Xfce: how would I map a key combo to an arbitrary character?

[VinzC]

Hi.

As I'm typing text, I often find myself running Gucharmap to just query the EM DASH character. Is there a way I can affect that character to a key combo with Xfce? Say AltGr+Shift+_ for instance?

Also, as a subsidiary question, my laptop, a Dell Studio XPS has a few multimedia keys (vol. up/down/mute, media player next/previous/stop) that I can't seem to use. Ubuntu and Fedora have something that make them work. How can I make these keys work as well?

Thanks for any hint or suggestion.
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[xaviermiller]

Hello,

For 2), I use the keyboard settings panel: you add a new shortcut, enter the command, then press the key and it should work. If not, you have to assign the multimedia keys with some code, as described in the non-official Gentoo Wiki: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Multimedia_Keys

For 1), I think it's more related to X than XFCE, or your editor.
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[VinzC]

Thanks Xavier.

[xaviermiller]

For the OSD stuff, I think you have to bind the Volume buttons with an app that change the volume and displays some stuff on the display. But I don't know the name of that application, I am happy with the simple binding with amixer.
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