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dwm volume control with hardware multimedia keys (pulseaudio)
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/** | |
* dwmconfig.h | |
* Hardware multimedia keys | |
*/ | |
/* Somewhere at the beginning of config.h include: */ | |
/* | |
You obviously need the X11 development packages installed, X11proto in particular, but | |
here is the location of the upstream copy of the keysyms header if you can't bother | |
using the contents of your own hard drive. ;-P | |
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/proto/x11proto/tree/XF86keysym.h | |
*/ | |
#include <X11/XF86keysym.h> | |
/* Add somewhere in your constants definition section */ | |
static const char *upvol[] = { "/usr/bin/pactl", "set-sink-volume", "0", "+5%", NULL }; | |
static const char *downvol[] = { "/usr/bin/pactl", "set-sink-volume", "0", "-5%", NULL }; | |
static const char *mutevol[] = { "/usr/bin/pactl", "set-sink-mute", "0", "toggle", NULL }; | |
/* If you use amixer, use this instead. Thanks go to DaniOrt3ga. */ | |
static const char *upvol[] = { "/usr/bin/amixer", "set", "Master", "5%+", NULL }; | |
static const char *downvol[] = { "/usr/bin/amixer", "set", "Master", "5%-", NULL }; | |
static const char *mutevol[] = { "/usr/bin/amixerl", "set", "Master", "toggle", NULL }; | |
/* To use light add this to the constant definition section. Thanks Hritik14. */ | |
static const char *light_up[] = {"/usr/bin/light", "-A", "5", NULL}; | |
static const char *light_down[] = {"/usr/bin/light", "-U", "5", NULL}; | |
/* Add to keys[] array. With 0 as modifier, you are able to use the keys directly. */ | |
static Key keys[] = { | |
{ 0, XF86XK_AudioLowerVolume, spawn, {.v = downvol } } | |
{ 0, XF86XK_AudioMute, spawn, {.v = mutevol } } | |
{ 0, XF86XK_AudioRaiseVolume, spawn, {.v = upvol } } | |
}; | |
/* If you have a small laptop keyboard or don't want to spring your fingers too far away. */ | |
static Key keys[] = { | |
{ MODKEY, XK_F11, spawn, {.v = downvol } }, | |
{ MODKEY, XK_F9, spawn, {.v = mutevol } }, | |
{ MODKEY, XK_F12, spawn, {.v = upvol } }, | |
}; | |
/* To use light add this to the keys[] array. Thanks Hritik14. */ | |
static Key keys[] = { | |
{ 0, XF86XK_MonBrightnessUp, spawn, {.v = light_up} }, | |
{ 0, XF86XK_MonBrightnessDown, spawn, {.v = light_down} }, | |
}; | |
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