Key Bindings for suspend???

[frosterrj]

I finally got my 9.1 system to actually go into suspend, but only by setting the time settings in KDE Control Center.

 

How can I find out the key combination, or create a key binding, to set the machine into suspend mode without waiting for the time set in Kcontrol?

 

thanks,

robert

[paleo]

ok. I think this should work for you as well.

1. create a script file named 'suspend' or whatever ; something like

 

#! /bin/bash

apm -s

 

(you do need to suid root /usr/bin/apm in case you haven't done so already)

2. open kmenuedit and add an entry for this script. Kmenuedit also allows you to assign a shortcut key, say Win+S

 

Doing these two things works for me. Pressing Win+S calls up the suspend script which sends my computer into suspend mode.

 

I took the relevant instructions for step 2 from:

http://mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php?t=2308

 

cheers

 

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[frosterrj]

Thanks for the reply.

 

I hadnt gotten a chance to come back and post my solution, which also works just as well:

 

Just right-click on the desktop, create link to applicaton, and in the execute section type: /usr/bin/apm -s, put a funky icon on it and now all I do is click on it from the desktop.

 

I'll check out the menu thing though, havent done that before.

 

 

Robert