How to use extra keys in Xfree86 4.x with fluxbox

In order to take advantage of extra keys in xfree w/fluxbox you can use xmodmap.

I have an Trackpoint USB Space Saver Keyboard, it has 87 keys and is lapsized. It includes a mouse, which is definately key for the lazy in me.

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Using xev, I managed to find the keycodes for Web Page Forward and Web Page Backward. (233, and 234)

Then I wrote a text file for xmodmap:

! IBM Spacesaver Trackpoint USB Webpageforward and back
keycode 233 = XF86AudioNext
keycode 234 = XF86AudioPause

Then I included this in my .xsession file like so:

/usr/X11R6/bin/xmodmap /home/ashiant/.xmodmap

Finally I adjusted my fluxbox configuration to include the key bindings for these two keys. In the file ~/.fluxbox/keys I added:

None XF86AudioNext :execCommand xmms -f
None XF86AudioPause :execCommand xmms -u

/usr/lib/X11/XKeysymDB for a list of symbols you can assign to the keycode that isn't doing anything.