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How to disable Ctrl+Shift keyboard layout switch in Windows 8?

This is similar to How to disable Ctrl+Shift keyboard layout switch (for the same input language) in Windows?, but regards Windows 8. Here, I can change the keyboard language with Win+Space which is ...
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How to disable automatic keyboard layout change in Windows 8?

I have a laptop with a hungarian keyboard, but I usually use a finnish external keyboard. My problem is that very ofthen windows tries to be smart, and it changes that layout of the keyboard on it's ...
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Can I make Ctrl+alt NOT act like AltGr on windows?

Many applications like Google docs uses Ctrl+Alt short cuts like Ctrl+Alt+2 for heading 2, Ctrl+Alt+m for comments etc. On international keyboards on Windows Ctrl+Alt is how ever mapped to AltGr, so ...
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Windows US International keyboard umlaut shortcut stops working after a while

I am using a German keyboard with US, International layout. At the beginning, when I start my PC, all umlaut combinations for ä (ALT GR+q), ü (ALT GR+z) and ö (ALT GR+p) are working perfectly fine. ...
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Switch to a specific input source in OS X

I have a follow-up question to this topic: Switch TO specific input source Asmus posted this answer: I came up with a bit nicer solution in AppleScript, given you know the name of the Keyboard ...
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How to make Control-j works as Return without Control bit set(!) using xkb [and|or] xmodmap

It looks like extremely convenient for me to use Control-j instead of Return in xterm and vim, and I want to use this sequence for all X apps. It can be easily done using xkb by remapping ...
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Disable [Windows]+[Space] hotkey in Windows 8 [duplicate]

I only could find the solution for Windows 7. My problem is, I'm using Polish Programmer's keyboard; it works like English keyboard, except you can input ąęółśćżźĄĘÓŁŚĆŻŹ with deadkey ~ followed by, ...
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In Mac Os X Mountain Lion how to switch keyboard layout using a shortcut so it's immediate?

I have a problem in that changing keyboard layout on Mac OS X Mountain Lion is not immediate: I change the keyboard (by Shift+CMD+Space, that's what I have) then I continue typing but the keyboard has ...
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Switch keyboard layout with “Windows” keys in Windows 7 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Custom shortcut for switching keyboard input languages in Windows XP I use two keyboard layouts in my system - Russian and English. Windows 7 offers only two ways to ...
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How to reverse the keyboard layout?

I added a keyboard shortcut to change the keyboard layout as described here. Reversing it doesn't work though. I can change the language from EN to FA by pressing Right AltCtrl but when I press ...
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What is the ` key on a Mac keyboard?

I was a bit annoyed that Cmd-Tab, in Mac OS, cycled between applications, not windows, on Macs, and I was looking for a way to do this with windows instead. For example, if I have 2 Finder windows and ...
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Exchanging 2 keyboard keys [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I remap a keyboard key? Is it possible to replace/exchange the function of 2 keys? Actually I bought a new laptop and it's shift key is behind "\" key and I ...
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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 ...
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Sublime Text use diaeresis/umlaut for keyboard shortcut

I am using a computer with a Danish keyboard layout, meaning that where you usually find [] on an international/english keyboard layout, you find the special letter å and the diaeresis/umlaut key ¨, ...
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How can I map a key combination to a certain character in WinXP?

I use the United States-International keyboard layout for my computer. I want to map a special character to a key combination (for example, I want to type the interrobang by pressing shift+!+?) Is ...
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How to type square brackets in VirtualBox on a Mac

I am wondering how to type square brackets into VirtualBox (Guest OS is CentOS 6.3) on a Mac. I know it's AltShift5 on the Host OS, but it doesn't work in VirtualBox for some reason. I use be ...
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Sublime Text 2 instant file search replace key binding

Instant file search (File: Search Files) is bound to Ctrl+Alt+F by default in my installation of Sublime Text 2. I can't find that combination in Default (Windows).sublime-keymap. On my keyboard ...
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How do you type “`” or “~” when grave key is used to switch between keyboard languages?

In window you can use grave key to switch between keyboard languages. How do you type grave and Tilda symbols after that?
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Configure volume keys on Asus U46E-BAL7 to work without the Fn key

Does anyone know of a way to do get the volume keys on the Asus U46E-BAL7 to work without having to hold the Fn?
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Alt-Gr on PC keyboard is mapped to Command; can I map it to Alt?

I have just installed a PC keyboard on my Mac Mini, everything is looking good, I swapped the keys Alt and Windows so that it's more natural for a Mac keyboard but I just can't get used to Alt Gr. I ...
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Autohotkey Mac Keyboard script with dialog box

Currently, I have a Mac keyboard and am trying to code my own solution to the switched alt/win keys using AutoHotKey. This is my code: !^+z::MsgBox, 4, , Mac Keyboard? IfMsgBox, Yes LWin::LAlt ...
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X11/xorg map ctrl j (or ctrl m) to return; OR control codes in GUI / X11

Terminal application and editors like vim (and emacs I think) make good use of control codes. I.e. Ctrl + M is carriage return and Ctrl + J is line feed. Both of these can be used to insert new lines ...
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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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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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Remapping SHIFT + SPACE to an underscore (_)

I found this question and was so excited when I found out I could remap my whole keyboard with a really simple Microsoft product called Keyboard Layout Creator. My problem: Keyboard Layout Creator ...
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Mac OS X change of modifier keys depending on current application

I would like to swap the control key with the command key, but only while in a given application. I saw this but it works globally. This seems also to work on a global level, although I am not as ...
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Changing keyboard layouts in Xubuntu with certain keyboard combination

I've recently moved from Ubuntu 10.10 to Xubuntu 11.10. I've found a script to toggle keyboard layouts via a certain key combination. You have to specify the combination to toggle the layout ...
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Super Key over SSH

I connect to a headless Ubuntu server (no X) over SSH and run Emacs. In my ~/.emacs file I have defined a keyboard shortcut using the 's' (Super) modifier. This shortcut works when I run Emacs in a ...
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Are there ASCII characters that have the same keyboard input for both PC and Mac?

I'm finding that using ASCII characters between windows and OSX is very cumbersome because it seems all the PC codes use the keypad, and the Mac doesn't. Are there any characters, at all, that I can ...
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Option Key + numbers not working

My problem might be a little bit weird but I couldn't find any solution on the Internet. I am using Macbook Pro and running Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. My keyboard layout is "Turkish QWERTY PC". ...
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Keyboard problem in Fedora 15

I've just installed new Fedora 15 Beta and I'm facing a problem which I haven't faced in Alpha version. I'm not sure if I would be able to describe the problem, so I will use screenshots. This is an ...
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How to configure KDE for convenient switching between 3 keyboard layouts?

I am writing in three languages and when translating some text I have to frequently switch between two of them in a given moment. For example, for 15 minutes I have to switch between 1 and 2 every 30 ...
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Switch TO specific input source

In Mac OS X, there is a keyboard shortcuts to switch between activated input sources. Is it possible to switch to a specific language? So if you have 3 input methods, you could have 3 shortcuts: ...
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CapsLock-i, j, k, l as Cursor Keys?

I want to map the cursor keys to CapsLock-i, j, k, l On WinXP/32, is this possible system-wide (for all applications)? (don't need standard CapsLock functionality)
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How come I can not use my SUPER-L key, or Windows key, in Ubuntu 10.04?

For some reason I can not use my left or right SUPER key which is also known as the Windows key. I used to use it to activate some Compiz Fusion effects like Expo by pressing left SUPER + e. I have ...
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Keyboard alternatives for ‘End’ & ‘Del’ keys?

I recently got a new laptop (a Dell Latitude E5400 running Windows 7 Pro’) but its keyboard layout is a little different to my old one. Notably, the ‘End’ key, which was on the RHS of the right shift ...
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Can't find the print screen key

I've seen this question: http://superuser.com/questions/132961/print-screen-key-of-windows-on-mac But it doesn't help me. I had a normal windows keyboard for my PC (WinXP) but the E key broke so I ...
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How can I restore Ctrl+<key> functionality in Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator?

I'm using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4, and I was able to successfully define my own keyboard. The problem is that now when I use Ctrl+<key> combinations, it doesn't use my new key but ...
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Possible to remap the Fn+C/V to Ctrl+C/V key combinations on a Thinkpad?

I know remapping the Fn key alone seems like its impossible, but what about the actual combination? FN + c, FN + V and FN + a to be remapped to the ctrl + C, V, A. Doable?
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Change modifier keys (Option, Alt, Ctrl, etc.) on Mac OS X according to specific applications [closed]

I'd like my Option and Alt keys to switch places in certain applications. Is there any way to change the modifier keys according specific applications in Mac OS X? Alternatively; is there "an ...
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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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can i swap the CTRL and ALT in KDE?

Does anyone know how to swap the Ctrl and Alt keys in KDE? To me it seem like the Alt key is better positioned to be used more often for stuff like the Ctrl-W or Ctrl-S. There is no way to press the ...
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How to disable Ctrl+Shift keyboard layout switch (for the same input language) in Windows?

In Windows (XP at least), when there are two or more keyboard layouts for the same input language, pressing Ctrl+Shift switches the keyboard layout. Where can this be disabled or changed to another ...
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alt Shift language switch on OS X

Is there a way to bind alt shift to switch keyboard layouts on OS X?
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How to get PC keybindings on the Mac

I use a PC for most of the day and Mac at home occasionally. Having to switch between 2 keyboard layouts is a massive brain adjustment. Is there a way to at least to make Ctrl+Arrow act on a Mac ...