How to control media player while playing a game with Logitech Keyboard?
Hey I've been trying to play games and play music in the background.
I have a multimedia player keyboard from Logitech. When you press <FN> on the keyboard, you can press buttons <F1> to <F10> for the second function. If I press <FN> <F5> it opens Winamp, which is cool, but the other buttons like "Play" etc. don't work, only in Windows Media Player.
This is fine, but can I somehow let the keys work in the background while playing a game?
It's cumbersome to press <ALT> <TAB> to go to the player and change the song.
Is there a solution so that I can play games and use the keyboard to skip music?
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Hey I've been trying to play games and play music in the background.
I have a multimedia player keyboard from Logitech. When you press <FN> on the keyboard, you can press buttons <F1> to <F10> for the second function. If I press <FN> <F5> it opens Winamp, which is cool, but the other buttons like "Play" etc. don't work, only in Windows Media Player.
This is fine, but can I somehow let the keys work in the background while playing a game?
It's cumbersome to press <ALT> <TAB> to go to the player and change the song.
Is there a solution so that I can play games and use the keyboard to skip music?
logitech-keyboard multimedia
edited Oct 16 '14 at 1:09
Robotnik
2,05521837
asked Aug 20 '11 at 8:23
DinDin
111
add a comment |
Hey I've been trying to play games and play music in the background.
I have a multimedia player keyboard from Logitech. When you press <FN> on the keyboard, you can press buttons <F1> to <F10> for the second function. If I press <FN> <F5> it opens Winamp, which is cool, but the other buttons like "Play" etc. don't work, only in Windows Media Player.
This is fine, but can I somehow let the keys work in the background while playing a game?
It's cumbersome to press <ALT> <TAB> to go to the player and change the song.
Is there a solution so that I can play games and use the keyboard to skip music?
logitech-keyboard multimedia
edited Oct 16 '14 at 1:09
Robotnik
2,05521837
asked Aug 20 '11 at 8:23
DinDin
111
Hey I've been trying to play games and play music in the background.
I have a multimedia player keyboard from Logitech. When you press <FN> on the keyboard, you can press buttons <F1> to <F10> for the second function. If I press <FN> <F5> it opens Winamp, which is cool, but the other buttons like "Play" etc. don't work, only in Windows Media Player.
This is fine, but can I somehow let the keys work in the background while playing a game?
It's cumbersome to press <ALT> <TAB> to go to the player and change the song.
Is there a solution so that I can play games and use the keyboard to skip music?
logitech-keyboard multimedia
logitech-keyboard multimedia
edited Oct 16 '14 at 1:09
Robotnik
2,05521837
asked Aug 20 '11 at 8:23
DinDin
111
edited Oct 16 '14 at 1:09
Robotnik
2,05521837
asked Aug 20 '11 at 8:23
DinDin
111
edited Oct 16 '14 at 1:09
Robotnik
2,05521837
edited Oct 16 '14 at 1:09
Robotnik
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edited Oct 16 '14 at 1:09
Robotnik
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asked Aug 20 '11 at 8:23
DinDin
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asked Aug 20 '11 at 8:23
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111
asked Aug 20 '11 at 8:23
DinDin
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There are several ways to accomplish what you want. First, which Logitech keyboard do you have? Some of them are programmable such as the G15 and G11 — which allow you to assign functions, macros, or hot-keys for whatever purpose you might need:
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/434/285?section=downloads&bit=&osid=-1&file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fpub%2Fgaming%2Fkeyboards%2FGamePanel3.06.128-Multi.dmg
If your keyboard isn't one of the programmable models, then you can also run a background application or script to control your music, volume, etc. Depending on what platform you're running and extent of your music control needs there are many options.
edited Aug 20 '11 at 15:06
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The Logitech Multimedia Keyboard Plugin for Winamp should sort you out.
It's a bit old (in Internet years it's prehistoric) but hopefully it still works - there are positive reviews within the last year at least.
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There are several ways to accomplish what you want. First, which Logitech keyboard do you have? Some of them are programmable such as the G15 and G11 — which allow you to assign functions, macros, or hot-keys for whatever purpose you might need:
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/434/285?section=downloads&bit=&osid=-1&file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fpub%2Fgaming%2Fkeyboards%2FGamePanel3.06.128-Multi.dmg
If your keyboard isn't one of the programmable models, then you can also run a background application or script to control your music, volume, etc. Depending on what platform you're running and extent of your music control needs there are many options.
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There are several ways to accomplish what you want. First, which Logitech keyboard do you have? Some of them are programmable such as the G15 and G11 — which allow you to assign functions, macros, or hot-keys for whatever purpose you might need:
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/434/285?section=downloads&bit=&osid=-1&file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fpub%2Fgaming%2Fkeyboards%2FGamePanel3.06.128-Multi.dmg
If your keyboard isn't one of the programmable models, then you can also run a background application or script to control your music, volume, etc. Depending on what platform you're running and extent of your music control needs there are many options.
edited Aug 20 '11 at 15:06
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There are several ways to accomplish what you want. First, which Logitech keyboard do you have? Some of them are programmable such as the G15 and G11 — which allow you to assign functions, macros, or hot-keys for whatever purpose you might need:
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/434/285?section=downloads&bit=&osid=-1&file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fpub%2Fgaming%2Fkeyboards%2FGamePanel3.06.128-Multi.dmg
If your keyboard isn't one of the programmable models, then you can also run a background application or script to control your music, volume, etc. Depending on what platform you're running and extent of your music control needs there are many options.
edited Aug 20 '11 at 15:06
3498DB
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answered Aug 20 '11 at 9:22
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There are several ways to accomplish what you want. First, which Logitech keyboard do you have? Some of them are programmable such as the G15 and G11 — which allow you to assign functions, macros, or hot-keys for whatever purpose you might need:
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/434/285?section=downloads&bit=&osid=-1&file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fpub%2Fgaming%2Fkeyboards%2FGamePanel3.06.128-Multi.dmg
If your keyboard isn't one of the programmable models, then you can also run a background application or script to control your music, volume, etc. Depending on what platform you're running and extent of your music control needs there are many options.
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The Logitech Multimedia Keyboard Plugin for Winamp should sort you out.
It's a bit old (in Internet years it's prehistoric) but hopefully it still works - there are positive reviews within the last year at least.
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The Logitech Multimedia Keyboard Plugin for Winamp should sort you out.
It's a bit old (in Internet years it's prehistoric) but hopefully it still works - there are positive reviews within the last year at least.
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The Logitech Multimedia Keyboard Plugin for Winamp should sort you out.
It's a bit old (in Internet years it's prehistoric) but hopefully it still works - there are positive reviews within the last year at least.
edited Aug 20 '11 at 15:07
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ColCol
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The Logitech Multimedia Keyboard Plugin for Winamp should sort you out.
It's a bit old (in Internet years it's prehistoric) but hopefully it still works - there are positive reviews within the last year at least.
edited Aug 20 '11 at 15:07
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answered Aug 20 '11 at 9:06
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