General keyboard topics, including keyboard hardware and keyboard functionality in software.
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A “friend” changed Shift+Return to Caps Lock+Return. How can I change it back? [closed]
My friend convinced me to allow him to change some of my key bindings.
Friend: "How often do you use Caps Lock?"
Anyway, now when I want to perform a newline without submitting a form, I have to do ...
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Assigning a key to go to the next song in YouTube playlist
I was wondering whether the following is possible:
I have a multimedia keyboard with media controls. I can pauze, play, stop, change the volume etc. Unfortunately this only works for media players ...
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Curly braces with LCtrl+LShift+LAlt+è - how?
I'm using Linux Mint 15 x64, and I want to add a new key mapping for curly braces. I'm using italian keyboard layout. On Windows I'm used to creating curly braces by pressing
(Left Ctrl && ...
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Use Caps Lock for special chars on Linux
Here is what I want to do:
Rebind the Caps Lock key so that I can use it for convenient access to special characters for programming.
So, for example:
Caps Lock+j = (
Caps Lock+k = )
Caps Lock+u ...
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Use spacebar to check and uncheck checkboxes in KDE
A powerful and necessary keyboard navigation element is the ability to use space bar to check / uncheck checkboxes. How to enable such behaviour for spacebar key in KDE 4.x ?
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How to turn on computer via USB Keyboard [closed]
I have an interesting query, my cat can turn on my computer by walking/laying on my keyboard when it is powered off, but I cannot find a way to do this intentionally.
I have tried to google it, but I ...
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Small foldable keyboard [closed]
I've been looking for a while for a really small foldable keyboard, but no luck.
I have found this http://www.amazon.com/BBQbuy-Bluetooth-Folding-Keyboard-Smartphones/dp/B0080VQAMS which it fits the ...
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Is there a Windows program to use instead/beside ALT-TAB (cycling windows)?
I have to make a transcription (audio to text dictation) and have to constantly alternate between SPACE (Play/Pause in Foobar2000) and ALT-TAB (switch between Foobar and MSOffice).
I want to be able ...
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Keyboard is not responding before windows boots
I have an older desktop computer running Windows XP, and the keyboard doesn't respond at any point before the Windows logon screen is displayed. I need to reinstall Windows, but I can't get to BIOS or ...
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Issue with Num Pad
I have a problem with my Num. Lock key on my Toshiba Satellite C650. In fact, when I start up my computer the Num. Lock. button works fine, I can use it to activate the num pad and I even can type my ...
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Mac keystroke problems with Synergy PC server
I'm running Synergy server 1.4.13 on Ubuntu (PC) and have a connected Mac client.
It works well, except some keys like Home and End (defined as hotkeys in ~/.synergy.conf for the Mac client) do not ...
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Prevent Programs from Locking Keys?
Photoshop CS4 locks the ESC key while the program is open. Pushing the ESC key doesn't register while it's open except when pushing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC.
Also, some games lock the volume control keys.
Is ...
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Is it possible to show key presses and mouse input visually?
Is there a way to visually show if keypresses and programmed mouse-buttons are properly sending their input?
Obviously, my keyboard is registering letter keys. But I can't tell whether my programmed ...
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Is there a way to change the left alt key to be set as the spacebar?
I tried a few regedit tools and keyboard editing programs, they mostly say that the alt key is not configurable. My spacebar is broken and making my alt key the spacebar seems like the easiest and ...
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Keyboard not registering repeated keystrokes
Today I have encountered a strange problem with my keyboard:
Suddenly the keyboard stopped registering keypresses after pressing them the first time.
I mean if I pressed ABAB it registered normally, ...
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I can't type lower case Ñ or Ï in Windows 8
How do I type lower case Ñ or umlaut Ï in Windows 8? I have the US-International keyboard layout selected. When I try to type a lower case version of those letters (and possibly more), then it fails. ...
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Oracle SQL Developer arrow shortcut keys
I have Oracle SQL Developer version 3.0.04 installed.
I have the default shortcut keys. My issue is with the arrow keys.
Left is assigned to Move Backward within the Code Editor. Right is assigned ...
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Keyboard layout for math
I usually need to write math with LaTeX, and after seeing this question: Entering unicode math symbols. I came here with some small questions.
I find that not perfectly comfortable, and I was ...
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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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In Linux, remap keys from second keyboard to unicode characters and shortcuts
I would like to get a second keyboard for just frequently used unicode characters and keyboard shortcuts. Ie, I would like to bind the "a" key on my second keyboard to opening firefox, for example. ...
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Can bluetooth peripherals work without the USB device?
I have a keyboard and mouse that came with a USB "transmitter/receiver" (for lack of the right word). My PC has bluetooth built in. Is there a way to get my keyboard and mouse to talk directly to the ...
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Keyboard LEDs not working in X11 but on terminal
I have a QPAD MK85 Keyboard and my num, caps and scroll lock LEDs are not working. When i switch to a terminal with strg + alt + F1 the LEDs are working fine. However, when i switch back to X11 (KDE) ...
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How to restore F1-F12 keys on sculpt mobile keyboard
The sculpt mobile keyboard is small and somewhat ergonomic. Sadly all the function keys have been replaced by the multimedia equivalent. This is very annoying for things I do: gaming and programming. ...
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Enter key doesn't work anymore. What can I do?
While I was using the computer, the enter key doesn't work anymore on my laptop ( hp nx7300 ).
The problem is that the BIOS has a password so I can't go on ubuntu without writing the password and ...
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My ~ and ± keys are switched, how can I switch back?
As the title says the keys described above have been switched, how can I switch them on Mac OS X?
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How do I see all set shortcuts within Firefox?
Is it possible to find a centralized location and/or listing of all set keyboard shortcuts used within Firefox, including keyboard shortcuts enabled by miscellaneous add-ons?
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I've seen Windows ...
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Tmux key-table explanation
I was reading through the tmux man pages in order to understand the different options for bind-key and bumped into the -t flag:
If -t is present, key is bound in key-table: the binding for command ...
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How can I make my laptop F-key's work as F-keys?
I purchased a new laptop with Windows 8. It's F buttons don't work as F buttons, they seem to work by default as the weird icons on them, such as media controls. To "refresh" a browser window with the ...
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Can not turn on wireless card using on board keyboard. How can I override the function keys using an external usb keyboard?
I have a Medion E5211 laptop, with Windows Vista Home Edition. The only way to turn on the wireless card is by pressing Fun+F1 key. There is no external switch. I checked that the keys are not ...
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How to enable handwriting panel? (Windows 8 on a Lenovo Ideapad Yoga13)
When using my touch keyboard I can not access the handwriting panel. The keyboard comes up properly, I can choose from the standard layout and the thumbs keyboard, but the handwriting panel is not ...
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Arrows don't work in Ubuntu
I'm using Ubuntu 12.xx When I'm in a shell (xterm or gnome terminal) and I press the UP arrow, the terminal prints "^]]A" instead of fetching the last used command like it normally does.
How can I ...
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How to have space bar scroll half the page instead
Can the space bar scroll behavior be modified in all apps (such as Firefox, pdf viewers, etc.)? It's dizzying to have space bar scroll the full page -- I often lose track of what I'm reading.
I ...
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Norwegian Logitech K750 keyboard for Mac, used through VMware Fusion with a Bootcamp virtual machine, incorrect keyboard layout
The title really sums it up, but here is the problem:
I recently bought the Logitech K750 keyboard for Mac
The keyboard has a Norwegian layout, like the lower keyboard here.
On the Mac, hitting the ...
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How can I use Caps Lock as Num Lock on my Mac?
The wireless Apple keyboard and the laptops don't have a numeric keypad. While KeyRemap4Macbook provides a virtual numpad, it requires Fn to be pressed while using it.
Is it possible to use the Caps ...
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How to Convert additional Keyboard as PC Joystick / gamepad
I am playing EA sports Cricket game. 2 Player is identified/enabled in game only if I plug in the Joystick in to my laptop.
Now my joystick is not working , I want to plug in my additional keyboard ...
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How install Microsoft Keyboard Ergonomic 4000 in centOS 6?
I live in Brazil and make the mistake to buy the Microsoft Keyboard Ergonomic 4000 from eBay, with US layout, not Portugue (Brazil) layout. I'm using it in centOS 6 and some things doesn't work very ...
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How can I use an enhanced keyboard and mouse with a KVM?
What technical solutions can enable multimedia keyboards and multi-button mice to operate with a 4-port DVI or HDMI KVM switch such as the Avocent 4SVDVI10-001?
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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 ...
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Something strange with a laptop keyboard
I have a laptop with a strange problem in my hands:
According to the owner, after installing something (I wasn´t told what exactly), some of the keys started generating not only the wrong ...
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Can a programmer change the scancodes of a keyboard?
I'm wondering if it is possible to change the actual scan codes that a keyboard generates? I don't mean how they are interpreted (aka remaped), I mean the actual codes that come out of the keyboard.
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Synergy Q key mapping to @ on Ubuntu 12.04
I originally had the (known) Synergy bug where the @ key on the client machine types the Omega symbol.
I ran the following workaround, and all seemed well (for a few weeks):
xmodmap -e "keycode 24 ...
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USB Wireless keyboards not registering Ctrl Alt Delete when computer boots
I've recently installed a new PC at work. Its a Dell Optiplex 9010. I bought a USB wireless keyboard and mouse from Dell and subsequently from Logitech to use with this PC. The Dell keyboard is a ...
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How do I edit the “switch windows” shortcut from cmd+` to another key instead of `?
I have an Macbook and I'd like to adjust this shortcut. The ` key is very close to the cmd key, and frequent use is contributing to RSI-type injuries in my left wrist.
If I can change the keyboard ...
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Writing a script to tell which users are currently typing? [closed]
I'm working on a lab for a cyber-security class and need to find out when certain users are communicating with each other (through named pipes).
The users use:
python gameProgram.py
And then that ...
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Emulate a keyboard via USB to USB
I know this is twisted, but hear me out.
I am trying to use a Raspberry Pi as a KVM over IP via xvnc. Video output is easy, just using a video capture card, but I need to be able to connect a male to ...
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Razer blackwidow 2013 and OS X
I just bought this keyboard, and after installing drivers (synapse 2.0) I run into a strange issue.
Without drivers function keys work fine eg f9 for MissionControl etc. Also I can tap fn key + ...
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cygwin AtlGr+pipe key not working as a pipe but as a split vertical bar
In cygwin with Windows 7, when I type AltGr+backtick key, I expect a | pipe sign to be typed, but instead I get a pipe that is split in the middle ¦, which won't act as a pipe sign in cygwin.
How can ...
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Certain keys stop working on laptop, ThinkPad Edge
Certain keys on my keyboard stop working at times. These are the keys that are non-responsive:
n, b, space and -
When holding one of said buttons for a minute or so, it will start working for a ...
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Is it possible to create desktop / other Windows shortcuts that invoke media keys / volume controls?
Basically- I do have dedicated media keys on my keyboard but they are touch-sensitive and quite high on my keyboard (often covered by my desk when the kb tray isn't fully out). With Win8 it's possible ...
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How can I share a WQHD monitor & Apple bluetooth keyboard/mouse between a Mac and PC?
I have a Mac Mini that is connect to a 30" WQHD (2560 x 1600) Dual-DVI monitor and Apple bluetooth keyboard and magic trackpad.
I'm building a Windows 7 PC and I'd like to have my work space setup ...
