Media keys not working
My media programs (vlc, mpv, JRiver Media Center) do not respond to my media keys (keyboard/bluetooth). When evince (pdf viewer) is open (not focused), it appears that it is stealing the media key input. When evince is closed, I get the "blocked" popup when trying to use the media keys. So this seems like two different problems:
- Evince is stealing media key focus (surely I do not want my pdf viewer stealing my media keys).
- GNOME is actively blocking my media keys when evince is closed.
Output of dbus-monitor when evince is running (not focused):
method return time=1593184397.626330 sender=:1.31 -> destination=:1.32 serial=804778 reply_serial=781378
int32 68611
signal time=1593184399.262207 sender=:1.16 -> destination=:1.50 serial=76376 path=/org/gnome/Shell; interface=org.gnome.Shell; member=AcceleratorActivated
uint32 113
array [
dict entry(
string "device-id"
variant uint32 9
)
dict entry(
string "timestamp"
variant uint32 1440667594
)
dict entry(
string "action-mode"
variant uint32 1
)
dict entry(
string "device-node"
variant string "/dev/input/event7"
)
]
signal time=1593184399.262515 sender=:1.50 -> destination=:1.3344 serial=233 path=/org/gnome/SettingsDaemon/MediaKeys; interface=org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys; member=MediaPlayerKeyPressed
string "Evince"
string "Play"
Output of dbus-monitor when evince is closed:
signal time=1593184630.205073 sender=:1.16 -> destination=:1.50 serial=76478 path=/org/gnome/Shell; interface=org.gnome.Shell; member=AcceleratorActivated
uint32 113
array [
dict entry(
string "device-id"
variant uint32 9
)
dict entry(
string "timestamp"
variant uint32 1440898536
)
dict entry(
string "action-mode"
variant uint32 1
)
dict entry(
string "device-node"
variant string "/dev/input/event7"
)
]
method call time=1593184630.205395 sender=:1.50 -> destination=:1.16 serial=240 path=/org/gnome/Shell; interface=org.gnome.Shell; member=ShowOSD
array [
dict entry(
string "icon"
variant string "action-unavailable-symbolic"
)
]
Additional details:
- Microsoft Sidewinder keyboard | Taotronics bluetooth headphones
- GNOME 3.36.3