in Custom Shortcuts
I'm in the process of getting 20.04 setup after having upgraded from 19.04, and part of it is getting my MM keys to work with spotify. While trying to make the custom shortcuts, I have run into a problem. On pre-existing system shortcuts, the MM…
David
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Volume sometimes goes to maximum
If I turn up the volume on Ubuntu 17.10, it sometimes continues to the maximum. Given that I only pressed the button once, it should theoretically increment the volume only by one step. Note that I am only aware of the problem happening with volume…
Mario Geuenich
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Ubuntu doesn't give the correct keycodes for some media keys
I've just installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my ThinkPad T450s and for some reason the media keys for volume and screen brightness are not giving any keycodes or keysyms (ie. XF86AudioRaiseVolume). But all the other media keys give the correct values.
What's…
Yep_It's_Me
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Keyboard media buttons Firefox
My keyboard has those nice media buttons - play/pause, next, back - that work for local players like Banshee.
Is there any way to make them work in Firefox, like for Youtube videos?
anjuta
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Simulate media keys on a keyboard that doesn't have them
Following on from the solutions in this question, I've been trying to get simulated media keys working on Ubuntu 18.04 on a Lenovo T480s.
First step was to verify that the command xdotool key --clearmodifiers XF86AudioPlay and indeed it did.
Next I…
Miggles
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