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How do I save someone else's pgp key
Just installed Gpg-4win-Light 2.1.0 for the first time. How do I save someone else's pgp key so that I can find and import it?
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How to turn on/turn off leds by terminal?
I would like turn on/turn off some of my leds running a command on linux.
I use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
I tried
xset led named "Scroll Lock"
xset led named "Num Lock"
xset led 2 (this is the ...
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Linux, make shorcut keys and FN key always active
If I play full a screen game under Linux (Ubuntu 12.04 using GNOME Shell 3.4) I can not use some of my Fn keys, nor the GNOME Shell shortcuts.
For example the Fn+volume, or brightness doesn't work, ...
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I am trying to use autohotkey to change what some mouse functions do, specifically when two buttons are held simultaneously
I would like to be able to use autohotkey to change my mouse functions a bit since Logitech's SetPoint isn't really cutting it. I would like to be able to press MouseClick, left + MouseClick, right ...
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Shift key not working in Windows 7
The Shift keys on my laptop are not working, though it was fine until last night.
I'm running Windows 7 Professional 32-bit on a Dell Latitude e6410.
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Show Keys on Screen
Does anyone know of a program that will show the keyboard buttons you are pressing on the screen? I would like to know if it exists for windows :)
I ask because I would like them to appear as I do ...
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How to remap Super/Windows(left) key to control key in linux
Could anyone please tell me how to remap my Super(left) key to Ctrl key in Ubuntu Linux?
I mean Super(left) should work as control key..
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What is a SSH key fingerprint and how is it generated?
I always find that I get this message when I ssh into a new machine:
12:f8:7e:78:61:b4:bf:e2:de:24:15:96:4e:d4:72:53
What does it stand for? Will every machine have the same fingerprint every ...
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What is the ⎋ key?
This tip just popped up in my phpStorm IDE (OS X):
The ⎋ key in any tool window moves the focus to the editor. ⇧⎋ moves
the focus to the editor and also hides the current (or last active)
tool ...
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Up Arrow + Left Arrow + Spacebar is not working
On an Ubuntu system I tried to get the pressed keys in JavaScript. I noticed that it's not possible to detect the SPACE key when UP ARROW and LEFT ARROW are pressed at the same moment. How can I ...
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What is the “Pause” key used for in modern applications? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why don't modern programs use scroll lock and pause keys anymore?
I am thinking about making my keyboard wedge scanner use the "Pause" as a prefix so I can know if ...
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How to use rupee symbol in Dell keyboard?
I have Dell Latitude laptop and it has both Indian rupee symbol and euro in keyboard. But don't know how to use it. What keys can I press to insert the symbols?
I'm using Windows 7.
Any help?
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Esc key not working anymore on Windows XP
The escape key on my work notebook (with Windows XP SP3) stopped working some days ago.
It is not a hardware problem, because:
It happens both with the internal keyboard and an external USB ...
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Certain Keys on Keyboard won't work (not even via on-screen Keyboard)
So i recently spilled some beer on my keyboard and i noticed that the "T" key stopped working. So I swapped it out with a new keyboard but now the problem persists? But about 10 minutes after i ...
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Is there a way to soften keyboard keys permamently? (laptop, scissors)
I have an IBM X61 laptop and I don't quite like the amount of pressure I have to provide to press a key (too much pressure). I wonder if it is possible to use some third party keyboard key parts to ...
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Key bindings in zshrc do not take any effect
I have just switched to zsh, and I would like to bind Home, End and Delete keys such that they would act similar to how they do in bash.
I have found some commands that work if I enter them directly ...
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setup ssh private/public keys
I have done the following:
ssh-keygen
Then put the contents of the id_rsa.pub into the remote ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. I thought that should do it. But it still prompts for a password. Not the ...
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How do you SSH from your desktop?
I am use to using putty and entering a hostname and key file and connecting. This is simple.
I am trying to follow this guide ...
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Linux invoke key combination by CLI
Is there a way of invoking a key combination over the CLI?
I mean something like:
$ invoke ALT+4
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Using ssh key pair to encrypt files
Is it possible to encrypt a text file using a ssh key pair using gnupg?
Where I work we already have our pair created and will be very useful to use these keys to send encrypted files.
Thanks!
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How do I map <cmd>-<shift>-f to run Ack plugin in Vim?
I'm new to vim and I'm trying to map a key combo for running the Ack plugin found here: https://github.com/mileszs/ack.vim
I want to map cmd-shift-f to run the Ack command :Ack. I've added the ...
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Win key replayed when focus changes from Windows to Ubuntu host
I'm running the synergy server (version 1.3.6) on an Ubuntu 11.10 host and the client (version 1.3.8) on a Windows 7 host.
Whenever I use the Win key on the windows client, they key is somehow ...
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Can I physically swap keys on a chicklet keyboard, without causing any damage to the keys or keyboard?
I have a GT780DX and I'd like to use AutoHotKey to switch a few key functions, but also swap the keys so that I don't get confused.
Can I physically swap keys on a chicklet keyboard, without causing ...
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Certificate generation with Keytool, I can't confirm personal data
I'm trying to generate a self-signed certificate in order to sign some source code. I use:
keytool -genkey -storepass mypass -alias lorenzos -keystore nbproject/private/keystore
Then I fill in ...
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Can I make Windows Key + Tab behave like a normal Alt + Tab?
I'm using this apple keyboard on my PC at the moment (don't ask). The only major difference to me is that the Command key (acts like the Windows key) and the Alt key changed places. Therefor I keep ...
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Certain keys on my keyboard stopped working
Ive never spilt anything on my keyboard and they do work some of the time. All the keys that aren't working are on one side of the keyboard, but its not the entire side...
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Delete registry key or value via a CMD script?
How do I edit an already-in-production .cmd script file, in order to have the script delete a certain registry key in the Windows registry?
Firstly, is this even possible, and secondly (if that's not ...
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Synergy: how to forward same keystroke to client and ALSO to server?
I've installed synergy on two different machines... now I need to type one key in the server in order to obtain an action both in server and client (i.e. left and right arrows to control two different ...
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Mapping keys on Linux
I'd like to change layout (mapping) of Lenovo ThinkPad keyboard (which I hate)
to be like Acer TravelMate 8000 (which I love).
That mainly means:
Swap Fn and left Ctrl
Tab-left to act like PgUp
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Keyboard Broken
My mom's been using an old laptop whose keyboard appears to have broken. The problem manifests itself such that some keys group themselves into groups of three such that when she presses any one key ...
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Changing the size of the audio volume increment of the “volume up” / “volume down” keys
Same as this question but for Windows: How can I adjust by how much the sound volume changes every time I press the volume change keys?
I'm on a Windows 7 laptop. It has "volume up" and "volume down" ...
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Scroll when key pressed?
I'm on a Windows machine with an ALPS trackpad looking for a way to get mac-like scrolling for web browsing, etc. So far the best option I've found is the "ChromeTouch" extension for Google Chrome.
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Why can't Kleopatra (gpg4win) import my freshly-created key from another PC?
I just created two new GnuPG keys on my linux box and then tried to import the public keys on my Windows 7 machine running gpg4win 2.1.0 with Kleopatra. However, I always get the message
Insgesamt ...
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Typing the tab character in browser text boxes
A lot of the time, when I want to format text within a web page's text box I'll hit the Tab key.
Unfortunately, that doesn't insert the tab character but instead moves the control to the next form ...
