-table.insert(globalkeys, key({ cmdmodkey }, "n", function () awful.util.spawn("sensible-browser") end))
-table.insert(globalkeys, key({ cmdmodkey }, "m", function () awful.util.spawn(terminal .. " -e mutt -f =store") end))
-table.insert(globalkeys, key({ cmdmodkey }, "t", function () awful.util.spawn(terminal) end))
-table.insert(globalkeys, key({ cmdmodkey }, "c", function () awful.util.spawn(terminal .. " -e python") end))
-table.insert(globalkeys, key({ cmdmodkey }, "r", function () awful.util.spawn("gmrun") end))
-table.insert(globalkeys, key({ cmdmodkey }, "j", function () awful.util.spawn("jpilot") end))
-table.insert(globalkeys, key({ cmdmodkey }, "x", function () awful.util.spawn("/sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --background --exec /usr/bin/xscreensaver; xscreensaver-command -lock") end))
-table.insert(globalkeys, key({ cmdmodkey, "Shift" }, "x", function () awful.util.spawn("xscreensaver-command -exit") end))
+globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(globalkeys,
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "n", function () awful.spawn("firefox") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "m", function () awful.spawn("chromium --enable-remote-extensions") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "y", function () awful.spawn(terminal .. " -e python") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "c", function () awful.spawn("thunderbird") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "r", function () mypromptbox[mouse.screen]:run() end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "g", function () awful.spawn("gscan2pdf") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "v", function () awful.spawn("virt-manager") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "l", function () awful.spawn("libreoffice") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "f", function () awful.spawn("thunar") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "i", function () awful.spawn(terminal .. " -name irc -e env MOSH_TITLE_NOPREFIX=true mosh -4 -- irc-host tmux new -DAs irc irssi") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "x", function () awful.spawn.with_shell("/sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --background --exec /usr/bin/xscreensaver -- -no-capture-stderr; sleep 2; xscreensaver-command -lock") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey, "Shift" }, "x", function () awful.spawn("xscreensaver-command -exit") end),
+
+-- function keys
+awful.key(nil, "XF86ScreenSaver", function () awful.spawn("xset dpms force off") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86AudioMute", function () awful.spawn("pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "End", function () awful.spawn("pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86AudioLowerVolume", function () awful.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume 0 -2%") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "Next", function () awful.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume 0 -2%") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86AudioRaiseVolume", function () awful.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume 0 +2%") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "Prior", function () awful.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume 0 +2%") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86AudioMicMute", function () awful.spawn("pactl set-source-mute 1 toggle") end),
+awful.key({ cmdkey }, "Home", function () awful.spawn("pactl set-source-mute 1 toggle") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86MonBrightnessDown", function () awful.spawn("xbacklight -dec 5%") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86MonBrightnessUp", function () awful.spawn("xbacklight -inc 5%") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86Display", function () awful.spawn("") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86WLAN", function () awful.spawn("") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86Tools", function () awful.spawn("") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86Search", function () awful.spawn("") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86LaunchA", function () awful.spawn("") end),
+awful.key(nil, "XF86Explorer", function () awful.spawn("") end)
+)