https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:25:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3445/change-brightness-in-i3-macbook-pro/Hi guys, i installed arch linux, with gnome on my macbook pro 8.1. After 1 day i tried i3, and don't like gnome no more. All works well except the media keys of the keyboard (brightness, volume, etc). I read, that one could use `gnome-settings-daemon` but that doesn't work for me. Do i have something else than adding `exec /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon` to my `.i3/config`? Thanks in advance!Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:34:31 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3445/change-brightness-in-i3-macbook-pro/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3445/change-brightness-in-i3-macbook-pro/?answer=3451#post-id-3451You could just assign ([bindsym](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#keybindings)) your keys directly in .i3/config to change volume, brightness etc. You have to have a program to be executed, that has the needed ability though. `xbacklight` and `alsamixer` come to mind, but there are a bunch of alternatives. [xev](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Extra_Keyboard_Keys) is a great tool to get the definition of any pressed key. Media keys are recognized (most of the times) and can be used by their name. Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:25:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3445/change-brightness-in-i3-macbook-pro/?answer=3451#post-id-3451