> I'm using i3wm and my external keyboard's multimedia > (previous,play/pause,next) keys aren't working.
> Multimedia keys however are working with MATE, so my question would be > which program can I substitute for playerctl? Personally, I replace MATE's default window manager (Marco) *with* i3. That way I benefit from i3's advantages as a window manager, but sound, USB mounting, monitor detection, etc. "just work" because MATE is still handling those things in the background. To try this: (1) Set MATE's window manager to i3 $ dconf write /org/mate/desktop/session/required-components/windowmanager "'i3'" (2) Hide desktop icons (they cause problems in i3) $ dconf write /org/mate/desktop/background/show-desktop-icons "false" (3) Get rid of mate-panel (assuming you only want to use i3-bar) $ dconf write /org/mate/desktop/session/required-components/panel "''" Then log out and log back in to MATE. If you later decide to go back to using MATE normally, revert those three steps: (1) $ dconf write /org/mate/desktop/session/required-components/windowmanager "'marco" (2) $ dconf write /org/mate/desktop/background/show-desktop-icons "true" (3) $ dconf write /org/mate/desktop/session/required-components/panel "'mate-panel'" and log out/in again.
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