Related Tags keyboard-layouts refer to how your keyboard's keys are arranged. keyboard-shortcuts are special key combinations that provide a shortcut to commonly used tasks in a program Keyboards are often subject to a lot of optimization in ergonomics.
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Is it possible to use AppsKey or other keys as modifier
Is it possible to use AppsKey (context menu key) or other keys as modifier using AutoHotKey program?
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Can I interchange my “Home, End” keys with “PageUp, PageDown” keys on dell latitude laptop?
The Home,End keys are at the top row in my laptop, and I use them most while selecting the entire line by pressing (Shift+Home, Shift+End) - it is very inconvenient. On the other hand, "PageUp, ...
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Microsoft ergonomic keyboard 4000 v10 key bounce issues
I've used a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard 4000 v10 for a few years, but the issue of key bounce with repeating deletes has become much worse since going to windows 7 64 bit professional.
"Key ...
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Short code keys for special language characters
So I am on Windows XP 64-bit and I don't know what I did at install but it's pretty nice.
I can do:
~n ~a ~o for ñ ã õ
'o for ó
"o for ö
`o for ò
^o for ô
etcetc. But how did this feature get ...
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Why most wireless keyboard do not have led indicator?
I want to buy a wireless keyboard. However, most do not have LED indicator for numlock capslock and scroll lock. I wonder why.
Mac keyboard has that. Most wireless keyboard for PC doesn't. They can ...
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Using CapsLock to switch the keyboard language layout
Currently I am using Recaps for switching between keyboard layouts. But I am looking for a replacement, because it is a little buggy and not updated for years. Do you know any replacement?
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Disabling keyboard input using the registry?
Can someone please help me with disabling keyboard input using the registry?
I know how to disable the mouse already, I just need to know how to disable the keyboard.
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Defining keyboard shortcuts involving the Fn key
I am accustomed to pressing Fn+Left to simulate the Home key and Fn+Right for End.
On a keyboard with physical Home and End keys, using these Fn keyboard shortcuts do not work.
How can I map custom ...
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How can I release stuck modifier keys (alt, ctrl etc) in VMware Workstation?
I have a VMware machine which has got trapped thinking that Alt is down - so trying to type results in activating menu functions like save etc. How can I return it to reality?
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Keyboard acting wierdly : Virus or Hardware issue?
I'm using HP Pavilion laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate running on it. Problem is:
Enter key on the keyboard doesn't seem to work
This problem is strange, It may sound wierd but let me see how to put ...
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Getting a Bloomberg keyboard to work on a standard machine
I have just gotten my hands on a Bloomberg Keyboard (Model CTB100) and it looks quite interesting... Its got a shed load of extra buttons (hopefully programmable), a USB port on the back, place for ...
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Shift key not working in Windows 7
The Shift keys on my laptop are not working, though it was fine until last night.
I'm running Windows 7 Professional 32-bit on a Dell Latitude e6410.
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Capture key events at system level to control e.g. alsamixer
In Linux window managers, it is easy to define actions for key events - e.g. in openbox:
<keybind key="XF86AudioRaiseVolume">
<action name="Execute">
<command>amixer set ...
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Detecting used terminal application (iTerm2)
Can one detect what terminal application is being used? I want the actual application, not TERM env in the question.
I'd like to detect iTerm 2 / Terminal.app so I could set OSX specific keyboard ...
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Device to become bluetooth?
Is there a device where I can plug in non-Bluetooth capable devices so that they would be capable of becoming Bluetooth devices?
I can only find devices that are already Bluetooth by themselves and ...
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Linux console: how to use different key maps for different devices?
My laptop has a US built-in keyboard and I am also connecting a good old Cherry keyboard with German key layout via a PS/2-to-USB adapter. Is there a way to install different keymaps used in the Linux ...
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Tab Key Randomly stops working, Why?
At times, the tab randomly stops working.
Once I restart the computer it's working again.
Has anyone seen something like this before?
I'm using a TypeMatrix keyboard.
Intel(R) Core 2 Duo CPU
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System constantly presses space bar by itself
A few minutes ago while watching a movie in VLC player, my video began to pause and unpause periodically (very fast).
I found out that the reason is that my computer acts like if I was holding the ...
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Left shift key not working when in combination with 't', 'y', 'g' and 'h' keys
The fact is that it doesn´t happen always. It is working normally and suddenly it start to fail. When it happens other keys work well, but these 4 not. It's Windows 7 on a Lenovo 420 laptop, but the ...
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How to define custom keys in a keyboard - Windows
I am using a laptop having Windows Vista. It lacks a numpad. But I want a numpad, without having an external keyboard, for some reason. I have a Fn key for special functions like screen brightness, ...
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laptop Keyboard typing input output mismatch
Suddenly my laptop (Acer Aspire 7740) (windows7) keyboard is malfunctioning. The output does not match the actual input i type.
When I type:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ` 1 2 ...
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Studio XPS 16 Fn key does not work
I had Vista on my laptop. After a Windows 7 clean install Fn key does not work. For example Fn+1 should be equal to Numpad1 but it does nothing. I have installed several drivers from Dell website but ...
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How to remove an extra keyboard layout that is not in the control panel option?
My keyboard setting have only 1 language in, but windows still keep another keyboard layout that I can't remove from the language input bar.
It can be seen here :
It's really annoying because it ...
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Bind multimedia keys
I've got an old keyboard (Compaq 9009) with multimedia keys.
How can I use these keys as shortcuts?
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What are possible causes of keyboard lag on my desktop machine?
I am running Windows 7 and began experiencing keyboard lag in most applications, and it seems to be getting worse. Certain websites are the worst - on some, I can type a sentence, take my hands off ...
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Laptop keyboard not working properly
I have Lenovo Ideapd Y510 laptop with windows 7 and its keyboard has suddenly stoped normal working. Its few keys are working and other are not as they should. As you can see in image the keyboard has ...
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Custom keyboard shortcuts in LibreOffice
Although I use Kubuntu Linux, this question probably applies to any OS that runs LibreOffice.
How do I make my custom keyboard shortcuts automatically load in LibreOffice? When you select "save," you ...
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Connecting Apple Wireless Keyboard on Fedora 15
I have an Apple Wireless bluetooth keyboard that I'd like to use with my Laptop running Fedora 15. The Bluetooth GUI tool is being extremely unhelpful.
It simply shows the keyboard in the list of ...
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HP Compaq NC6220 Keybarod not working [closed]
HP Compaq NC6220 Keybarod not working, Please advice. Thank You
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How to remap Super/Windows(left) key to control key in linux
Could anyone please tell me how to remap my Super(left) key to Ctrl key in Ubuntu Linux?
I mean Super(left) should work as control key..
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How to press F1 for BIOS without keyboard (PS/2 port broken)
A friend of mine has an old PC on which the PS/2 port is broken. After resetting the BIOS a "Press F1 to continue" prompt has blocked us from keep going.
The PS/2 port is broken and the USB ports are ...
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How do you catch and change keyboard characters with python?
I wanted to make silly custom keyboards, that would translate keystrokes to equivalents in silly alphabets (leetspeek, Cyrillic transliterations, upside-down characters..), but that turned out to be ...
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Disable left quick launch keys on hp g62 laptop
I have an HP g62 laptop with Windows 7.
It has some very anoying quick launch keys on the left. These keys open the calculator, printing, web browsing. As they are on the left of the keyboard, I keep ...
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Mimicing Mac-style command/alt/control keys in Linux
I absolutely love that Mac separates the command key from the control key, allowing OS shortcuts and text shortcuts to co-exist. It's incredibly useful, especially because it allows emacs shortcuts ...
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Booting from a CD when the keyboard isn't responding
I'm trying to boot into a CD. Unfortunately, I have to "press a key to continue" and my keyboard doesn't load/light up/start responding/etc. until after Windows starts. What can I do?
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HP keyboard seriously misbehaving, presses additional keys. How to fix?
Some keys on the keyboard on my HP Pavilion 2000-428DX press another key at the same time, which renders it unusable.
If I press I get
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ESC or Q ESC + Q
G or R G + R
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How to change the fluxbox keyboard configuration?
I am now using Ubuntu with it's native window manager, but I want to use fluxbox, because of the performance and because I used it before and I liked it... But, for some reason, fluxbox on this new ...
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How do I configure keyboard layouts in Ubuntu 12.04?
Ubuntu has moved to HAL, and commented out the keyboard section in xorg.conf. This means that GNOME keyboard layout tool no longer works outside of GNOME (I don't remember if it did before, but the ...
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Are there any “gotchas” when it comes to buying desktop keyboard that has touchpad? [closed]
I want to buy a laptop-like keyboard.. soft keys and touchpad in middle (not on one side!)
However, what things should I watch out for?
The reason I ask is because they don't seem very popular?
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How come my bind for ctrl-` doesn't work in Sublime Text 2 on Bootcamp?
Not sure what's up with this. But my default bind for ctrl-` in Sublime Text 2 doesn't work. I can rebind it to something else, that works, but the app doesn't recognize any bind involving the ` key.
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USB Switchboard of some kind - Do they exist?
I've come into a situation where I will have to be using two different computers (side by side) constantly. Now, there isn't enough space to keep two keyboards, two mice, and two headsets. After ...
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Mouse and keyboard malfunction on Windows 7
This issue is literally driving me insane! I experience intermitted problems where either a) my mouse wont click and hold, so I cannot select text, or draw a box or anything in photoshop. I have found ...
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Relative noise level of tactile keyboards
I'm hoping to replace my Apple aluminum keyboard with a more comfortable alternative. There are many great options out there—friends have recommended the Das Keyboard and the Tactile Pro—and I think ...
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Control Key Sometimes Work
It is becoming very frustrating and embarrassing that my control key occasionally works. It makes it hard to perform fast work when using keyboard shortcuts, for example: crtl-c, crtl-v etc.
Problem:
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Keyboard with hardware macros?
Are there any keyboards with extra programmable keys for which there is hardward-only support for macros? In other words, the macros can be programmed and played back on any OS without installing any ...
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Is Track Stick™ On DELL's Laptop Supposed To Come Off That Easy?
I have this little button trademarked by DELL as Track Stick™ comes loose:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RIb7HV1bKA&hd=1
Is it supposed to be like this and I should leave it or better to ...
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How to choose a keyboard for faster typing [closed]
I noticed that, with different keyboards, my typing speed varies greatly. However, I don't know what, exactly, in the keyboard, affects the typing speed?
My current keyboard makes me type very slow. ...
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Keyboard driver corrupted, cannot login. How do I fix without a reinstall?
Okay. So I have Windows XP Professional SP3.
Sometime ago the keyboard randomly stopped working all by itself. The num lock light is switched on at boot up - indicating it works but then it switches ...
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What is the “Pause” key used for in modern applications? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Why don't modern programs use scroll lock and pause keys anymore?
I am thinking about making my keyboard wedge scanner use the "Pause" as a prefix so I can know if ...
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keyboard F6 doesn't seem to work
I've the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
Several application which should had accept and react to the F6 key seem to ignore it. Same applications accept the other function keys (F5, F7, ...
