>>>>> "GN" == Gregory Nowak <greg at romuald.net.eu.org> writes: GN> Hi all. As you might have guessed from my previous few posts, I GN> am installing debian on a compaq laptop, that like lots of other GN> compaq laptops, controls the speaker volume via buttons on the GN> front of the machine, rather then via a simple knob. GN> Anyway, using showkey, the buttons don't register, however, I GN> was able to find some stuff on the web which indicates that GN> while the buttons don't work in the text console, they do work GN> to control the volume using something called acme under gnome. GN> I wasn't planning to install gnome on this system, however, I do GN> have the two windows keys, which are useless under gnu/linux, at GN> least when it comes to their original purpose. I do know that it GN> is possible to control the volume in mplayer using the 9 and 0 GN> keys to bring it down or up respectively. GN> So, I was wondering if anyone knows how mplayer does what it GN> does to control the volume, and if it would be possible to map GN> this functionality to raise or lower the volume via the two GN> windows keys from any application running on the system, not GN> just mplayer? Thanks in advance again. Hello, you can define own input.conf file for own controls. Here i s small example: ## ## MPlayer input control file ## RIGHT seek +10 LEFT seek -10 - audio_delay 0.100 + audio_delay -0.100 q quit > pt_step 1 < pt_step -1 ENTER pt_step 1 1 I can set some key for volume control too. -- Jan Buchal Tel: (00420) 24 24 86 008 Mob: (00420) 608023021