[Cialug] Keyboard Recommendations

[Mathew Phillips]

Do you think the macro functionality is baked into the keyboard though? I
would think that would be something that the driver would handle.

On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 10:10 AM, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Most of the modern linux distros I've used lately just automatically work
> with multi-media keyboards - my Lenovo desktop keyboard, the Logitech
> wireless, and the volume buttons on my Dell laptop are all functional.
>
> -dc
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Tim Wilson <tim_linux at wilson-home.com>wrote:
>
>> Good point.  I was referring to the software that comes with the keyboard,
>> but yes, you should be able to re-map keys in that manner.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Daniel A. Ramaley <
>> daniel.ramaley at drake.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2011-03-03 at 16:57:32, Tim Wilson wrote:
>>> >A bit pricey, $80-$140.  It says Windows, so you probably would not
>>> >get the ability to program the keys.  But I would think the rest of
>>> >the keyboard would work under Linux.
>>>
>>> You should be able to program keys for any keyboard. Use "xev" to get
>>> the scancodes, and then teach your window manager what to do with them.
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