Mapping commands to keys..

[David A. Sinck]

\_ SMTP quoth Steven M. Klass on 4/9/2001 06:42 as having spake thusly:
\_
\_ Hey all,
\_        Does anyone know how to map a key execute a command, like a /bin/sh 
\_ script.  

Get a smart keyboard that lets you program macros (a gateway 2k anykey
keyboard, for instance...avail on an ebay near you).

\_ I don't think xmodmap will work, 

xmodmap will lie about individual keys, but never whole strings of
them, afaik.

\_ and kde can't do this.  I know Enlightenment 
\_ and WindowMaker can do this natively, 

...because they are full apps and support the notion of key to
arbitrary function.  Called 'bindings' in sawfish, fwiw.

\_ but I am using KDE2.1..  Any ideas..

Either convince your window manager to let you bind keys as you want
or investigate the merits of 'hotkeys' (I think) on freshmeat.net.

David