How can I remap the Eject key to another in OS X?

Question

I would like to remap the ⏏ (Eject) key to Volume Up.

I already have KeyRemap4MacBook and need the appropriate private.xml file.

Answer 1

Save this as private.xml:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<item>
    <name>eject to volume up</name>
    <identifier>eject_to_volume_up</identifier>
    <autogen>--ConsumerToConsumer-- ConsumerKeyCode::EJECT, ModifierFlag::NONE, ConsumerKeyCode::VOLUME_UP</autogen>
    <autogen>--ConsumerToConsumer-- ConsumerKeyCode::EJECT, VK_OPTION, VK_SHIFT, ConsumerKeyCode::VOLUME_UP, VK_OPTION, VK_SHIFT</autogen>
    <autogen>--ConsumerToConsumer-- ConsumerKeyCode::EJECT, VK_OPTION, ConsumerKeyCode::VOLUME_UP, VK_OPTION</autogen>
</item>
</root>

After that, press the reload XML button in the first tab and select the checkbox at the top of the list.

You can remove the delay with NoEjectDelay. There's no preference pane for it, but it just removes the delay after you install it and restart.

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