A physical device with buttons that allow characters to be entered
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German special characters locked on Keyboard, OS 10.8.3
I'm having a strange problem using the ⌥+U and ⌥+S to type the German umlauts and ß on my keyboard.
The input keyboard I'm using is US Extended. ⌥+U and ⌥+S result in no ...
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Bluetooth keyboard causing wifi to freak out, in turn using all of my CPU and RAM?
I paired my Apple Bluetooth keyboard with my Macbook Retina running 10.8.3 today, and noticed that my fan starting running really loudly.
Opening Activity Monitor, it showed that a task, ...
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Different kinds of Apple keyboards
I'm interested in making some custom keyboard cover skins (silicone). If I make one designed for, say, an Apple Wireless Keyboard (aluminum) will it be compatible with other Apple chiclet keyboards ...
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since updating to 10.8.3 on my MBP, my keyboard backlight does not come on until i enter my password
since updating to 10.8.3 on my MBP, my keyboard backlight does not come on until I enter my password and my mac comes up. This makes it very difficult to enter my password at night with low light ...
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iPad typing by itself
I have an iPad that I've been using for 9 months or so already. And I was using it just today (reading an article from the Internet) it accidentally flops (forgive my English) over my chest but when I ...
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How to disable default keyboard shortcuts for numbers.app
I'm continually hitting Alt+Left Arrow to move navigate within a cell in Numbers, and inadvertently inserting new rows.. How can I disable all the Alt+Arrow shortcuts?
I've tried changing the ...
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Creating New Keyboard Shortcots fur Lock Screen and Spotlight search
I know the defaults:
control+shift+power : Lock screen
command+space : Spotlight
I do NOT want to change these -- they must continue to work.
However, due to severely ingrained muscle memory and ...
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Shortcut for subscript in PowerPoint
Is there a keyboard shortcut to format as subscript in PowerPoint 2011? Most sources point to command-= but this zooms out. Is there a way to customize these shortcuts, or more importantly to ...
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Why does iOS autocorrect some words but not others when using a bluetooth keyboard?
I know that official iOS support for bluetooth keyboards is minimal, and that AutoCorrect is theoretically unavailable. (According to Meg St. Claire via the Apple support forums, this is by design). ...
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Keyboard-trackpad combos for Mac, where the trackpad lies underneath the keyboard.
I am currently looking for a keyboard-trackpad combo for the Mac where the trackpad lies underneath beneath the keyboard (i.e. just like they would be on a Macbook; in fact the reason why I'm looking ...
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Can AppleScript automatically press a key for me in an application?
I'm trying to devices an AppleScript that will automatically press the right arrow key for 1 second, then the left arrow key for 1 second and repeat this in an endless loop until I interrupt it.
Here ...
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Shift Key Problem Display jums [closed]
I need help. This Problem is making me crazy!!!! I coudn find any help on the web.
Everytime i use the shift key for important short cuts on my wireless keybord the display jumps up or down / changes ...
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Command-delete shortcut is not working for me
How do you delete a file you have selected in a Finder window, without using the mouse?
delete doesn't do it.
When I looked it up, I was said that command-delete is supposed to do it, but it doesn't ...
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Keyboard Issues Garage Band
Alright so I've been working in Garageband for about a month and have made a few tracks, but I've just come across a problem that I have yet to encounter, and I can't find anything about it online. ...
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iPad Mini always disconnects Bluetooth wireless keyboard
Following my this question I finally decided to get a wireless Bluetooth keyboard for my iPad Mini. I bought some cheap (around 40 USD) Chinese crap, but designed specifically for iPad Mini -- i.e. an ...
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Keyboard shortcut to mirror from OS X to AppleTV?
Is there a keyboard shortcut to mirror from OS X to AppleTV and to stop mirroring?
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Keyboard layout for math
I usually need to write math with LaTeX, and after seeing this question: Entering unicode math symbols. I came here with some small questions.
I find that not perfectly comfortable, and I was ...
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Remapping “Command + Arrow Key” to jump through the words of CamelCase expressions?
I often go through sentences word-by-word, using Command+Arrow Keys.
However, when there is a word in camel case (e.g. "AppleForumsQuestion.txt", in filenames or so), that won't work - Command+Arrow ...
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What are some useful keyboard language switchers that are designed to use with 3+ languages?
I've been using ⌘-Space for a long time, and it's been quite comfortable. However, recently I added third input language, and since then it's been a real pain to switch. What are some useful ...
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“S” key does not work in X11 (XQuartz)
The S key seems to be mapped to an incorrect value in XQuartz for me. I am running OS X 10.7.5 and XQuartz 2.7.4 (xorg-server 1.13.0). The problem also occurs in X11.app (XQuartz 2.6.5, xorg-server ...
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Focus an Application via keyboard shortcut
I have three Applications open, one window for each:
Google chrome
MacVim in server mode
iTerm2
How I can set up some keyboard shortcuts to focus this apps ?
One Idea is do it via Alfred 2 ...
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How to get Mountain Lion to recognise modifier keys from external Windows keyboard
By default, Mountain Lion maps Windows-key to Command and ctrl to ctrol. I changed the modifier keys under the "Modifier Keys" menu in System Preferences, but it had no impact. I can tell this because ...
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Mac Excel Control Shift RIght Arrow
It's been a while since I used Excel on a PC.
In Excel on a PC, I believe if you have a set of data and want to select all the cells in the same row from where the cursor is to the last cell below a ...
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Keyboard response rate is too low, and character suggestion popups appear periodically
I'm typing on my Retina MacBook Pro, and the response rate on the keyboard is terrible. It's like typing on an LCII that is trying to run Mac OS X. As I type, the computer seems to be thinking ...
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Difference between mc184Z/B and mc184Z/A keyboard
I recently bought an mc184Z/A keyboard but a mc184Z/B was shipped to me. Was I cheated? Or only the name changed? any way I wanted to buy a US type wireless keyboard and I got one with an ...
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Change Keyboard Layout on Lock Screen
I've been struggling with the following problem:
I am writing something in German during the day, therefore I change my keyboard layout to their QWERTZ style.
When I lock the screen or close my MBP ...
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app or webapp for learning touch type on iOS with Apple wireless keyboard
Is there good iOS app for learning touch type with Apple wireless keyboard ? Or web app that support iOS.
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How can i change and customize the special characters on my keyboard?
This is my first post at AskDifferent, hopefully it works out.
My problem:
i want to insert the symbol "λ" aka 'lamda' everytime i use the Option-L key. However, by default my OS Mountain Lion ...
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How do I type the typeset “space” character?
I've used the Keyboard Viewer a few times, and disappointingly have never seen the "space" character: ␣
Is it possible to type this character directly via some combination of meta keys ...
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How to determine what process controls key combinations?
I'd like to determine which process is handling a particular key combination. I've looked through the System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts list. I've also looked through another ...
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Input Method Keys not Firing Event
I have recently purchased an external Japanese keyboard from FILCO.
In addition to the regular keys, it also has 3 keys specifically designated to switch between Western and Japanese character input.
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MacBook keyboard error, only letters not working
A couple of weeks ago I damaged the logicboard of my MacBook when I attempted to clean the keyboard. However, it worked perfectly fine if I had the lid closed and attached it to an external keyboard.
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“Home” and “End” HotKeys in Vim INSERT Mode with MacBook Pro
I am pretty new to Vim and to Mac, I have a MacBook Pro with Retina Display running OS X 10.8.3, which do NOT have naive Home, End, PageUp and PageDown keys.
I know the Fn + arrow keys can work in ...
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How can I remap the play/pause key to Grooveshark?
I like to listen to Grooveshark while coding on my mbp. Since it's a website, every time I want to pause or continue I need to find the tab in my browser and click with the trackpad.
Is there a way ...
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Can I make a custom keyboard shortcut available to all users?
I've created a keyboard shortcut but it only works for my current user, we have 3 users on our Mac (OS X 10.8.3) but if I set up a short cut, I have to then set the same one up for our other 2 users.
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Keyboard shortcut to correct spelling mistakes
Is there any way for me to get all of the words detected by the standard OS X spelling checker as mistakes, to be corrected to the first available choice using a keyboard shortcut?
E.g. I type ...
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How can I input ctrl+` (grave accent)?
Normally when typing `, I have to hold shift down and press ´, and a "dead" version of the grave accent appears. I then have to press space to get the "living" version of the grave accent.
You can ...
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How do you make the fn keyboard button work like a Ctrl button?
I'm used to having the Control button at the bottom left corner of the keyboard. It's a little annoying to be pressing Fn + Tab when I wanted a Control + Tab and the position of the Control button in ...
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Using different bluetooth mouses and keyboards on a MacBook
I was wondering if it is possible to get a wireless mouse and keyboard less expensive than Apple's that would still work the way Apple's do - without the need to use extra USB toggles for bluetooth ...
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Intermittently unresponsive keyboard and trackpad on Macbook Air
Especially since the 10.8.3 update, I've been experiencing occasional freezes of my 2012 Macbook Air's trackpad and keyboard. The trackpad will be completely unresponsive, and usually only a few ...
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Is there a way to create new desktop spaces from keyboard only?
We all know there is a way to to switch between desktops using keyboard shortcuts,
but can we create new ones using only the keyboard?
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How to use Aquamacs on a non US keyboard?
I occasionaly use Aquamacs on my Macbook Pro. I have also bought an Apple keyboard with a US english layout, because it is not practical to program on a Mac with a french (or more generally probably ...
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How do you diagnose why a keyboard shortcut does not work?
I am trying to get Command+Alt+Shift+L to work in RStudio on OSX. I have a large number of customisations that might possibly prevent this shortcut from working. I've gone through the usual places ...
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Hotkey to scroll other window without switching to it
Emacs has a nice feature in the C-M-v keybind (scroll-other-window in Emacs Lisp), which causes the other window in a frame with two windows to scroll (I haven't tried it with more than two windows) ...
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Wired keyboard for iPad Mini
Is there any wired keyboard-case available for new iPad Mini (thefore using Lightning port)? Or keyboard-case with standard USB cable, that has been tested and proven to work with Lightning OTG ...
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How to type backslash in Russian on Macbook pro
I can't find the backslash key
either in low case or upper case(by holding shift key)
in Russian input method( I chose it on input source) on Macbook pro.
But if I choose russian pc input method, ...
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Replacing rubber spring/cup under Tab key cap
To make a long question short: What's the proper way to replace a rubber spring (inverted cup-like thing) under a keycap, specifically the Tab key on a unibody design MacBook Pro or Air?
Details: I ...
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Automatically Inserting Text Globally
Let's say I want this action to happen on any program whenever I press F10 (or some other custom key combination):
Paste the text: "Hello World!"
There's a similar tool in Windows called AutoHotKey ...
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Hardware replacement to fix not-working MacBook keys
1 1/2 weeks ago I had the glorious idea to clean the keyboard of my white MacBook Mid2010 with a wet cloth. Now, several keys are not working anymore, and I guess there might be a close-circuit ...
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Can command or option and shift (just those two keys) be assigned as an OS X shortcut?
How can I assign command (apple) + shift or option (alt) + shift as a shortcut? It seems that I can assign other keyboard combinations but not this one as a shortcut.
