Questions tagged [mapping]
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Change numpad dot to comma on macOS 26 (US International layout)
I found this answer: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/410809/675317 but it does the opposite of what I need — inverting the numbers doesn’t work. For context: I use a US physical keyboard, so I ...
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Do I still need to map my USB Ports after installing MacOS Monterey with OpenCore Legacy Patcher on an unsupported Macbook Pro?
I am using a Macbook Pro 11,3 2014. I have installed opencore with MacOS Montery using the OpenCore Legacy Patcher 1.2.1 on my unsupported Mac. I did this by flashing Monterey to a USB stick with ...
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Complete nonsensical mapping of keys using external mechanical keyboard after update
This question is not about issues remapping shortcuts or changing input type. I was given a MacBook Pro by my work a couple of months ago. Now, I've always used an external mechanical (Azio) keyboard (...
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Easy way to remap Option key to Up arrow on Mac?
My up arrow key has failed (MBP mid 2012). Apple tells me I require keyboard replacement at $300. I want to remap the option key to up arrow key as a temporary solution (keys are very close). I am ...
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How can I investigate why a key ( { ) doesn't immediately respond on the keyboard?
I may have screwed up my Mac keyboard strokes but I have no idea how to investigate. This issue seems to happen all over the OS and is not specific to a single application. Some things to have in mind:...
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iOS map app that can load MBTiles tileset
Are there any good map apps that will allow me to load the map from an MBTiles tileset file? I'm looking for something that will allow me to use the map offline while hiking.
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Disable Karabiner complex rule on some keyboard combination
I would like to enable the following rule which sets the spacebar to left shift when pressed together with another key. The problem is that this disables spotlight search (which uses CMD+spacebar). ...
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How to Map f2 to Ctrl u in Excel (to make cell editing easier)
Just upgraded to High Sierra on my MacBook air 2011. Unfortunately my Excel keyboard shortcuts have stopped working - I was using Karabiner to map F2 (usual windows edit key) to use ctrl u, which ...
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How do I get the calculator button on a Microsoft Sculpt keyboard working?
I'm on a MacBook Pro using Microsoft's Ergonomic Sculpt Desktop (i.e. keyboard, mouse, and number pad). The Number Pad looks like this and as you can see has a Calculator button. Unfortunately, on ...
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using hidutil to map two keys to a single key
I've lost the functionality of my ] on my keyboard. Previously I used Karabiner to map [ + option to ], however now that I've updated to Sierra, this doesn't work. I've seen this post: How do I remap ...
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Map keyboard key to mouse click in a certain position
I want to map my keyboard's arrow buttons to mouse left clicks (mouse down/up) at specific areas of my screen. For example: left arrow key ---(map to)--> mouse left click at position W: 120px | H: ...
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How can I remap these keyboard keystrokes?
I am beginning to use the U.S. keyboard because, as a developer, I have the key I use the most available more. Only problem is I lost direct access to the accent keys. So I want to remap the ...
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< and ^ keys are swapped
I'm using a German Keyboard (Lioncast LK20) with OS X 10.11.5. I set the keymap to German and it is displayed correctly in the settings screen. Unfortunately the following two keys are swapped when I ...
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How to remap comma on Apple numeric keypad to dot
Is there any way to change the key mapping of the apple keyboard? As programmer I find annoying there's a comma instead a dot in numeric keypad. I would remap this key to have dot ...
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Possible to remap CapsLock to emulate the "French - Numerical" behavior on a U.S qwerty keyboard
I would like to remap the capslock key to behave as such: When Off : letters are lowercase numbers are not active (symbols characters are active) other symbols (not on the numbers row) behave ...