Google-play-music-desktop-player-unofficial-: BT headphones: handle KEY_PLAYCD/KEY_PAUSECD

[jfessard]

OS:
Ubuntu 16.04
GPMDP Version:
4.5.0
Issue Descriptions:
My headphones (Sony WH100XM2) have next/prev/play-pause but only next/prev works. Play pause does nothing. (the events get sent)
I tried withevtest and discovered it doesn't send KEY_PLAYPAUSE or even KEY_PLAY but KEY_PLAYCD and KEY_PAUSECD(code 200 and 201 respectively)
Related Issue
I saw that someone reported almost the exact same thing on the electron github but it was never addressed.
https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/2210
Also, this seems to come from a lower level than GPDM:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-settings-daemon/+bug/1397142

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[superdachs]

OS:
Windows 10
Version:
Was not able to find out, a info section in settings would be helpful

I have a Sennheiser hd 4.50 btnc also with some controls but none of them working except volume but they control os volume.

[impankratov]

Same here, with sony WH-H900N (h.ear on 2). Next/prev works fine, but not the play/pause.

[Saucistophe]

Same here, MPOW 059 (Yeah, a cheap one.) on Linux Mint 19 and 19.1: Same as above, Next/prev works fine, but not the play/pause.

Edit: I fixed/kludged it by using xbindkeys to manually resend the right key code. Oh well, as long as it works.

[impankratov]

@Saucistophe would be really great if you could post your fix here

[Saucistophe]

@impankratov Well certainly. I used the commands on this page to copy the current key mappings to a .xbindkeysrc file: https://www.systutorials.com/docs/linux/man/1-xbindkeys/

Then I added that thingy at the end to map KEY_PLAYCD and KEY_PAUSECD to XF86AudioPlay:

"xdotool key XF86AudioPlay"
    c:208
"xdotool key XF86AudioPlay"
    c:209

And finally had to start xbindkeys on X server statup, by simply adding _xbindkeys_ to my .xprofile (located in my home folder).

[impankratov]

@Saucistophe thanks, got it working!
In my case, had to add a little sleep:

"sleep 0.1 && xdotool key XF86AudioPlay"
        c:208        
"sleep 0.1 && xdotool key XF86AudioPlay"
        c:209