XEV doesn't detect my key - is there any hope?

Question

On my keyboard, there are three keys - Cut, Copy, and Paste:

However, I cannot assign these as xev doesn't detect them. What can I do?

Not sure, but there are alternative ways to find out the key sym etc. Are you going to use it in a script? — Jacob Vlijm, May 01 '16 at 21:54
@JacobVlijm I'd just like to be able to press it and copy / paste / cut the text. — Tim, May 01 '16 at 21:54
I didn't try it yet (am on mobile) but did you see this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/extra_keyboard_keys — Jacob Vlijm, May 01 '16 at 22:01
@selurvedu I've re-posted the deleted answer in case it helps you — Tim, Nov 13 '23 at 10:57

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 13 '23 at 10:57

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Posted by tempforFind Me In The Woods on May 1 2016. Untested, do not know if this will work 7 years later.

You may be able to get the keyboard's unrecognized keys mapped with KeyTouch. Note that if your keyboard is not yet supported, you can get in touch with the developer Here.

Install it with sudo apt-get install keytouch keytouch-editor .

The app will be located in System -> Preferences -> Keytouch

answered Nov 13 '23 at 10:57

Tim

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Thanks, the program is functional, it works with all other extra buttons, but the cut-copy-paste buttons are still not detected. I think my PS/2 to USB adapter may be the culprit. It also detected my extra mouse buttons which I currently use as forward and back buttons – these are the default actions, but it's good to know I can remap them if I need to. – selurvedu Nov 13 '23 at 21:59
@selurvedu yeah, I expect those buttons are going to only be implemented for the windows drivers. Someone could probably release a new driver, but given it's a very old keyboard I doubt it will happen... – Tim Nov 14 '23 at 13:05

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 13 '23 at 10:58

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If xev can't detect the keys then you will need to use or write a different driver that can enable the keys. That keyboard looks very much like a rebranded Logitech keyboard so their drivers might be a start.

edited Nov 13 '23 at 10:58

Tim

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answered May 08 '16 at 09:50

Amias

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XEV doesn't detect my key - is there any hope?

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