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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Notepad++: Ctrl-S does not Save, instead inserts [DC3]; Ctrl-F inserts [ACK]
I've been using Notepad++ more as my primary code editor. Just a few minutes ago, however, I accidentally pressed some combination of keys (no idea what I pressed) and suddenly my standard shortcut ...
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Synergy Key Mapping
I'm running a Synergy server on Ubuntu and a Synergy+ client on OSX. The server has a standard windows keyboard with shift, ctrl, windows, and alt keys. My MacBookPro has shift, fn, control, ...
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Swap Control and Caps Lock on Windows 7
How can I swap my Control and Caps Lock keys on Windows 7? I've found several options online but all are for previous versions of Windows.
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Mapping Super+hjkl to arrow keys under X
I'm trying to map:
Super+h -> Left
Super+j -> Down
Super+k -> Up
Super+l -> Right
globally under X. The idea is I don't want to leave my home row that often to use the arrow keys, so ...
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Mapping Left Alt key in Vim?
I am able to map the key combination Right Alt+Left Arrow with <a-left> or by <m-left>. But I am not able to map the Left Alt key.
Is there a way to do that?
Edit:
Just to clarity ...
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In Linux, how can I map SHIFT_L/SHIFT_R when pressed without additional key?
Today I found this very nice article by Steven Losh in which he presents a couple of productivity boosting keyboard mappings. Among them is a dynamic mapping of the left and right shift keys.
The ...
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How to swap the “fn” use of Function keys on al Apple Keyboard in Linux
I have an apple slim keyboard (USB) and if I want to use one of the Function Key as-is, I also have to press "fn " key first. Otherwise, it will try to perform the other function of the key, such as ...
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Linux 'compose' key sequence extensions
Compose key is a great way way to write all these ©–®—… stuff. It's really MUCH more handy than the windows "alt+0169" method.
Is there a way to define additional sequences? E.g. I'd like to have ...
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How do I make Mac OS X remember “Modifier Keys” remappings for my external keyboard?
(to be clear, I know there are similar questions such as "How can I remap windows and alt keys in OS X?" - I'm not asking that. I can make the changes I want, they just get reset every time I unplug ...
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Remap caps lock to escape in OS X
I've always remapped my caps lock key to escape in windows/linux, but having just recently moved to OS X I can't seem to find a way to actually do this. Any idea as to how to set this up? Xmodmap ...
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Remap FN to another key
I got a keyboard (Logitech Wave, pictured below) which I'm very happy with. Unfortunately, the manufacturer has changed the button for right-click for a FN key.
Is there any program to remap the FN ...
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Switch the keys caps lock and shift
Is there a way to switch the shift key with the capslock key?
I have a problem with the shift keys, and I would like to use the caps lock keys, instead of the left shift key.
Mac OS X settings allow ...
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windows 8 tablet keyboard has no pause break key
I've got a Samsung Slate Windows 8 tablet. There is no break/pause key on the bluetooth keyboard. How can I remap those keys or is there a work around? These keys are relevant to programmers as ...
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F3-F5 keys incorrectly behaving as audio keys
I don't know if this is a configuration issue or a hardware issue, but I have a Kinesis Advantage USB keyboard and for some reason the F3-F5 keys aren't responding as they used to. They don't respond ...
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Vim Hotkeys For Specific File
Is it possible to set hotkey for specific file types in vim.
For example, if I am editing a .java file, I'd like vim to run javac .java when I press 5.
Is this possible?
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Backspace in Google Chrome not “back to last page”?
In the beta version of Chrome on the Mac Backspace is not working as 'back' as in virtually any other browser. It just does nothing. Is there a way to activate that or is that a known but still ...
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How to re-map command and option keys on Mac OS X with a PC-keyboard?
in my keyboard the command key is mapped to the windows key (I'm using a regular PC keyboard) so I only have a left command, because the space on the right is occupied by the useless Fn key.
I've ...
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Control-Backspace (unix-kill-rubout) for readline?
In readline(3) I should be able to map Control-Backspace to the same function as Control-W (unix-kill-rubout). Regardless of what I put in ~/.inputrc I'm unable to get this to be recognized.
\C-\b: ...
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Rebinding Keys on a Dell Keyboard
I have a Dell Multimedia Keyboard, similar to this one:
It has many non-standard keys, like the small circular ones across the top, and the "Multimedia" keys above INSERT/HOME/PAGE_UP.
They can be ...
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Vim: go to beginning or end of the visual area
I want to do some tricky mappings that wraps currently selected visual area with some code.
In order to do that I need to make sure that I am at the beginning of the current visual area.
Is there any ...
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How to remap a NERDTree shortcut in VIM
I use the Dvorak keyboard layout with VIM, and the 't' key is the 'up' motion when editing a regular file.
The problem is that NERDTree remaps 't' to open files in a new tab. How can I undo that ...
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Enable Function Keys on OSX 10.6.8 with Razer Anansi
After installing the Razer Anansi OSX driver (1.01) from Razer, it appears my function keys have reverted to the default "special" keys. For example, F1 and F2 control the brightness of the screen ...
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How to get the key name to be coded for keymap in vimrc?
In Emacs, I can press Ctrl-h, k, to describe a key. I can get the key name even it's undefined, e.g.,
C-x <C-M-end> is undefined
Thus, I got to know the key name is C-x <C-M-end>.
But ...
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Should I learn Vim without mapping keys?
I have been using vim for a few months its been a love/hate relationship. I love the concept of modal editing and never having the need to move you hands from the keyboard. The problem is that a lot ...
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What key works like End using a Mac with Synergy
I have recently got a Mac mini to do IPhone Dev on (like many others) and I am using the excellent Synergy to share one keyboard and mouse with 2 machines and 2 monitors. Everything is lovely and it ...
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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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Remap “next song” key in ubuntu to work with spotify and wine
I want to change song in spotify with a global key in ubuntu. This is possible on windows with a special key on keyboard, the "next song key"(?)
How can I remap a key in ubuntu(no "next song" ...
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Extending Vim Mappings to Run N Times
I want to be able to type something like 'Ncom' in normal mode that will comment out the current and then next N-1 lines. A key-mapping that I made to do so is,
:nmap com ^i#<ESC>j. This does ...
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Is it possible to bind a windows key combination to currently open application?
I use launchy on every box that I have to interact with for more than a few hours a day, and it certainly makes me more efficient, but I want more. I would like to have a key combination that would ...
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How to remap AltGr key in KDE 4.3.2?
I have enabled altgr-intl keyboard layout. How can I remap such that Windows key acts as AltGr instead of right Alt key.
KDE 4.3.2
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Application-specific keymapping
In general, I want to make specific keymaps for application, that working only in it and doesn't affect other apps.
For example, I already use my Caps key to toggle input language (via xorg.conf), ...
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Key for controlling synergy on Mac
My mac has Control/Alt(Option)/Command, and with synergy, each key maps Control/LWindows/Meta(Alt). I want to change the mapping to Control/Meta(Alt)/LWindows.
Alt(Option) is key key name is written ...
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How do I type a single tilde (~) on a French keyboard
I am a Brit working on Unix in a French company - I am more or less used to the French keyboard now, but one problem I still have is typing a tilde (~).
The best I can do is either:
Alt-Gréé
...
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Remap laptop brightness keys to Fn + Arrow keys
My new Dell laptop uses Fn+F4 and Fn+F5 to adjust the brightness of the display. How can I remap this to the Fn+Up and Fn+Down key combinations that I'm used to?
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How do I make Home / End keys behave Windows/Linux like in Terminal.app on Mac OS on Mac Pro laptop?
I was wondering if somebody knows how to use home/end keys behave in a Windows/ Linux fashion. What I mean is that when I press Apple + Left (Home combo on a mac book pro laptop) it should go to the ...
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How can I have my Windows keymap on Mac?
On Mac, to get a "{" for example, you have to press OPTION key plus 8 to get a curly brace. But on Windows it is ALT-GR plus 7.
Another example: On Windows I can press CTRL and Backspace to remove ...
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Bind/map Character to alt+[some key]?
OS: Ubuntu
In programming and various terminal programs (Screen, Vim) the [, ], { and } tends to be used a lot. I'm using a Norwegian keyboard where these are placed such that I have to stretch my ...
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Apple keyboard key remapping under Ubuntu
I have an Apple keyboard that I simply love. I now hate my regular keyboard at work. I just have a small problem with the Apple keyboard. There is no "insert" key. The one that is usually Insert on ...
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Which keymap should I use for a wired Mac keyboard in Gentoo Linux?
I just purchase the new wired Mac keyboard:
Running on Gentoo Linux it works mostly fine. The only problem I am having is the function keys and swapping the Alt and Command keys to resemble a ...
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Pressing E yields a euro sign “€” instead. What can I do to fix this?
A teacher at our high school contacted me, saying that every time she presses the E key it prints out a euro sign. It's not the language settings, I already tried that. It happens in all programs, and ...
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Insert a newline in a perl -e statement?
Consider the following Perl one-liner:
perl -e '$x; $y;'
I'm executing this command in bash and I'd like to insert a newline (\n) between the ; and $y. I'd like to know how to do this in two ...
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Keyboard not working correctly on laptop
Something has happened keys "qwertyasdfghzxcvbn" work like they should but "uiop" returns "456*", "jkl"="123, m="0". It happens only on windows and idea how to fix it?
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Vim: remap 'D' modifier on linux
I'm using Mac-oriented vimfiles with linux. In this config modifier D (Cmd key on Mac) is intensively used. I don't want to change every D to M, but I want to remap D to something like Meta or Alt. Is ...
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Mapping Up/Down arrow keys in bash
I want to map my Up/Down arrow keys in bash to Alt+j/Alt+k as I don't want to move my hands to the arrow keys when I choose previously executed commands using Up/Down arrow keys.
Using vi mode in ...
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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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tmux - how can I map new keys for the window (pane) cycle?
In the tmux application, how can I map ctrl-a, o (window cycle) to ctrl-a, w ?
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Mapping the Left Alt key to Control and Alt Gr to just Alt
On my laptop, I use emacs. However, I don't have a left control key, and I considered mapping the Left Alt key to left control and the Right Alt key (Alt Gr) to just Alt (Meta). This way, I can just ...
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Japanese Keyboard
I'd like to get a Japanese keyboard for a custom project (reason Japanese is good is the small space bar giving way to lots of modifier keys). I will be respraying the keys, so (superficially) the ...
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Remap keys for one specific program under Linux
How can I set keys to be remapped for one specific program in Linux? (More specifically Caps Lock -> Escape for gVim. I hit it accidentally too much to remap it in everything).
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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 && ...
