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I don't know if this is a configuration issue or a hardware issue, but I have a Kinesis Advantage USB keyboard and for some reason the F3-F5 keys aren't responding as they used to. They don't respond to anything and, when I tried using F5 on Emacs, it said <XF86AudioNext> is undefined, so I guess it's a weird mapping problem.

Any idea how I could remap them to the original meaning?

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How do you like those things? I've always been interested in trying one, but never really found anyone with one I could poke at, or heard any real reviews. – Fake Name Apr 17 '10 at 4:59
I'm very satisfied with mine. I started having pain after a translation gig (a lot more uninterrupted typing than programming) and this keyboard (along with other preventive practices) significantly helped stop it from reappearing. It's very comfy :) – obvio171 Apr 17 '10 at 14:41
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You have the Multimedia Group features enabled (=n). To turn off, activate the master settings:

To change a setting, pressing and hold the “=” key in the number row (above the Tab key) on your Advantage keyboard, then tap the appropriate second key. To turn off all settings in a group, activate one of the master settings (=m, =p, or =w).

Multimedia Group features, =n

  • F3 - Previous track
  • F4 - Play, Pause
  • F5 - Next track
  • F9 - Mute
  • F10 - Volume down
  • F11 - Volume up
  • Pause - Stop
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Go to the Keyboard Shortcuts section of your desktop environment configuration and map them.

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Keyboard shortcuts map key combinations to desktop environment actions. What I want is to map keys to keys or, preferably, find out why the default mapping is not working anymore. – obvio171 Apr 17 '10 at 14:37
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