Keyboard Macro Keys, Help?

[Ze_Mind]

I have this keyboard: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16823201131?Item=N82E16823201131

As you can see in picture, there are macro keys on the left side and top. How can I edit them?

I can't find any programs that aren't old. And anything I find by terminal, are widely outdated.

I'm running on the latest KDE Plasma. Rolling Release version.

Can someone show me the light? (Yes, I've looked on google before asking this)

[Filemon7]

You need edit xorg-input config here more info: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/80594/trying-to-set-keyboard-layout-using-xorg-configuration-but-its-not-working

Write in terminal apt-cache search xinput and there will be tool for configuration.

 There should be settings in system in my sparky 8 xfce there is keyboard settings search for keybord and there will be settings for shortcuts and layout.

[Ze_Mind]

I did try "Input Remapper" but it keeps saying "The device was not grabbed"

[Filemon7]

I did try "Input Remapper" but it keeps saying "The device was not grabbed"

Functional macro keys use fn+ button so press any "special" key like volume up with fn.

And it should be detected.

[Ze_Mind]

I did try "Input Remapper" but it keeps saying "The device was not grabbed"

Functional macro keys use fn+ button so press any "special" key like volume up with fn.

And it should be detected.

fn + G1 (macro key) didn't work. I tested, and it does however work with my mouse and XBOX controller.

[Filemon7]

I did try "Input Remapper" but it keeps saying "The device was not grabbed"

Functional macro keys use fn+ button so press any "special" key like volume up with fn.

And it should be detected.

fn + G1 (macro key) didn't work. I tested, and it does however work with my mouse and XBOX controller.

I was find that i hope thats help you:https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper/

An easy to use tool to change the behaviour of your input devices.
Supports X11, Wayland, combinations, programmable macros, joysticks, wheels,
triggers, keys, mouse-movements and more. Maps any input to any other input.

Direct link:https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper/releases/download/2.0.0/input-remapper-2.0.0.deb

So you have that ?

And search for xorg-input its a keyboard driver/library.

[Ze_Mind]

So you have that ?

Yeah, that's the program I found out about. I installed the .deb file.

Edit; This is what I get from Xinput:

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chktex - Finds typographic errors in LaTeX
curtain - handy curtain for the desktop
gromit - GTK based tool to make annotations on screen
gromit-mpx - GTK+ based tool to make annotations on screen with multiple pointers
inputplug - XInput monitor
libxcb-xinput-dev - X C Binding, xinput extension, development files
libxcb-xinput0 - X C Binding, xinput extension
libxi-dev - X11 Input extension library (development headers)
libxi6 - X11 Input extension library
lxde - metapackage for LXDE
lxinput - LXDE keyboard and mouse configuration
librust-winapi-dev - Raw FFI bindings for all of Windows API - Rust source code
librust-x11-dev - X11 library bindings for Rust - Rust source code
librust-x11rb-dev - Rust bindings to X11 - Rust source code
librust-xcb-dev - Rust safe bindings for XCB - Rust source code
spotlighter - gtk interface to make annotations on the screen
xinput - Runtime configuration and test of XInput devices
xinput-calibrator - Generic touchscreen calibration program for X.Org
kodi-peripheral-joystick - Kodi Joystick Library

Edit2: I gtg right now, so I'll check back here later.

[Filemon7]

Do you have enabled repository contrib and non-free ?

It maybe with wine emulator i enabled that by sudo dpkg --add-architecture  i386

Find xserver-xorg-input-kbd and install or  xserver-xorg-input-libinput.

Then test again input remapper.

Good luck.

[Ze_Mind]

Yeah, I have contrib and non-free

I have those two programs already installed.

Input Remapper doesn't work.

The macro keys are set to the F1-F6 keys. But I do not know how to change these.

[Filemon7]

Yeah, I have contrib and non-free

I have those two programs already installed.

Input Remapper doesn't work.

The macro keys are set to the F1-F6 keys. But I do not know how to change these.

https://github.com/AntiMicroX/antimicrox/

AntiMicroX is a graphical program used to map gamepad keys to keyboard, mouse, scripts and macros. You can use this program to control any desktop application with a gamepad on Linux🐧 and Windows 🪟.
It can be also used for generating SDL2 configuration (useful for mapping atypical gamepads to generic ones like xbox360).

Maybe something like that will help.

I now just guessing.

[Ze_Mind]

I even ran xev, and although the letter keys showed up, the G1-G6 keys never registered.

I feel that Linux can't touch those keys. I mean possibly they can, but I have to do a lot of digging, and really isn't worth it.

I'm not mad, like throwing the keyboard out the window. It is a very nice keyboard. I just might take the G# keys off and just put some duct tape over it so I don't accidentally hit it.

Edit: The above is for gamepads.. :)

[Ze_Mind]

This what I did,,

https://ibb.co/Zg3jj7j