Media Key Support for Firefox

Add support for global media keys.

Currently only support Windows.

Special thanks to [Alexandre Poirot] (http://blog.techno-barje.fr/) for his great js-ctypes tutorials and the idea of using message-only window:

• http://blog.techno-barje.fr/post/2010/08/27/jsctypes-win32api-jetpack-jetintray/
• https://github.com/ochameau/jetintray

How to build

make xpi

How to use

In chrome code

For example, in extension code or [userChromeJS] (http://userchromejs.mozdev.org/) script:

1. observe mediakey topic, and check data:

• next
• previous
• stop
• play_pause

2. communicate with content scripts

see examples/mk_test.uc.js

In content script (not recommended)

For example, in [Greasemonkey] (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/) script:

1. enable "Simulate Key Events"
2. listen to keyup event, and check keyCode:

• 0xB0 / 176 (next)
• 0xB1 / 177 (previous)
• 0xB2 / 178 (stop)
• 0xB3 / 179 (play_pause)

see examples/mk_test.user.js

License

GNU General Public License v3.0

http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html