IMO, these buttons are non-standard - hence not supported by java.

-cheers,
Manish

This simple source indicates there is no keyboard
event sent for the play/stop/next/previous keys of my
'Genius'* media aware keyboard.

* (shrugs vaguely) I think they are out of Taiwan,
it was $25 at Woolies.

<sscce>
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

class ListenType extends JFrame implements KeyListener {

 ListenType() {
   setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE );
   setSize(400,400);
   JTextArea lbl = new JTextArea("Hi!");
   lbl.addKeyListener(this);
   getContentPane().add( lbl );
 }

 public static void main(String[] args) {
   ListenType lt = new ListenType();
   lt.setVisible(true);
 }

 public void keyReleased(KeyEvent ke) {}

 public void keyPressed(KeyEvent ke) {}

 public void keyTyped(KeyEvent ke) {
   System.out.println( ke.toString() );
 }
}
</sscce>

..so - JNI?

Andrew T.