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From: Michael Glickman (michg_at_alphalink.com.au)
Date: 06/18/04

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    xhkeys is an XFree86 keyboard tool that allows to utilise multimedia
    keys, or other keys that otherwise make no use with X

    With xhkeys you can assign a particular action to any key or key
    combination (key and shift state) that can be of one of the following types:

          - built-in operation (e.g. window circulation)
          - calling an external application
          - calling a custom module (plugin)
          - sending a key event to a specified application
            (simulating key press/release)
          - sending a mouse button event to a specified application
                       (simulating button press/releases)

    For version 2 the code was substantially revised and new features have
    been added. Here are the major ones:

    * Plugins. Having CD Audio and mixer control as built-in functions
    looked very awkward. Now they are implemented as separate modules, and
    the framework is open for other modules

    * On-screen display (OSD). Now the application can provide a feedback by
    showing some messages, like application name or alias (custom title),
    current CD Audio position, sound volume. You can customise OSD
    parameters like position, text font, colour etc.

    * Continuous plugin call. No xhkeys_cdaudio plugin can work as a real CD
    player, so that it not only starts playback, but can regularly update
    OSD with current position.

    xhkeys is available from: http://wmalms.tripod.com/#XHKEYS

    M.

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