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+# media keys and similar configuration
+
+# notifies of volume changes
+exec --no-startup-id pasystray --notify-all
+
+# win-shift-a for audio device configuration tab
+bindsym $mod+Shift+a exec pavucontrol -t 5
+
+# Media keys
+bindsym XF86AudioPlay exec --no-startup-id playerctl play-pause && notify-send -t 500 "Play-Pause pressed"
+# Volume keys NOTE: won't work if nothing is playing (which I consider an improvement
+# over randomly stopping working as I enable and disable audio devices).
+set $sink $(pactl list short sinks | grep RUNNING | cut -f1)
+bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume $sink -5% # && notify-send -t 500 "$(pulsemixer --get-volume)"
+bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume $sink +5% # && notify-send -t 500 "$(pulsemixer --get-volume)"
+bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute $sink toggle # mute sound