#KEYTOUCH UBUNTU 14.04 HOW TO#
So I searched how to install it and found this page: It still bitched, but at least it told me what was missing. When I tried to install it via QApt package installer, it complained about not having all dependencies satisfied, so I tried on the command line. I noticed that my version of keytouch-editor was not the latest, so I downloaded the latest deb file for Ubuntu from here: I did use my generic Dell keyboard between these two - not sure if that makes a difference. One difference is the old one is not wireless. This keyboard is fundamentally the same design as my old keyboard, the 4000. Frankly, I'm surprised that the special keys 1 through 5 aren't working. (end excerpt)Is there some way I could plug one of these into Kubuntu to see if it work for my keyboard.
#KEYTOUCH UBUNTU 14.04 CODE#
How can I try them out to see if they might work for my keyboard? If I open a file, I see that it has code like this: That's great, but I don't even know what to do with these files. I also noticed on that guy's web page, he has some ready made Microsoft keyboard files here: It makes me wonder if I've even got the right utility. Then when I went to save the set, it brought up this error: I did all 5 of them, and they all had that same code. You'll notice that each special key has the same USB code. Weird.Īnyway, it has me assign each keystroke with menus like these: None of them respond except for the Logitech MX Master 2S. It has me choose these keyboards one by one and test the specialty key to see if it responds. So this little utility brings up a menu like this: However, if I run the Krusader file manager as root and then go into the usr/sbin directory and double click on keytouch-editor, it runs. "No event devices are available in /dev/input." I installed it, but I get the error message:
I uninstalled that one and then installed the deb file that's supposed to be for the 3.1.2 Ubuntu package AMD64. I installed it from the Discover repository, and it ran in the sense of it pulled up a GUI, but I could not get it to assign those keys. It's named keytouch-editor, and its web page is here: I've googled this a ton, and I happened upon a utility that's supposed to solve the problem.
#KEYTOUCH UBUNTU 14.04 PC#
I even tried setting it to a few Dell keyboards (this PC is a Dell), but there was no difference.
I can assign any key other than the specialty 1 - 5 keys. I've tried setting it to every Microsoft keyboard on the list, but it doesn't seem to make any difference. System Settings => Input Devices => Keyboard There is a place in settings where you can specify a specific keyboard. On the old MS keyboard, the 4000, they would always be named "launch" and a number, much like the calculator button did. They don't respond when I press them to assign them. When I named kcalc by pressing on the calculator button, it was named "launch(1)".īut naming those 1 - 5 specialty buttons has been like pulling teeth. When I pressed on it to assign it, it was named "favorites". I assigned that to my KeepassXC application. This star button I was actually able to assign to something. Right next to them is a star key, which is commonly used to pull up a directory for the 1 - 5 hotkeys. Most Microsoft keyboards have these speciality hot keys numbered 1 - 5. These should not be confused for the number keys or for the function keys (F1 - F5). However, the ones I haven't been able to make work are the specialty buttons numbered 1 - 5. It has all been working exactly like my previous Microsoft keyboard, a 4000, which I'm replacing due to age. I assigned that one to go to the URL where I get my Yahoo mail.
It also worked for the button that looks like an envelope. System Settings => Shortcuts => Custom Shortcuts => => New => Command/URLįor example, I did that and put in the kcalc command and pressed the button that looks like a little calculator on the keyboard. Other keys I've been able to get to work with this standard route: All the regular keys work out of the box.
It's this keyboard:Īlmost everything works. I'm having a rough time getting all the keys on my new Microsoft Comfort 5050 Desktop keyboard to work.
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