[Bug 837647] [NEW] Assign "special" kbd keys to meaningful things

[Harald Sitter]

Public bug reported:

Many keyboards nowadays come with special keys that allow easy access to
certain features of the system. It would make all sorts of sense to link
as many of those to actual stuff as possible.

Concerns: keys might be wrongly mapped?
Short-term target: KDS
Mid-term target: upstream

Proposed associations:
Qt::Key_Battery => Battery Plasmoid
Qt::Key_WWW => default web browser
Qt::Key_LaunchMail => default email client
Qt::Key_Help => KHelpCenter

To be considered:

MPRIS (that way working for ever player?)
Qt::Key_MediaPlay => MPRIS PlayPause()
same for Pause and TogglePlayPause
Qt::Key_MediaStop => MPRIS Stop()
Qt::Key_MediaPrevious => MPRIS Previous()
Qt::Key_MediaNext => MPRIS Next()

Out of scope:
Qt::Key_Eject - usually already wired at either hardware level or handled by udev/other magic

** Affects: kubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: Confirmed

** Description changed:

  Many keyboards nowadays come with special keys that allow easy access to
  certain features of the system. It would make all sorts of sense to link
  as many of those to actual stuff as possible.
  
  Concerns: keys might be wrongly mapped?
+ Short-term target: KDS
+ Mid-term target: upstream
  
  Proposed associations:
  Qt::Key_Battery => Battery Plasmoid
  Qt::Key_WWW => default web browser
  Qt::Key_LaunchMail => default email client
  
  To be considered:
  
  MPRIS (that way working for ever player?)
  Qt::Key_MediaPlay => MPRIS PlayPause()
  same for Pause and TogglePlayPause
  Qt::Key_MediaStop => MPRIS Stop()
  Qt::Key_MediaPrevious => MPRIS Previous()
  Qt::Key_MediaNext => MPRIS Next()
  
  Out of scope:
  Qt::Key_Eject - usually already wired at either hardware level or handled by udev/other magic

** Changed in: kubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: kubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

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  Assign "special" kbd keys to meaningful things

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