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| − | The Access IBM Button is a button situated in the upper left corner of the keyboard on modern ThinkPads. It is intended to be a means of quick access to help and support. Technically it is nothing else than a button that | + | {| width="100%" |
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| + | The Access IBM Button is a button situated in the upper left corner of the keyboard on modern ThinkPads. It is intended to be a means of quick access to help and support. Technically it is nothing else than a button that can be configured to launch a certain piece of software. | ||
On earlier models this button is labelled "ThinkPad". | On earlier models this button is labelled "ThinkPad". | ||
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| + | == Linux support == | ||
| + | Under Linux, the IBM ThinkPad(tm) special keys can be enabled using [[tpb]]. | ||
| + | I.e., to make pressing the Access IBM Button launch ntpctl, add the following line /etc/tpbrc file: | ||
| + | THINKPAD /usr/bin/X11/xterm -T ntpctl -e ntpctl | ||
| − | [[Category:Glossary]] | + | To make pressing the Access IBM Button launch the ThinkWiki homepage, add the following line: |
| + | <nowiki>THINKPAD /usr/bin/firefox http://www.thinkwiki.org</nowiki> | ||
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| + | See the [[tpb]] page and the [[How to get special keys to work | ThinkPad special keys HOWTO]] for more information. | ||
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| + | == Windows support (2000 or XP) == | ||
| + | If you want to customize the program that is launched when the Access IBM button is pressed while | ||
| + | the machine is running Windows (2000 or XP) you can change the following registry entry: | ||
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| + | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\TPHOTKEY\8001 | ||
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| + | Here are the default values: | ||
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| + | [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\TPHOTKEY\8001] | ||
| + | "File"="C:\\Program Files\\IBM\\Access IBM\\\\aibm.exe" | ||
| + | "DispName"="Access IBM" | ||
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| + | == Related Links == | ||
| + | *[http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/think/thinkvantagetech/accessibm.html IBMs Access IBM ThinkVantage Technology page] | ||
| + | *[http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/AIBM-TOOLS.html Access IBM - Customization Guide] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Glossary]][[Category:R40]] [[Category:R40e]] [[Category:R50]] [[Category:R50e]] [[Category:R50p]] [[Category:R51]] [[Category:T20]] [[Category:T21]] [[Category:T22]] [[Category:T23]] [[Category:T30]] [[Category:T40]] [[Category:T40p]] [[Category:T41]] [[Category:T41p]] [[Category:T42]] [[Category:T42p]] [[Category:T43]] [[Category:T43p]] [[Category:TransNote]] [[Category:X20]] [[Category:X21]] [[Category:X23]] [[Category:X24]] [[Category:X30]] [[Category:X31]] [[Category:X32]] [[Category:X40]] [[Category:X41]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 5 May 2005
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The Access IBM Button is a button situated in the upper left corner of the keyboard on modern ThinkPads. It is intended to be a means of quick access to help and support. Technically it is nothing else than a button that can be configured to launch a certain piece of software. On earlier models this button is labelled "ThinkPad". |
Linux support
Under Linux, the IBM ThinkPad(tm) special keys can be enabled using tpb.
I.e., to make pressing the Access IBM Button launch ntpctl, add the following line /etc/tpbrc file:
THINKPAD /usr/bin/X11/xterm -T ntpctl -e ntpctl
To make pressing the Access IBM Button launch the ThinkWiki homepage, add the following line:
THINKPAD /usr/bin/firefox http://www.thinkwiki.org
See the tpb page and the ThinkPad special keys HOWTO for more information.
Windows support (2000 or XP)
If you want to customize the program that is launched when the Access IBM button is pressed while the machine is running Windows (2000 or XP) you can change the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\TPHOTKEY\8001
Here are the default values:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\TPHOTKEY\8001] "File"="C:\\Program Files\\IBM\\Access IBM\\\\aibm.exe" "DispName"="Access IBM"
