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    Ideapad - Customized Volume and Itunes Controls for y510p / y410p

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by slothy55, Sep 12, 2013.

  1. slothy55

    slothy55 Newbie

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    Hey Guys,

    I'm generally a lurker on forums but I recently got my y510p and really didn't like having to have both hands free in order to increase the volume using FN+arrows. I've created a quick fix and decided it was worth sharing, even if only one other person benefits from it.

    I also wanted a way to control Itunes without having to Alt-tab out of a game. I modified two scripts using AutoHotkey that I thought might be of some use.

    These scripts will make it so that your PgUp/PgDn keys control volume. Your Home key will control Play/Pause on itunes, and End will play next song. These scripts can be altered however you like, this is just how I like it since I don't use those keys for anything else.

    1. Download and install AutoHotkey
    2. Grab the scripts - itunes and volume
    3. Just put those somewhere you can find them easily for now.
    4. To make it so that these scripts load on startup you'll need to right click each of them, select Create Shortcut.
    5. Right click your windows Start Button, go to Explore All Users, navigate to the Startup folder and place the shortcuts you just made in here.
    6. Next time you restart your computer you should be all set for the basic usage.


    IMPORTANT PART:
    If you want these scripts to work while you are in a game, you'll need to RUN THEM AS ADMINISTRATOR.

    I'm sure someone smarter than me can figure out a way to automate this. But for now, what I do is -- Right click the script and select Run as adminstrator. This will allow you control of your volume and itunes while playing something like League of Legends/Skyrim/whatever.

    Y410p users might think the volume keys are backwards since their keyboard is set up differently.

    Let me know if you have any questions.

    Enjoy.
     
    slothy55, Sep 12, 2013
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    xzeldax3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks, this is extremely helpful. If you right-click the script and compile it, you will be able to right-click the compiled script and make it always run in admin mode in its properties (under the Compatibility tab). The only drawback to this is that you won't be able to edit it so you'll need to edit the original script and re-compile it.
     
    xzeldax3, Sep 16, 2013
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