Questions tagged [keymap]
A keymap is used to map certain keys or keyboard shortcuts to other ones, e.g. when using different keyboard layouts.
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how to map combination keys Fn+Fx to other keys in win10 without any 3rd-party application
I tried to map the total twelve Fn+Fx combination keys on my A4Tech kv-300 USB keyboard, like Fn+F12, to other keys, like enter key, in win10 according to Microsoft's doc but failed, although other ...
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Remap OS X Option/Alt key in Windows 7 VirtualBox VM
I am attempting to use SharpKeys in Windows 7 to remap the OS X Option/Alt key, however, when I click the type key button, the Option/Alt key doesn't show up, it acts as if I had not pushed the key at ...
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Setting Multimeda keys and volume knob on Dell Mutlimedia Keyboard using KeyRemap4MacBook?
I have plugged in a dell multimedia keyboard with my macbook and I am using the software KeyRemap4MacBook to change some keys on the external keyboard.
However I cannot setup the multimedia keys like ...
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Iso_level3_shift key not working in Firefox (Linux)
Under Firefox (Firefox 3.6 and Iceweasel 10.0.9), my Iso_level3_shift key (= "Alt Gr" key) is not working. That means that on my azerty keyboard, I can't press some characters like @, |, and so on, ...
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How can I use eclipse keymaps in visual studio?
I have been an eclipse user, and when I switched to intelliJ I simply used the eclipse keymap in intellij.
Now in my work, i need to use Visual Studio 2019. I noticed that it doesn't have eclipse ...
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What causes the scancode offset when using setkeycodes?
I tried to map scancode ffa000f1 to keycode 198 using setkeycodes:
$ sudo setkeycodes ffa000f1 198
setkeycodes: failed to set scancode ff9f2171 to keycode 198: ioctl KDSETKEYCODE: Invalid argument
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Is there a way to map FN to MenuKey without outside software?
My new Rosewill mech keyboard has an FN key instead of Menu Key (aka context key or apps key). Is there any way I can map that to the Menu Key without downloading outside software? Unfortunately can'...
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Backspace key in Microsoft Outlook 2010
I use Outlook 2010 on Windows 7. I'd like the backspace key to delete the current message, and not jump to a random message or folder.
Details: when viewing the list of messages in a mail folder, I ...
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Make xmodmap Changes Permanent
I made some changes to my keymap by writing:
remove mod4 = Super_L
add control = Super_L
in ~/.Xmodmap
The changes work after running xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap
But they will not stick after restart.
I ...
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Shift+Ctrl+Tab not working in chrome with mapped Caps Lock key in Windows using SharpKeys
As suggested by this post, I used SharpKeys to map my Caps Lock key to Ctrl. A weird problem is that while other functions using this Caps Lock key as Ctrl works fine(like Caps Lock+Tab works fine in ...
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startxwin.exe is failing in cygwin 1.13.2.0 on Windows 7 with keyboard initialization failure
My operating system is Windows 7. I installed cygwin. I wanted to start the XWin Server with the startxwin command and it terminates with the error:
Couldn't open compiled keymap file /var/lib/xkb/...
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Using the Apple keyboard on Ubuntu with the same MacOSX mappings
I am currently working on an Ubuntu 12.10 workstation, and as a Mac user I would like to use the big Apple keyboard (with numeric keypad) on Ubuntu with the same key mappings that I have on MacOSX.
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Keymap changed Enter key function to Backspace
I have a user account on SUSE 10 which connects via an SSH (F-Secure/PuTTY) client.
All of a sudden the mapping for my ↲ Enter key isn't working as usual - instead it is acting as a ← Backspace key.
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How to remap Enter as a right control modifier in Win 8.1?
I did this with keyRemap4macbook on OSX.
Enter alone works as Enter
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Enter+Key becomes Ctrl+Key.
How do I do this in Windows?
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Using setxkbmap to have | Hyper, Alt, Ctrl, Space-Bar, Ctrl, Alt, Hyper |
Want to set a keyboard layout in the following way
Keys: Hyper, Alt, Ctrl, Space-Bar, Ctrl, Alt, Hyper
Perhaps using setxkbmap. I use a US 104-Key Mechanical keyboard, and want a Dvorak Layout, with ...
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Difficulty remapping the Super-Key
Have been trying to change keymaps. Specifically, making the Super-Key to be remapped as the Meta-Key (Alt-Key).
This is what I have originally
setxkbmap -layout us -variant dvorak
xmodmap -pke | ...
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How to remap a keyboard key which outputs multiple key codes?
So I got this keyboard with this extremely atrocious design which was overlooked while buying:
Why would you put a Euro key there?!!! Also, it doesn't even output the Euro sign on Linux.
So ...
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Qwerty not working to corresponding number keys
My keyword is behaving in a strange manner, whenever I press W with 2 the keyboard does not registers 2 or @ key, but with other number keys it works simultaneously.
Similarly:
Q won't work with 1,
W ...
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How do I install a new custom keymapping in XKB?
I am attempting to install a custom symbols file in my keyboard mapping in XKB, as found here. I would like to overwrite how the J key is handled (the first step in emulating a numpad, but for now I ...
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How to map NumPad1 to Alt+Enter?
I'm new to AutoHotKey, and I'm trying to map NumPad1 to Alt+Enter.
I have done this by right clicking on the AHK window and editing script, which is in My Documents/Autohotkey.ahk and overwriting the ...
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my f1 f2 f3 f4 keys and 3 e d c keys do not work
My 3 e d c keys do not work.
At first around 5 days ago they started to randomly work but now they completely do not work, I found out my F1 F2 F3 and F4 keys didn't work today as well doing a ...
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Japanese Keyboard: How do you use the symbols on the¥ key?
On a Japanese keyboard I can see that only the ¥ key has more than two Japanese symbols, i.e. ¥ , |, - and sometimes ¬. Which modifier keys (Shift, Alt, Ctrl etc.) do I need to press to get each of ...
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Changing what character is sent while pressing shift
I'd like to change they way my keyboard works.
I want my
< and >
keys changed to
" and "
keys.
Is there a way to change what the a key will send if the shift key is held down.
I'm ...
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Key mapping on Putty or Xterm
We have a lot of old PC's running Windows XP for the sole purpose of running a terminal emulator. Desperately want to get away from Windows XP, so have tried Ubuntu with Xterm and linux Mint with ...
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Is it possible to change what the windows button on the screen of HP Stream does?
I'm not talking about the windows key on the keyboard, it's the little windows icon/button on the screen of the convertible laptops (mine is an HP stream but I think other brands have the same button)....
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Greek characters with Alt-Gr + letter in console?
I would like to implement some Greek characters into my keymap in the console (tty). I am using Arch Linux and the directory I am working in is /usr/share/kbd/i386/qwerty/uk.map, although I don't know ...
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tmux configuration to rename tab name to basename of working directory
I have this setting, which is supposed to rename the current window to my current directory by pressing <prefix>.
bind-key . run -b "tmux rename-window $(basename #{pane_current_path})"
For ...
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New Trisquel installation always at 100% CPU, log files grow very fast, graphical glitches, etc
About a week ago, I installed Trisquel on a rather old (2010-ish) computer, and ever since then there has been an issue which I had never found a solution for, but hesitated from asking for support ...
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Is it possible to use two keyboards with two different keymaps?
Basically, what I am wanting to do is use a keyboard (i.e. in this case my Razer Black Widow as my main keyboard functioning as a keyboard with whatever my default keymap is at the time) and use my ...
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Virtualbox Guest keyboard not inheriting Host keymap
I have a MAC OS/X host system running a Xubuntu as guest.
In my MAC, in the shortcuts/key mappings, I chose to reverse the Command/CTRL keys (cause I use a PC keyboard and I'm used to it)
The ...
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Making a special key do a command Gentoo Linux (commandline!)
I have Gentoo installed on my MacBookPro7.1 (nVidia graphics card). With pommed, i can use the kb lights up and down buttons, also the volume up/down/mute buttons with alsa and the LCD backlight down ...
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Key was mapped but key is in password, can't login into Windows
I used a key macro program, I don't recall the name of it, but I ended up mapping one of the keys 'A' to something else, and 'A' is in my password so now i can't even log into Windows, I've tried ...
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Map keyboard keys in Mac OS X (Unix)
Currently, when you're inside a terminal, CTRL+a move the cursor to the beginning, while CTRL+e move it to the end. I use those key combinations a lot since I don't have the home and end buttons on my ...
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Mac OS X and Spaces, assign to keys
Is it possible to assign the 4 or 9 spaces to some key combinations? Also that they do not interfere with another combinations?
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GNU Screen: using VT100 ASCII codes
I try to move with the VT100 keys here in GNU Screen:
$ screen
$ hello <left><left> ESC C ESC D
but "ESC D" deletes until the end of line and ESC C does nothing. Perhaps, I am not using ...
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How to make the keymap work to swap shift character with non-shift?
My keyboar has on same key (') and (?), where (?) is activated with Shift key.
I want to swap those, so I activate (') with shift and (?) without shift.
PowerToys don't understand (?) as a key itself, ...
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Mapping Specialized Computer Keys
I own an Acer Nitro computer, which comes with a "NitroSense" button which displays ACPI information on Windows once pressed. However, on Linux, pressing it doesn't do anything, and there is ...
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Mapping redo in insert mode VIM
How to remap a redo shortcut (Ctrl-R in normal) to Ctrl-Shift-Z in insert mode?
It would be helpful since I mapped undo to Ctrl-Z like this:
nnoremap <c-z> :u<CR>
vnoremap <c-z> :u&...
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How to keymap num lk/scr lk to f13 in Debian 10 GNOME?
I have an X551MA laptop that I installed Debian 10 on, and I want to keymap keys I never use (for example, num lk) to more function keys (like f13). How do I do this in Debian 10 GNOME?
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Super (Windows) key presses are not registered
I have a notebook computer with full sized keyboard, however, the super (windows) key is not producing any output, e.g. when I try to bind it to some action, the mapping program is not seeing the ...
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Windows Terminal SSH Key Mapping
When ssh-ing from the new Windows Terminal to a Linux machine (I am not using WSL), the home/end/page up/down keys do not map correctly when typing in the Linux terminal (bash shell); they give tildes ...
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Control key capture set up through Chrome Remote Desktop (CRD) to Win10 running Vbox running Win10 VM
I have a Inception like situation. My local Win10 ( at Home) is running the CRD Apps connected to a Win 10 at work which is running in Vbox Win 10. I installed, in the VM Win10, SystInternals to use ...
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mapping two case classes in scala on Lagom
I am a beginner with scala/Lagom, can someone help me with the following issue :
I am trying to creat an Api for fields of products, in order to do that : I need to map case classes extending to a ...
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Vim: Operator pending mode remaps not working
I'm trying to build a vimscript can be used with the Dvorak Simplified Layout. I.e., given that the keys on the keyboard plugged into the computer are laid out in the Dovark Simplified Layout (and the ...
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Remap Delete Key in Outlook 2016 - Move to Folder
I'm in an industry where it would be best practice to keep all of my emails, however, they live in either my deleted items once i've actioned them. Currently using Outlook 2016 with Exchange.
Our ...
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Keyboard is behaving wrong in Dell XPS 13 DE after Startup
After startup, I got wrong output when I pressed some keys.
3 -> 34/43
d -> df/fd
v -> cv/vc
And some other keys.
After few minutes. problem was fixed automatically.
It happens every time when I ...
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Two keyboards. Can I re keymap just one?
I have my main keyboard, and I also have an old PS/2 keyboard that I'd like to re keymap without affecting the other keyboard. What's the best way to do this?
I'm running Windows 10. My main keyboard ...
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Finding X11 UTF GB files
I am using Linux Mint, and want to edit my compose keys according to the instructions given here. My keyboard settings are English (UK). However, in the folder /usr/share/X11/locale where I expect to ...
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Problems using awful.util.spawn in Awesome WM
I am having trouble using the awful.util.spawn call in my rc.lua config file for Awesome WM.
If I use: awful.util.spawn("xclock") it works.
But if I try awful.util.spawn("setxkbmap fr") there is no ...
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Create keyboard DLL
I am struggling to find any resources on how to make a keyboard DLL.
I have previously looked at code samples, like http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowshardware/Keyboard-Layout-Sample-b142d9e3 but ...