Questions tagged [modifier-keys]
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Why is the order of modifier keys important in AHK?
I'm using Autohotkey to perform a macro when Alt+Control+f is pressed within Electron.
I have:
#SingleInstance
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
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toggle off caps lock with shift key on windows 11
On my old computer, when caps-lock is activated and I press the shift key, it disables the caps look.
On my new computer under windows 11, when caps-lock is activated and I keep the shift key pressed, ...
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Neo Keyboard-Layout Layer4: Fix Space instead of 0 when pressing AltGr
On Linux Mint 20 the neo keyboard layout has multiple layers.
Pressing AltGr will act as Mod4 and swtich the layout to layer 4.
In this layer, pressing the spacebar would normally result in a press of ...
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Disabling Shift key from overriding Numlock (or stopping Shift key from overriding Numlock for Numpad keys and using Shift as a Numpad 0-9 modifier)
If anyone knows how to disable/override the functionality in Windows of the Shift key temporarily invalidating the Numlock status so that the numpad 0-9 keys output as other keys (insert, end, down, ...
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Is it possible to have an extra key modifier?
Most windows applications only accept a combination of a key with one regular modifier (Alt, Ctrl, Super and Shift keys). e.g. you cannot define a shortcut as "CapsLock+A".
I need the have an extra ...
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In Windows 10, how can I swap the alt and win keys *on one specific keyboard*?
I recently installed Windows 10 Pro on my Mac via Boot Camp. The left-hand modifier keys on the internal keyboard are, from left to right, Control, Option, and Command. Apple somehow has this ...
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AutoHotkey: swapping modifier keys when a specific ahk_exe/process is active, regardless of ahk_class or window title
I am trying to make the windows and alt keys swap when I am using REAPER so that my shortcuts on the PC are typed the same (as in the same keyboard locations by muscle memory) as when I am using it on ...
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Mac OSX 10.14 - Swap modifier keys fn and control
I managed to make the fn modifier key behave as ⌘ command. But I can't map the ⌘ command (or ^ control) to the fn handler. I need to access this handler for forward backspacing (delete), among other ...
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Left Ctrl is using Windows modifier all the time
Windows key isn't pressed but every key I press with left ctrl acts as if I was pressing the windows key as well.
E.g. if I press left ctrl + C, it does ctrl + win + c (the colour filters toggle), so ...
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macOS remap keys as modifiers
The situation
I use a keyboard layout called 3l (three layout) which is a layered keyboard layout. Here is the main layer (the behaviour when no modifier keys are pressed):
Now, when I am holding ...
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Shift and Alt won't work together in app
I have a weird issue, I think I'm missing something very easy but can't find what.
For years I've been using shiftalt to resize an object transformation anchor in the center and keeping proportions ...
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How can I repurpose the NumLock light to instead show when the Kana modifier is active?
I've come to the realization that the NumLock key is useless. As far as I can tell, its sole reason for existing is to cause me several seconds of frustration whenever I accidentally turn it off.
In ...
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Assign option key via Ukelele
My keyboard is a Lioncast LK20, which features no right Windows key. Instead there's the FN key.
In Windows that is no big problem, as I rarely use that button. In MacOS however, that means the right ...
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Mac like "Keep Pressed" shortcuts for Windows
Pressing the Modifier key in mac holds it till the combination is completed. And if the modifier key is pressed twice, the key is held till it is pressed again. This feature is useful when operating ...
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Alt key sticks sometimes in remote desktop session
I'm running a Linux VM on windows with Hyper-V and connect via a remote desktop session. It often happens that the Alt-key appears to remain pressed after I use a keyboard shortcut involving both, Alt ...
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