The i3 window manager and the Thinkpad T400s multimedia keys

11 Sep 2014 1 min read

Earlier, I wrote how to get the multimedia keys working on a Thinkpad T400s. That configuration file depended on using ALSA, but meanwhile Debian switched to PulseAudio, so the configuration needed updating.

#Mute
#"amixer -q set Master toggle"
"pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle"
    m:0x0 + c:121
    XF86AudioMute 

#LowerVolume
#"amixer -q set Master 2- unmute"
"pactl set-sink-volume 0 -- -5%"
    m:0x0 + c:122
    XF86AudioLowerVolume 

#RaiseVolume
#"amixer -q set Master 2+ unmute"
"pactl set-sink-volume 0 +5%"
    m:0x0 + c:123
    XF86AudioRaiseVolume

Alternatively, when using the i3 tiling window manager, add these settings in ~/.i3/config

bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 +5%
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 -- -5%
bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle
bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-source-mute 1 toggle

Debian Thinkpad

The i3 window manager and the Thinkpad T400s multimedia keys

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