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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: ichirichi on Mon, 09 August 2010, 14:33:52

Title: Anyone have a solution ?
Post by: ichirichi on Mon, 09 August 2010, 14:33:52

Still waiting on my Filco Brownie and in the meantime I have been looking for something to change the volume in Windows 7.  Does anyone use an external control to adjust their volume or is it just me?  When gaming, I often change the volume via the keyboard multimedia keys and I think I am going to severely miss those keys when I use my Filco !

Anyone have any suggestions?

Title: Anyone have a solution ?
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 09 August 2010, 14:35:47

There is a device made by Griffin that you can use to handle those functions.  I can't remember the name, but I am sure someone will chime in a few minutes.

Title: Anyone have a solution ?
Post by: nanu on Mon, 09 August 2010, 14:41:13

Quote from: itlnstln;210730

There is a device made by Griffin that you can use to handle those functions.  I can't remember the name, but I am sure someone will chime in a few minutes.

Google says that a griffin volume device is called a Powermate.

Anyhow, I use an Autohotkey script for volume (http://tnl.iamserio.us/files/ahk/vol.ahk).

Title: Anyone have a solution ?
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 09 August 2010, 15:57:03

Quote from: nanu;210732

Google says that a griffin volume device is called a Powermate.

That's the one.

Title: Anyone have a solution ?
Post by: ichirichi on Mon, 09 August 2010, 16:24:46

Thank you very much!

YOU saved me £$£$ in that case :-)
Autohotkey with the following script works great in Windows 7:

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!PgUp::Send {Volume_Up 1}
!PgDn::Send {Volume_Down 1}

(Alt Page Up/Down) - works even in game mode for Call of Duty 4.

P.s. couldn't get your script to work :( Would love to use it though as I can see there is a volume limit on there possibly?

Title: Anyone have a solution ?
Post by: nanu on Mon, 09 August 2010, 17:50:21

Maybe it's modern Windows' per-app volume feature, so the method I use doesn't work? Just a guess. I'm still using decade-old XP.

Title: Anyone have a solution ?
Post by: ichirichi on Tue, 10 August 2010, 06:47:14

OH MY GOD............ WAT A SETUP.............caps intended

Mind explaining what those things do?

Title: Anyone have a solution ?
Post by: Rusty Rat on Tue, 10 August 2010, 07:26:39

Quote from: ichirichi;210850

OH MY GOD............ WAT A SETUP.............caps intended

Mind explaining what those things do?

Its the control unit for a Lego injection moulding machine. The IBM golfball is there to add a touch of class.

Title: Anyone have a solution ?
Post by: washuai on Sun, 15 August 2010, 12:20:15

Click on Ripster's trackball links in his sig.  That will give you some of it.

Title: Anyone have a solution ?
Post by: chongyixiong on Sun, 15 August 2010, 12:59:55

Quote from: washuai;212857

Click on Ripster's trackball links in his sig.  That will give you some of it.

Haha, I almost fell off my chair!
Was fast scrolling through the thread and I almost popped my eyes abit.

"Click on Ripster's ball links in his sig..." was that I read. HAHA