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Can I launch macros and shortcuts from a second keyboard on Linux?

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I have a small numpad keyboard which I would like to use for launching macros and shortcuts, along side my regular keyboard. I can attach macros and shortcuts to these keys (*i.e, numpad 1 minimises the active window*), but my primary keyboard numpad also activates the shortcut. I would like a way to have the secondary keyboard act completely separately and to then attach shortcuts to it. Here is the output I get from xinput. ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ LVT Recon gaming mouse id=10 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ LVT Recon gaming mouse id=11 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ Corsair Corsair K30A Gaming Keyboard id=13 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ SIGMACHIP USB Keyboard id=18 [slave pointer (2)] ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Sleep Button id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Corsair Corsair K30A Gaming Keyboard id=12 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Corsair Corsair K30A Gaming Keyboard id=14 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ LVT Recon gaming mouse id=15 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Corsair Corsair K30A Gaming Keyboard id=16 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ SIGMACHIP USB Keyboard id=17 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ SIGMACHIP USB Keyboard id=19 [slave keyboard (3)]
Asked by umbro_tracksuit (377 rep)
Mar 27, 2019, 02:21 PM
Last activity: Feb 24, 2023, 10:00 AM