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Multiple logitech keyboards with different keymaps?
I have this at work -- http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-solar-keyboard-k750-mac
and this at home -- http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/k750-keyboard?crid=26§ion=features
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Stop text input from changing tm to ™
Every time I type "tm" in Safari, or an app that uses a Webkit control, it changes it to ™. How do I stop this from occuring?
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How do I turn column select off?
When using terminal.app, the cursor turns into a cross and you can drag out a rectangular area of text with it. However, it is required to use Alt/Option in the terminal.
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temporarilty cancel of Symbol and Text substitution
Is there a way to temporarily cancel of Symbol and Text substitution? Occasionally I'd like ½ to be displayed as 1/2 but it always turns into ½ if Symbol and Text substitution is enabled.
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Make Option+D, Option+F, Option+B act emacs way [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Emacsify OSX throughout: word-forward (⌥ + F) and word-backward (⌥ + B) instead of ‘special characters’?
I used to use Option+D, Option+F, Option+B combinations for ...
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Apple Script + VPN + Textbox
I have an applescript :
tell application "System Events"
tell current location of network preferences
set VPNService to service "VPN (Cisco IPSec)"
if exists VPNService then
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Text Expander on Mac OS X
OS X Mountain Lion comes with Text Expander as an option, but it only seems to work in Safari and not in iMessage and other applications.
Is there any way to enable Text Expander throughout the ...
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How to fix screwed font display in password entry dialog?
I don't have a single clue how my Mac OS comes to be like this..
Whenever I'm prompted to enter my password for admin rights to make changes to the system, my Mac OS seems to have a hard time ...
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Fix Safari 6 Address Bar Selection Behavior
This is probably just something I have to live with, but with Safari 6 Apple made the address bar different from every other text field on the OS, in that a single click (at least when it's displaying ...
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How to change the order of input method
I am using OS X 10.8
I wish I could change the order of input method.
How do I do that?
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Text randomly disappears while typing?
rMBP OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
While chatting with friends on facebook, the text randomly disappears and appears at random intervals. I cannot induce the effect manually. It is very frustrating to see ...
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Chinese IME - Change the font used in the suggestions list
Is there a way to change what font is used to display the 'suggestions' list in OS-X 10.6+ when using the Chinese IME (simplified)? I've looked around in the preferences (particulary 'Candidate ...
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Multi-selection of text in text areas (Chrome, Sparrow) will switch keyboard to “Insert mode” and overwrite too much text
OSX 10.7.4, MacBook Air
I've noticed that when I select text and attempt to replace it with additional text, some text areas will maintain the selection and cause me to errantly delete data from my ...
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What is the keyboard combination for the ⌘ symbol?
There are many handy shortcuts for exotic characters in Mac such as Option + 7 for ¶ and Option + G for ©. Is there one to yield the command key ('⌘') sign?
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Is there a way to overline text in Pages for the iPad?
I use my iPad for note taking in my statistics class and I need to create an overline for the sample mean (which has a line over an x called x-bar) and I can't find a way to get it to work in Pages.
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Writing EOF (End of File) on Windows 7 with bootcamp
I'm looking for a way to input the EOF char into the command line on my MacBook Pro with Windows 7 running in Boot Camp.
I've tried several suggested shortcuts and the on-screen keyboard but none of ...
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Use option-arrows with Unicode Hex Input
I recently switched to the Unicode Hex Input to make typing technical symbols easier. It seems, though, that the way it uses the option key to detect unicode input overrules the ⌥+arrow method of ...
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Can I write on iPad using touch typing technique?
Is there any way on iPad that I can write text on iPad using Touch Typing technique, as this is the way I use keyboard?
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What's alt+spacebar character and how to disable it?
I am writing code in various text editors with Finnish keyboard layout. Sometimes I press alt+spacebar accidentally when writing symbols. E.g.
if(foobar || foobar2) {
... there is a high change I ...
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How do I deactivate the dialog that appears when you hold a number key pressed? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to turn off the iOS-style character picker menu
When I am writing and I hold number pressed, as when you write the number 9999999999, a dialog appears.
It ask me ...
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Software to record and playback mouse movement/clicks and keyboard presses?
I was wondering if there was any software out there that could record mouse/keyboard input and allow you to play back the input that was made?
I've tried using Automator but for some reason it's not ...
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Text input trouble on OS X Snow Leopard - text doesn't show up before mouse click
I have this strange problem on my MacBook Pro, running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It comes and goes, but I haven't found out why or when.
The input cursor is displayed in a text field, e.g. the URL field ...
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A specific problem with altering the Mac command-key layout to behave like Windows
I want to change Command+Space combination to change keyboard layout to a Windows like Alt+Shift but the Lion's keyboard settings does not react when I assign that particular combination. It allows me ...
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How do I undo this setting on a MacBook?
Turns out cats' paws are not a very reliable input method. The cat walked across the keyboard, and now I am stuck in a "secure text field". It looks like this:
How do I get out of here?
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Using “<Modifier>+Left/Right” to move between words in an editing window
I've recently switched to a MacBook as my main platform for doing work. Previously, I was an all-Linux sort of person (I now run Linux under VMware). But there are still a few UI differences that are ...
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How to 'scroll down' when there's nothing more to show? (cause I like the blank space)
When I'm working in a text document, I like to start typing at the top of the window or in the middle. I hate when the carat/cursor gets all the way to the bottom and there's no blank space left ...
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Re-enabling virtual iPad keyboard with paired Bluetooth keyboard
I have an Apple bluetooth keyboard (A1255) paired to my iPad. Pressing the keyboard's eject button lets me hide or display the virtual keyboard. It makes sense to hide it with the external keyboard ...
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How to disable composite keys on Mac OS X
I've got my mac two months ago and there is a problem that kinda bugs me to death. It is related to input languages and composite characters (those made up from more than one character, for example in ...
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Will Swype ever be available for iPhone?
Swype has been rumored to one day become available for iPhone. Does anyone know of any concrete plans?
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Spelling correction on iPod Touch
How do I keep iOS from replacing my typing with something else when a correction is proposed? If I do nothing (i.e., don't choose the proposed word) and continue typing, it replaces the word I typed!
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Is it possible Select and Autocopy in Mac
I would like autocopy for every text that I select to avoid to do several CMD+C.
Is there any way or application to do this?
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iPad virtual keyboard text entry: Can I disable the automatic upper-casing that takes place after I end a sentence?
When using the iPad to type a note, for instance, every time I type a period, the iPad assumes I want to start the next word with a capital letter. It also assumes I want to start typing with a ...
