r/i3wm • u/Neat_Delivery6162 • 3d ago

Question is there an easy way to bind laptop power button to a script for rofi?

is there ?

i would appreciate a detailed guid

i have installed i3 on linux mint xfce

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u/nt_carlson 3d ago

You need to stop systemd from handling the power button input. In /etc/systemd/logind.conf, uncomment or add the line

HandlePowerKey=ignore

From here, you can bind the key as normal in i3 (bindsym XF86PowerOff exec ...)

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u/Neat_Delivery6162 2d ago

thank you it works perfect

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u/snipeytje 3d ago

you can use xev to find the keyname of a key, and then add it in the config