Messages in this thread | | | From | "Ulrich Windl" <> | Date | Mon, 1 Apr 1996 08:57:45 +0100 | Subject | Re: Eject button, etc |
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On 30 Mar 96 at 12:39, Aleph One wrote:
> I been thinking about the eject button issues. I agree it would be nice > to have such feautre but i will be kernel bloat. Plus someone will think > in a few days something else that a keyboard shortcut for something else > would also be usefull. So what about if we make certain key conmibations > special (Ctl-F1, Ctrl-F2, etc?) and have the kernel request kerneld so > comply with the request. That way you could bind any program to the > shortcuts, be it eject the cd, log everyone out, or anything else. What > you think? What does the kerneld author think?
No, no, no!!! What has the keybaord driver to do with CD-ROMs? Nothing! If you want to do that, then start a program on a virtual console, waiting for a key. Then your program can do ejects, mounts, whatever you like.
> > Aleph One / aleph1@dfw.net > http://underground.org/ > KeyID 1024/948FD6B5 > Fingerprint EE C9 E8 AA CB AF 09 61 8C 39 EA 47 A8 6A B8 01
Ulrich
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