Reconfiguring volume up and down buttons? A few days ago, I came to know about apps such as Tasker and Locale. Today, I have purchased the Tasker app from Google Play. I have spent around more than an hour, going around and exploring the app.

I didn't find any option that would reconfigure/reprogram the volume up and down buttons (whereas camera button can be). Instead of having various different gestures and shakes to trigger/change/alter/start something, it would be lot more easier to just press the volume up and down buttons (or may be even different binary combinations of these two buttons).

Is it possible to reconfigure these buttons on automation app such as Tasker and Locale?
For Android 4.3 and above, I would recommend using Auto-Input by joaomgcd.


  It allows you to
  create a series of input actions, including physical button presses
  and various taps and swipes, to emulate some sort of macro sequence
  that can be executed inside any app of your choosing. And if you
  happen to be rooted, AutoInput has a Root feature that can literally
  simulate any input on your phone. "Android Police"


So in essence you can use the Volume up and Down buttons to do anything you want and to also make them do different things within different apps.

Here are some links to help you get going:

AutoInput

Autoinput App Projects

Examples of Use of Volume Buttons:

Double Click Volume Up in Chrome To Share Page - 
Learn how to react to the volume keys so that you can share your currently opened web page in Chrome

Volumecomboskip - Tasker Profile that Incorporates The Volume up and Down Button To skip songs