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remapping Hyper to Caps Lock, which is a remap of F19…
I configured a custom Hyper key from this article by Steve Losh.
With my job computer, it's working.
With my home computer, it's not working… I have a F19 key on my keyboard, so the event handler of ...
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Keymapping help needed with Apple keyboard on Windows 7 e.g. \ (backslash), at (@), pipe |
I would like some definitive advice with precise steps as to how to get the correct characters (i.e. those shown on the keys themselves) to show when I type with them.
Specifically I need keys with ...
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Remapping keys without external software
It seems my keyboard keys do not match up to their actual outputs, it's a UK keyboard, with the UK language installed on the operating system. In this case Windows 8.
for example the AT key on the ...
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How to remap keys on a laptop keyboard? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I remap a keyboard key?
I'm using an HP EliteBook 8440p laptop and two of the keys on my keyboard (V and B) aren't working. Replacing the keyboard will take 2-3 ...
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How can I remap the Eject key to another in OS X?
I would like to remap the ⏏ (Eject) key to Volume Up.
I already have KeyRemap4MacBook and need the appropriate private.xml file.
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Remapping Keys and Mouse
I have a CAD application where I need to remap some mouse and keyboard combinations.
Does anyone have any idea what I can use for this, preferably freeware if possible.
Thanks
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Remap Super+arrow key to home/end
A lot of new ultra books are coming without home/end/pageup/pagedown keys. I would like to remap the "windows key (super) + arrow key" to these missing keys.
What is the best way to go about doing ...
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Getting some French-Canadian keyboard strokes to work on English keyboard
I'm trying to use some of the French-Canadian keyboard stokes I'm used to on an English keyboard. I would like to change the behaviour of some keys. I was able to implement these changes in Vim, but I ...
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Truly ergonomic and Mac OSX
I recently purchased a Truly Ergonomic keyboard (model 209) that I use both at home on my GNU/Linux machine and at work where - very sadly - I am obliged to use an macbook air sporting the last ...
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How can I remap right ALT to right CMD in OS X?
I use the Polish keyboard layout in OS X Leopard.
I'd like to remap right alt to right cmd and disable right alt.
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Remap Keyboard Keys Windows 7 on the fly
I am working on a software project where I run an Adobe air project in fullscreen on laptops. I would like to avoid keys and combinations that would bring any other things to the front. So I would ...
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Mapping Caps Lock to Escape and Control on Windows 7
I want to be able to map the Caps Lock Key to Escape if it is not pressed with any other key and Control if it is. How can I do that on Windows 7?
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Can I swap CTRL and COMMAND on the Mac keyboard for a single app? [duplicate]
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remap specific key combination in one application only (Mac OS X)
I already know I can swap CTRL and COMMAND on a Mac via the keyboard preferences. But I want to do ...
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Cygwin - How do I remap X-term keys?
I would like to know how to remap some of the default keys for x-term.
Specifically I would like to remap the Cntrl+leftArrow and Cntrl+rightArrow keys to move a word forward or backwards. I would ...
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How to map keyboard to mouse buttons in OS X
Severe RSI is causing me pain each time I click the mouse.
I would like to map the right CMD and OPT (which I never use) to function as left and right mouse button.
How can I accomplish this?
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How can I remap keys for a remote desktop session in Windows?
My main machine runs Windows 7 and has Caps Lock mapped to Control.
When I remote to this computer from other machines (particularly ones that I do not manage or have administrator access to), their ...
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remap specific key combination in one application only (Mac OS X)
I have a Mac (specifically Snow Leopard), so I'm used to Cmd+* to do things. My mail, for bold, underline, and italics, uses Ctrl+b/u/i instead of Cmd+b/u/i. How can I remap these three key ...
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How do I remap a key to a key-combination in the Windows 7 registry?
I have been able to remap the CapsLock key (3A) to the Left Shift key (2A) by adding the binary value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout\Scancode Map to the registry ...
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How do I modify a keyboard shortcut that doesn't show up in the shortcut list?
If you look at this Apple support page there's a big list of shortcuts that are not listed in System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts.
Specifically, Option-Command-H is ...
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Remapping CapsLock key
I've remapped CapsLock key to work like this:
CapsLock + J = Left arrow key
CapsLock + K = Down arrow key
etc.
I've used xmodmap (as explained here Mapping Super+hjkl to arrow keys under X).
The ...
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How do i execute a program based on a keypress from a specific USB keyboard?
I've been given one of these ubiquitous usb-sleep buttons which is basically a supersimple usb-keyboard. It's a big button that sends a SLEEP keypress to the computer when you slam it. But that is ...
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swap back caps and ctrl
I used to use swapped Ctrl and Caps for editing files in Emacs under Windows XP, so I have Ctrl function bind to Caps. Now I've got a new machine, and old traveled to another man, who wants to have ...
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Mac: How do I remap the context menu key on my keyboard to the command key?
I just got tho TRON gaming keyboard from razer. It's great: super sturdy and stuff.... But there is no command button on the right side... which is an issue for me, being a DVorak user, all of my ...
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Remap keys from SteelSeries G6v2
I bought a g6v2 from steelseries for the mechanical feeling of the keyboard
Unfortunately, they disabled the left windows key and replaced it with something akin to "FN" keys often found on laptops. ...
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Remap arrow keys in osx
I would like to remap my left, right, up & down keys to fn key + j, k, l, i in OSX.
Is there a way to do this?
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Linux, Ubuntu & Apple Aluminium keyboard: remap greater/less with tilde
I have an Apple Aluminium keyboard. To the left of 1 key I have the less/greater (< >) key, not grave/tilde (` ~).
xmodmap does not work for me: layout switching (done with setxkbmap) resets my ...
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Remapping special keys on the keyboard
I just bought a new keyboard today, and to my surprise it doesn't include "Next/Previous track" keys, although it has other media keys. It also has useless keys like "Home" which brings up the web ...
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What to replace the Caps Lock key to? [closed]
I want to remap my Caps Lock key. I know how to do this, this is not a question about How, this is a question about What. I want to remap it to something useful, not just disable it.
What could I ...
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Mapping multiple keys strokes to one key
I'm using both Windows 7 and XP (simulatnateously on two machines) and I'm getting frustrated with the fact that both versions use different keystrokes to move up the folder hierarchy in explorer. ...
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Make ` an un-dead in X11
I'm on a Swedish keyboard, a keyboard which is loaded with dead keys, that is, to produce an 'ä' I would press " (the same button as ~/^) and then a (or press the dedicated ä-button...), and to ...
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Change keyboard mapping
HP Mini 210
Fedora 14 xfce
I have bought a new HP Mini. I use it for programming in emacs.
However, I want to change the key mapping for the 'fn' and 'ctrl'. Basically I want to swap them ...
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remaping my letter keys on a mac
I have a macbook pro and for one reason or another all of a sudden some keys started giving me douplicate yet different letters. for example i type E and i get EW. or 2 and i get 23.
Does anyone ...
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How to add a Pause/Break key to a keyboard that doesn't have one?
I would like to make my right Alt key into a Pause/Break key, because my keyboard doesn't have one.
I would like to know where to go to edit this information, and how to save the changes.
Please, ...
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How to remap brightness & volume keys on Asus AspireOne / Ubuntu Lucid?
I want to remap the following keys on my Asus AspireOne running Ubuntu Lucid:
Brightness down (Fn-Left) -> Home
Brightness up (Fn-Right) -> End
Volume up (Fn-Up) -> Page up
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What program is intercepting a specific keyboard combination?
How can I figure which software has globally redefined a key combination on my system?
I finally hunted down the Intel driver that decided to install itself today and commandeer a slew of everyday ...
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Remapping 'eject' with '0/)' on MBP
My zero key on MBP (the one next to 9), is completely dead. No opening, cleaning, or anything else helps revive it. Anytime I need to press zero, I have to press Fn+M (the keypad zero). Even worse, ...
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Wrong mapping of Return key in Linux
I have a problem with the mapping of the return key on a Fujitsu Siemens si2636 laptop. Though it is meant to be a standard return key it is mapped as a keypad return key. In Gnome or KDE this is not ...
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Remap pause/break key
I would like to remap a pause/break key into my dell inspiron 1545's keyboard, but all the utilities I've tried so far either haven't worked or don't support remapping of key "outside of the alphabet"
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Remap the eject key to an arbitrary sequence of keys on Mac OSX
KeyRemap4MacBook seems to not be able to do this.
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Map key to middle click (on Win 7)
Is there a utility to map a keyboard key to middle-click?
In particular, I'm trying to map the useless Context Menu key to the middle-click on my laptop.
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keyboard layout: change super key (windows key) to behave differently
one of my keyboard keys is dead (< >) and I'd like to change the windows/super key behavior, so I can use it to type < and > .
is this possible? I'm on ubuntu 9.04 with gnome, I read some info ...
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Lenovo Mini Wireless Keyboard N5901: Remap orange “My Computer” button
I have a Lenovo Mini Wireless Keyboard N5901 (a.k.a. Part No. 57Y6336) that I'm using with my HTPC running Windows 7.
The remote comes with an orange button in the top-left corner that by default, ...
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Map Caps Lock to change keyboard layout in Mac OS X
I found System Preferences → Keyboard → Modifier Keys menu, but I can map other modifier key to it, not a keyboard shortcut.
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Remapping keyboard keys for specific applications
I want to be able to remap keys for specific applications so that those keys can execute macros. I don't want the remap to be global. What are the best programs for this?
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Keyboard keys being remapped in some application
At least once a week one of my applications gets all screwed up and typing with the keyboard becomes impossible. Today it's an email in Outlook, last week it was AbstractSpoon's ToDoList. I was ...
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Emulating the right Ctrl key on MacBook Pro keyboard lacking an actual right Ctrl key
I need to use the right Ctrl key in a certain application, but my keyboard doesn't have one.
The left Ctrl key has an entirely different function in this case. How can I emulate the right Ctrl key, ...
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MacBook Pro Keyboard - How to Swap / Remap Keys?
I know this may be asked before in a different manner, but I still haven't really seen a solid answer. I'm hoping that providing these 2 specific needs will make it more clear.
I specifically want 2 ...
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What is the keycode for the Dashboard key on Mac OS X?
The F4/Dashboard key has two modes and (presumably) two different key codes. The first mode is as the Dashboard key, which predictably enough brings up Dashboard. The second mode is as F4, which can ...
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How can I remap a keyboard key?
One of my laptop's keys has fallen off. Is there any way I can remap the key, to another key which I'll 'sacrifice' cause I never use it?
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How can I remap my Caps-Lock key to Escape (for Vim) in Snow Leopard?
Obviously, in Linux I can use xmodmap. On Leopard, I used an InputManager called PCKeyboardHack. But InputManagers are now broken.
How can I preserve my sanity and keep on using Caps Lock to Escape ...
