A hotkey is a keyboard key or a set of keys that, when pressed simultaneously, cause the operating system or a program to execute a specific and pre-configured action.
0
votes
2answers
29 views
Replacement for Google Desktop
Although Google Desktop was discontinued long ago, I kept the installer and was able to continue to use it. The functionality that I used the most was "hit Ctrl twice and bring up a Google search". ...
0
votes
1answer
35 views
Using Hot keys with vlc's dummy interface
I would like to be able to use the hotkeys for vlc via the dummy interface in command line.
The documentation says it's possible, but I haven't found how to do it.
Thanks a lot for yours answers!
0
votes
0answers
29 views
Why does my Excel macro fail when run from a hotkey and work when run from the macros ribbon?
I am really confused by what is going on with a macro I created to parse out space delimited files. The macro runs successfully as long as I select the macros ribbon and the macro from the dialog box. ...
0
votes
0answers
16 views
applications launched by keyboard hotkey start in background
I have recently acquired a keyboard (Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000) that has buttons to launch a variety of applications. I've installed the keyboard's drivers, and when I press the buttons the ...
0
votes
1answer
25 views
Disable screen orientation hot keys in windows 8 (ctrl alt arrow) [duplicate]
I want to disable the screen orientation hot keys. I have tried looking in the NVIDIA control panel, but I have not found the option in there yet.
Details:
I am using an Asus Zenbook running ...
0
votes
1answer
46 views
Hotkey only in a specific window
I want configure the key ENTER so when I press it only in a program (Bluestack app player), the mouse move at a certain position and make click. This is because when I press ENTER, in WHATSAP, makes ...
0
votes
0answers
24 views
Some keyboard keys stopped working when control pressed
All of a sudden, some keyboard shortcuts seem to have stopped working in applications. The two I'm noticing it for are "ctrl-k" and "ctrl-w". This is happening across multiple applications which ...
0
votes
0answers
16 views
Reverse scroll direction with modifier key in OSX
My Apple Might Mouse scroll button no longer scrolls up (natural scroll direction). I still use this to scroll down. When in a browser window I can scroll back up using SHIFT+SPACE.
Is there a way ...
0
votes
0answers
21 views
Remove sound effects selectively
I am wondering whether it's possible to disable certain sounds effects in Mac in a selective way. I mean, if I go to System Preferences->Sound->Sound effects and I put the "Alert Volume" down, then ...
0
votes
2answers
31 views
Cursor hotkeys for Mac
On Windows, I'm pretty quick with the cursor hotkeys. Like:
Ctrl + Arrow
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow
Ctrl + Home / End
Ctrl + Shift + Home / End
to move around the input area without using a mouse.
...
0
votes
1answer
104 views
Remap Caps Lock in Windows (escape *and* control) [duplicate]
There's plenty of utilities that remap keys, but I can't seem to find a very specific feature: I want to have caps lock act as the control modifier key when held down, but as escape when pressed on ...
0
votes
1answer
57 views
Excessive brightness in Vaio VGN-FE31H with Windows 8
I have a Vaio VGN-FE31H with Windows 8 32bits.
Right now, I don't have any option to ajust brightness and it's way too bright.
I would like to know which driver I have to install to get the hotkeys ...
0
votes
1answer
36 views
Apple keyboard mapping on Ubuntu KDE
I want to configure the Apple keyboard mapping on dell precision notebook keyboard on Ubuntu KDE such that alt-> win, ctrl->alt, fn -> ctrl.
That means i want to make the dell precision notebook ...
0
votes
0answers
124 views
Asus driver - fn-key + arrow keys doest work - Media keys
I have an Asus laptop and the arrow keys are media shortcuts, that doesn't work. It should be working like this:
fn + arrow-key-down --> play/pause media.
fn + arrow-key-up --> stop media.
fn + ...
1
vote
1answer
20 views
Is there a way in both OS X and Windows 7 to create a keyboard shortcut to launch a new instance of Chrome + on a speficic page?
So far I have not been able to find anything for either operating system (that doesn't require extensions to the browser or third party apps) that allows me to launch Chrome to a specific page. I see ...
2
votes
1answer
106 views
Disable hardwired chrome hot key ctrl+w?
Using Chrome's Remote Desktop I would like to pass Ctrl+W to an application on the other pc but that actually closes my Chrome window. Any way of disabling shortcut keys in Chrome?
I searched through ...
0
votes
1answer
26 views
Shortcut hotkeys occasionally not working
In Windows there's the option to assign a key combination in the properties of every shortcut (see screenshots). When these shortcuts are placed on the Desktop or in the Start menu, they act as global ...
0
votes
0answers
30 views
How to watch key states and simulate key combinations
I'm looking for a good way to manage keyboard hooks globally. Specifically I'm trying to map my Capslock key to be a "magic" key that triggers Escape when tapped and Control when used in combination. ...
0
votes
1answer
25 views
Re-binding the expose key on a macbook
The expose button on my macbook is absolutely useless to me as I use an application launcher. Is there some easy way to re-bind it to something more useful (like show desktop)? Or must I muck around ...
1
vote
0answers
25 views
Mapping a Microsoft Keyboard specific key under Linux, when xev doesn't see this key
I have a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000. Between the SpaceAlt Gr and MenuCtrl keys, I have a key with 3 application windows drawn on it, and which displays a 3D overlay of all open windows and cycle ...
1
vote
2answers
99 views
Hotkey in Windows context menu
I've added (in registry) an 'Open in Notepad++' item to my context menu in Windows 8 (for some reason, it is not added during the instalation).
I used the ampersand (&) to assign a hotkey, like ...
0
votes
0answers
31 views
Centos host, Windows client vm, is it possible for vm to catch certain keystrokes?
This is what I would like to do. I have a Linux host(centox 5.6) and a Windows 7 VM running on VMWare Player in unity mode. I extensively have to switch between apps on both OSs and Unity has been the ...
0
votes
1answer
48 views
Is there a way to manually disable the key shortcuts for Chrome's developer tools shortcuts?
Chrome thought it would be a really creative idea to have two different ways to tab between Developer tool panels. The traditional way, which is [ + a number. And in the latest release, decided to ...
0
votes
0answers
24 views
add “hotkey support” to website (please give an example)
Recently, my company has an "upgrade" for moving from an old application to Web Application. Then I have to say "goodbye" to all my hotkey combination. Before, I don't need to use the mouse, now I ...
3
votes
1answer
515 views
Windows 8 on ASUS notebook, Brightness Down does not work
Recently my brother installed Windows 8 on his ASUS notebook. He had problems with the FN keys, so he asked me to have a look at it. (I'm not sure what model, when I find out I'll post it)
I've ...
0
votes
2answers
46 views
In Vim what command will put the cursor at the last character in a file, not the last line?
I realize that G will move the cursor to the last line in file, but is there a command that will move to the last character? I know I can type G$ to do this, but I thought there might be a single ...
1
vote
3answers
371 views
Creating hotkey or keyboard shortcut for pasting specific text phrase in Mac OSX
I have a text phrase (actually, several phases) that I use frequently in multiple applications. I'd like to create a keyboard shortcut or hotkey that will paste this text phrase wherever I have placed ...
1
vote
0answers
130 views
Windows Key + X shortcut stopped working in Windows 8 64-bit laptop?
Okay so I got a new laptop, it's a week old, it is an Asus X501A-XX277H that came with windows 8 installed. At first the shortcut WinKey + X worked but now it does not while all the other shortcuts ...
0
votes
0answers
38 views
Use keyboard to shift focus to extension popup in chrome
So I know that in chrome you can now assign custom shortcuts that allow you to essentially "click" on an extension window.
However, is there any way to use the keyboard to focus on elements in the ...
2
votes
1answer
105 views
How can I create hotkey that instantly turns WiFi off? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Enable/disable wireless interface in a bat file
I need to create a hotkey that essentially instantly turns off my wireless radio card (whatever it is called), and either ...
0
votes
0answers
76 views
Setting the ungrab hotkey in Vmware Player 5 / Workstation 9 to Right Alt
After numerous bugs with virtualbox ( Namely random graphical failures ), I swapped to vmware player ( And since, vmware workstation ). However, I'd like to change the ungrab hotkey to the right alt ...
0
votes
1answer
73 views
Rebind Win+F hotkey in Windows 7
I want to remove the standard "Find" from Win+F and bind the key combination to my own program.
Is there a way to perform this task without any hook applications, for example, changes made through ...
1
vote
0answers
82 views
Input language and other Windows 7 hotkeys reset every time
I'm using four input languages: English, Japanese, Chinese and Greek. I'm used to having them on Left ALT+Shift+1, ...+2, ...+3 and ...+4, respectively. But on my Windows 7 computers, Alt+shift+1 and ...
1
vote
0answers
43 views
Find-And-Replace Any Selected Text
Goal: Quick find-and-replace for active selected text in any application.
Description:
I want a utility to quickly perform a predetermined find-and-replace for the current selected text in the active ...
1
vote
1answer
111 views
How do I disable these strange contrast hotkeys?
When I press Alt+Shift and Ctrl+Alt my screen changes contrast/. Ctrl+Alt sets it to "Default" while Alt+Shift cycles between "Normal", "Light", "Contrast", "Bright", "Vivid", "Intense", "Dimmed", and ...
0
votes
2answers
258 views
Computer always beeps when Ctrl and Shift pressed together
I have almost everything keyboard-related in the accessibility settings in Windows disabled and I still can't stop the OS from beeping every time Ctrl and Shift are pressed together.
I'm not sure or ...
1
vote
1answer
32 views
Win+1,2,3, etc. equivalent for Mac OS X
My Question: Is there an equivalent keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X to the windows one where you type Win+1 and it will launch the first application in your taskbar (see the first shortcut mentioned in ...
0
votes
1answer
101 views
Change the hotkey in OneNote 2007 (<Windows-N> to <Something-Else > ) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to disable or change the Windows+S hotkey in OneNote
OneNote hijacked the Windows+N key on my System and I can't find a way to tell it to use another hotkey, say ...
0
votes
0answers
10 views
Win+<number> hotkey to select a window in Windows XP (like Win 7) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows XP Quick Launch shortcuts with WinKey
In Windows 7, I can press Win+1 and it will automatically select the window for whatever program is first in the bottom ...
1
vote
1answer
74 views
Is it possible to disable a windows keyboard shortcut?
Is it possible to disable any default windows keyboard shortcut? I want to reuse win+space for something else, but it is already taken by the system to switch between keyboard layouts. Windows 8 ...
-3
votes
2answers
34 views
How to make people understand what the default button is on a website? [closed]
I'm building a website and people just don't get the default button. They never hit enter, they use their mouse and click.
It's frustrating since I made the button light blue with a surrounding ...
1
vote
0answers
31 views
in automator how can I make a hotkey to insert string
What I want to do seems simple, but all the automator docs cover different functionalities. I have a number of strings that I have to input repeatedly throughout the day and I want to make hotkeys to ...
2
votes
1answer
164 views
How To Map Fn+Key (Multiple Keys) To Other Key in Windows?
I've got a ThinkPad W530 laptop, which replaces the Application Key (also known as Menu Key or Mouse Right Click key, usually between Right Alt and Right Ctrl) with the Print Screen key.
So, I need ...
0
votes
1answer
66 views
How to Search for Text Field in a Website with Firefox?
How to Search for Text Field in a Page with Firefox?
What do I put in the find bar?
1
vote
1answer
82 views
“Gnome 2.28.2: LCtrl+LShift as a combination to change layout” Issue
I am used to change the layout using keys combination CTRL + SHIFT. Not to mention that lots of applications use that combination as a part of another complex combination. Say - CTRL + SHIFT + TAB in ...
0
votes
0answers
37 views
Layout switching hotkey masks shortcuts of IDE
I'm running CrunchBang linux based on Debian Squeeze. I found out that my preferred shortcut for switching keyboard layouts Shift+Alt somehow hide all other shortcuts containing this combination in ...
0
votes
1answer
319 views
How can i map Fn+[keys] to emulate multimedia keys (prev, pause, next song…) in a laptop?
Background:
I have a new laptop than comes as usual, with a Fn key, and in the keyboard, the row with the regular function keys also is used for other functions like brightness, volume, turn ...
0
votes
1answer
214 views
How to scroll in grub2 shell?
The outputs of the help and/or vbeinfo command of grub2 shell are massive. How to scroll up the output? I've tried PageUp、Shift+PageUp, but nothing happened.
0
votes
1answer
82 views
How to disable the “Windows” key but not “Windows + any” key? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Prevent Windows Key from Opening Start Menu in Windows 7
I want to disable the Windows key but not Windows+any key.
For reasons that I use some software to let ...
1
vote
1answer
48 views
What is the hotkey to select the first text input area in firefox?
I found out about it yesterday.
When you press it, the cursor will move to the first text input area in the web page.
It's completely wiped from my mind now though.
Note: I am using windows 7
