Re: How to bind keys to commands, without requiring login?

On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 06:04:14PM -0400, P Kapat wrote:
> On 8/30/07, Masatran, R. Deepak <masatran@research.iiit.ac.in> wrote:
> > I want to bind some keys to commands. I can do this using my window manager,
> > but I want it to work even if (1) Nobody is logged in OR if (2) the screen
> > is locked with a screen-saver.
>
> I do not quite understand the issues!!
> (1) What good are "keys" when nobody is logged in??
> (2) If the screen is locked with a screen saver (by some user, may be
> yourself), you still have the six VT, whch will give a shell (after
> LOGGING in), wherein you might (I am not sure) use xbindkeys (as
> Celejar was suggesting) to launch your favorite shell scripts (as long
> as they dont require X). You certainly do not wish to launch a command
> bypassing the screen lock, do you?

Keys are quite useful when nobody is logged in, if for example you want them to work on the login screen (for example, changing a keymap to make it possible to type usernames/passwords).

It's also perfectly possible to disable switching to a VT from X11. I seem to remember Ubuntu does by default, which I always discover just when I have a problem that I need to switch to a terminal for...

        Ben

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