Das Multimedia Keys

[nolliepoper]

I read that the Das silent model S keyboards with Cherry MX Browns have multimedia keys.
Does anyone know how to use them? I read it may have to do with using the left windows key as a modifier to the F keys.

[Arcanius]

That is false.
The Das S keyboards used to have muiltimedia keys on F5-F9, but that didn't last very long, and currently shipping models don't have them anymore

[Arcanius]

I wasn't trying to be rude about it, sorry! Tone is hard to portray in writing. That's why I'm not the next Oscar Wilde. Noodles256 is the rude one! Welcome to geekhack, just noticed it's your first post!

[Arcanius]

So in the end was I rude about it or not?:behindsofa:
The Das multimedia keys were a topic of discussion a good while back, it's good to be clear about true or false statements.

[nolliepoper]

Uh, Welcome to Geekhack.  Arcanius is correct but a bit rude about it.

You can AutoHotkey those functions in a variety of ways.

I knew you would reply with a autohotkey suggestion. There is nothing wrong with using ahk but I would rather avoid it running ahk while playing star2 because it has the capability of performing more than one action, bind to one hotkey.

Nonetheless, while using your ahk script, I notice the volume tooltip but it does not modify my volume at all.

[slueth]

Hah Ripster likes ducky now . Glad to see you in the forums nollie.

[nolliepoper]

I won't be getting the Ducky Shine because I just bought my Das and the Ducky Shine uses Cherry MX Blacks.

Setting aside gaming and other keyboards, is there a working AHK script I can use to modify my volume?

I got the AHK script, ripster was working on, somewhat working using "Send {Volume_Up}" and "Send {Volume_Down}".

Source: autohotkey.com/docs/commands/SoundSet.htm

[kpeezy]

What are you actually trying to do? Do you want to control all sound output or just something specific? I use foobar2000 for my media player and I use custom foobar hotkeys to adjust the music volume while in game.

Let's actually help instead of giving out nonworking AHK scripts (no matter how proud of them Ripster is).

edit: and it should be obvious to anyone with a low level English vocabulary that the first response is not rude in any way.

[The Solutor]

I won't be getting the Ducky Shine because I just bought my Das and the Ducky Shine uses Cherry MX Blacks.

Setting aside gaming and other keyboards, is there a working AHK script I can use to modify my volume?

I suggest you to use volumouse (+ optional 3vx to have the OSD), emulating a volume knob with the mouse wheel is way better than messing with AHK

[nolliepoper]

What are you actually trying to do? Do you want to control all sound output or just something specific? I use foobar2000 for my media player and I use custom foobar hotkeys to adjust the music volume while in game.

Let's actually help instead of giving out nonworking AHK scripts (no matter how proud of them Ripster is).

edit: and it should be obvious to anyone with a low level English vocabulary that the first response is not rude in any way.

I was original asking how to use the Das multimedia keys and it turned out they discontinued their keyboards that replaced the left windows key to a function key for multimedia F keys.

So, I decided to test out ripster's AHK script and it turned out to not work for me. Then I made a few minor tweaks and stole his tooltip idea, thanks for the idea.
I came up with this.

Code: [Select]

b = 0

#/::
Send {Volume_Up}
Tooltip, Vol: Up
SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 2000
return

#.::
Send {Volume_Down}
Tooltip, Vol: Down
SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 2000
return

#,::
Send {Volume_Mute}
if(b = 1)
{
Tooltip, Vol: On
b = 0
}
else
{
Tooltip, Vol: Off
b = 1
}
SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 2000
return

RemoveToolTip:
SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, Off
ToolTip
return

After that was all said and done, I may end up checking out The Solutor's volumouse program it seems like a simple concept to modifying my volume.