Ubuntu : Gnome - Mapping the Logitech Access Keyboard multimedia keys

An easy way to map the extra buttons of a Logitech Access Keyboard inside of Gnome.

Short version :

1. Click the System Menu, then Preferences and then Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Click the action you want to assign and then press they key(s) you are assigning this action to.

Note : I wasn't able to assign actions to all the extra buttons at the top.

Note : When I changed my keyboard layout settings some of the other buttons started working. Find this in System -> Preferences -> Keyboard under the layouts tab.

Tip : To get ALT+F4 to work you may have to turn "F Lock" on by pressing the F Lock key which is to the left of the escape key. When "F Lock" is on the bottom led closest to the number pad should be on.

Long version + screen shots :

Tonight I came across the ever so famous Logitech Access Keyboard and decided to give it a shot in Ubuntu. I never expected any of the buttons to work however the Email, My Home and Search button all worked right after I plugged it in.



While researching this issue I noticed two schools of thought :

1. edit some text file and map the keyboard manually
2. download an application which will "manage" the extra keys for you, etc

However I found the Gnome Keyboard Shortcuts tool to suit most of my needs.



Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcut ->



I was able to map keys to adjust the volume, load my browser, start my email program and start the gnome search tool all with.

* I also discovered that ALT+F4 will not close the current window unless you've turned on "Function" by pressing the small F Lock key to the left of the escape key.



When F Lock is "on" the bottom led light will be on. For me when FLock was off I was unable to close active windows with alt+f4.

My Server Side Includes (SSI) Guide

I love server side includes (SSI). It's my most favorite thing in the whole wide world of making web pages.

Note : This is not a comprehensive SSI guide. What is server side includes ?

Here is my advice for using server side includes :

1. Ensure your server supports server side includes. Most paid servers do. Most free servers do not.

2. Add these lines to your .htaccess file :

Options +Includes
XBitHack on

3. Create the file to be read (inserted into another web page). I'll call that file ssi-read-file.shtml

With the option "XBitHack on" you shouldn't have to name the files with the extension .shtml - any extension should work. But name it .shtml just in case.

4. Inset the following code into the web page you want the contents of the file ssi-read-file.shtml to show up in. This may be your index.html file or some other web page.

<!--#include file="ssi-read-file.shtml" -->

5. Use a FTP program or some other means to change the permissions of the file in step 4 to 755 also known as -rwxr-xr-x (other permissions also work, play with this if you like)

Your SSI should now work. When you load the file from step 4 (index.htm, index.php, etc) the code from ssi-read-file.shtml shoud be displayed within it.

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