Questions tagged [keyboard]
A physical device with buttons that allow characters to be entered
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No ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict in Ventura
For custom Key bindings, "the internet" macos compose, custom compose key, ... suggests to edit the ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict file. I do not have this file on my 13.2.1 ...
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Access menu bar search via keyboard shortcut
I am used to bring up the menu bar search in any application by pressing Cmd + Shift + / on a US keyboard layout.
However with my new MacBook this only brings up the Help window, since the shortcut ...
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Changing tmux "normal" mouse from fn key to ctrl key
When running tmux in a terminal window, I can get the usual terminal mouse behavior by holding down the fn key.
When using an external keyboard, I do not have a fn key. How can I map this behavior to ...
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system wide shortcut for start speaking not working in Microsoft Edge
I added a shortcut for "start speaking"
it works in Safari: I can select a piece of text then use the shortcut to make my Mac read it aloud for me
While in Edge, it stops working, though I ...
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Cmd+I randomly opens outlook.com in Chrome (not my default browser)
I am perplexed for a few reasons:
My default browser is set to Vivaldi so I don't understand why clicking Cmd+I in Vivaldi sends me to outlook in Chrome
I have set Cmd+I in Vivaldi to be "...
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3 keys on 2016 MBP keyboard not responding [duplicate]
By not responding, I mean it doesn’t register no matter how hard I press it. I’ve cleaned it, and even removing the key cap and pressing the dome it doesn’t work. What’s weirder is it’s not just 1 key,...
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Troubleshooting Keyboard Backlight Not Working On Bootcamp Windows
My keyboard backlight stopped working on my MacBook Pro TB 2017 15" in Bootcamp Windows, but it works perfectly fine on macOS. I've tried reinstalling the Apple Boot Camp drivers but that didn't ...
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Karabiner Elements - CTRL+HOME and CTRL+END to go to beginning or end of document
I am accustomed to using CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END to quickly navigate to the beginning or end of a document respectively; however, I cannot seem to get that working in karabiner elements.
I have come ...
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iPad magic keyboard language switch delay
How do I fix the lag when switching a language on an iPad when connected to a magic keyboard (the one that works like a case too).
When I switch the language it takes a second or two before I can type ...
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TotalFinder like visor window alternative
I've been using TotalFinder for years now, but they no longer support the newer versions of MacOS. What I use a lot is the visor with a shortcut key, which I have a dedicated key bound to on my ...
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Disabling MacOS Ventura Shortcut to Move Window to the Bottom or Top
Since updating to MacOS Ventura, I cannot find any way to disable some keyboard shortcuts. The 'move window' shortcuts appear to work now but I cannot find where to modify or disable these in the ...
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Looking to disable MacBook internal keyboard. Newest OS doesn't seem to support older solutions
I'm looking to disable my MacBook Pro (2016)'s internal keyboard. I'm running macOS Monterey 12.6.3. My left shift key is broken and always pressed, and while I have a Bluetooth keyboard that helps ...
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How to prevent a bluetooth keyboard from auto-sleeping on Mac?
I use a bluetooth keyboard that can connect to multiple devices and it is pretty decent, but its auto-sleep (power saving) function drives me crazy, especially when I'm in a call and stop typing for a ...
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How to replace Finder.app with any other file viewer? [duplicate]
Is it possible to replace Finder.app with any other file viewer apps such as:
Marta.sh
Pathfinder
Forklift
I'd love to use a more customizable file viewer alternative that would allow me to use Vim-...
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iPad keyboard not showing up when on in-document linked websites in Google Docs and Google Slides apps
I have got an iPad 6th gen which is updated to iPadOS 16.2.
I sometimes use Google Docs to save some links (that open in Google Docs itself, I've set it to be like that). For example, I saved a link ...
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Is it possible to buy new magic keyboards with Cangjie hints?
Apple used to sell magic keyboards with Cangjie hints on the keys:
At the Apple Store site, it seems that the newer magic keyboards do not have a Cangjie option:
Is there still a way to buy the ...
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中 / 英 key does not work consistently on Ventura 13.2
I use the 中 / 英 key to toggle input sources. Recently, the key does not toggle input sources unless I am using the Finder or a handful of other apps. For example, the key does not work in Google ...
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How can I get my Mac to recognise my British PC ISO keyboard?
I am using a British PC ISO version of the HP Omen Encoder keyboard with my MacBook Pro (Ventura v13.0), and I can't seem to correctly configure my keyboard. My keyboard looks like so:
But I have a ...
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How to make iPad software split keyboard identical to the iPhone default one?
The iPad software split keyboard is slightly different than the iPhone, which makes it infuriatingly difficult to type when you barely use the iPad.
Is there a way to make the iPad split keyboard ...
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Number pad not working to move cursor
I want to use the keypad, which is on the right of my keyboard, to move the cursor in a document, just like the arrow keys or the PgUp/PgDn keys. On a Windows machine, I can press NumLock to switch ...
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JXA (AppleScript) disabled other key on system.keystroke
I trigger CMD+C to get the content highlighted to the clipboard.
My problem is that if the user does another key simultaneously, it breaks all the flow.
Do you know any solution (like blocking other ...
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Karabiner doesn't detect End key on Logitech MX, VSCode does
I have a Logitech MX keys keyboard (dual Mac and PC, french layout), and I'm trying to use the Home and End keys.
I'm using the "French - PC" layout in macOS.
VScode detects the End key just ...
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URLbar still selected after loading page on Safari on Catalina
I am using Safari with Vimari on my macOS Catalina. Problem is whenever I am navigating to some url by pressing designated key(provided by Vimari) after pressing F, the URL bar still stays focused ...
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AppleScript no longer works in Big Sur
When I used macOS Mojave I always used this AppleScript automatized with Keyboard Maestro, to auto close the boring system message Disk Not Ejected Properly. It always worked fine with Mojave. Now ...
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Does the "Show Notification Center" shortcut works for you?
I'm on the last version of Ventura. I'm trying to set a shortcut key combination to show the notification center.
I went to setting -> keyboard -> shortcut -> mission control -> Show ...
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Connect a Magic Keyboard to a Windows 10 PC with a Logitech Unifying Receiver?
I hope someone can help me with this. I have a user at work that wants to connect her Apple Magic Keyboard to her Windows 10 work PC (she just likes the way the keys are).
The PCs don’t actually have ...
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How to disable "Rotate Right" Finder shortcut?
I've just found out that the Finder has the ability to make changes to the contents of image and video files using these shortcuts:
⌘R - Rotate Right
⌘L - Rotate Left
⌥⌘R - Rotate Left
(Thanks to ...
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Developer Word Break Delimiters (m1+, macOS 13+)
It's discussed here and here that alt+<left/right>ArrowKey can stop mid-word at periods (and other delimiters signifying a word break such.as:this,example) via System Preferences pre-Mavericks ...
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Control + Shift + Z key combination not working for browsers
I tried the keys combination ^ Control⇧ ShiftZ on my MacBook Pro (Ventura 13.2.1), but this is not getting seen for the browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari).
I tested at https://en.key-test.ru/ that I ...
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Restore default Finder keyboard shortcut for Sort by Name
The default keyboard shortcut to sort by Name is ⌃ Control⌥ Option⌘ Command 1 as described here. However in my Finder menu, Name does not have a keyboard shortcut.
I have gone through all my App ...
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Why does my iPad virtual keyboard keep disappearing?
Since I upgraded to iPadOS 16 several months ago, my iPad’s software keyboard keeps disappearing. When I tap on an input field to type something, the keyboard pops up for a few seconds, and then it ...
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Can’t input my password to log into MacOS because my computer acts as if Shift is always pressed [duplicate]
This just started today and it’s been very concerning. When I went to log into my MacBook Pro, my password was rejected the first three times I entered it. When going to the recovery assistant and ...
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Disable a global keyboard shortcut for an electron app (ClickUp)
I have installed the ClickUp on my Mac. It has very irritatingly changed the global key binding ⌘ + E to create a new task in ClickUp. So every time I attempt to eject a hard disk from my Mac ...
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iMac 2011 can't log in -- Bluetooth keyboard not working
My Apple keyboard stopped working and I can't connect a new keyboard at the login screen. How can I get the new Bluetooth keyboard paired up without being able to login?
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macOS suppresses ^ Control -1 through 4 shortcuts
Does anyone know how can I make ⌃ Control 1 to ⌃ Control 4 shortcuts usable?
I've disabled them via System > Keyboard > Mission Control, and yet, macOS doesn't allow those keybindings to be ...
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Unable to Swap cmd with option with left/right arrow keys using hammerspoon
I am trying to create a lua script to work with hammerspoon which intends to swap cmd+left/right arrow keys to behave like option+left/right arrow keys but it doesn't seem to work. Here is the script
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Keyboard shortcuts for navigating and selecting in the notification center?
I am new to Mac and am aware that the notification center can be toggled using the keyboard by setting a shortcut. However, is there a way to use the keyboard to navigate and select items in the ...
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While reinstalling OS in MacBook Pro, qwerty keyboard option in not coming
I had erased the disk data and reinstalled OS in MacBook Pro.
I selected regions like India , US and input sources like ABC (which was shown as default) and also US , British etc.
In none of the cases ...
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How can I access the higher function keys (F16 in particular) on a MacBook Pro?
I'm toying around with DOSBox in debugger mode and it seems that in order to break into the debug mode while running I need to run Alt-Pause which on the Mac is Alt+F16 (see DOSBoxWiki: Special Keys). ...
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Cannot disable F14 and F15 keyboard shortcuts controlling the brightness
I read this question/answer: Disable F14/F15 for Brightness Control
I have a different problem, I can see these options, I can check and uncheck them:
But even when the options are unchecked, F14 and ...
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How to configure shortcut too toggle keyboard light
How to configure shortcut to toggle keyboard light on and off on MacBook Air M2?
Like I am have set it to 20% and when I press shortcut it sets to 0%, then if I press the shortcut again it sets to 20% ...
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"Show Scroll Bars" Setting Changes Randomly
Throughout the day, my "Show Scroll Bars" setting which I manually set to "When Scrolling" keeps changing to either one or the other two alternatives: "Always" or "...
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Disable Number / Special Character Key Shortcuts
This is driving me nuts.
I pressed something wrong, and suddenly my keyboard is doing shortcuts I don't want. The numbers / special characters above the letters are doing Function shortcuts. For ...
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How to tell why disabled voice control activating without obvious cause
Voice control is disabled in system settings, but I intermittently get a voice control popup appearing very briefly (I've not been able to get a screenshot but it's a little microphone icon). Usually ...
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How to use both hotkeys AND command tab to go to app window
I've used both iTerm and the new Warp terminal apps which both offer a hotkey shortcut to open a window. But the hotkey feature disables the native macos command+tab switcher for those apps. I want ...
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Switching Ctrl and Fn key won't work on macOS Ventura [duplicate]
I have a MacBook Pro M1 with macOS Ventura and I cannot get my external keyboard to work in the same way as the internal one. The Ctrl and Fn keys are reversed, so Ctrl is the outermost key.
Keeping ...
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Is it possible to to remap the "POS1" (Arrow up) key from the Magic Keyboard permanently and system wide to "Beginning of the Line"?
I am a developer and would like that button to go to the beginning of the line (please do not recommend any "pressX+Y(+Z)" finger gymnastics).
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Repair Macbook Keyboard
I have had a problem with my keyboard for over a year. Most of the time the letters between E and O don't work, so I'm forced to use another keyboard. I have noticed that pushing on the keys can help ...
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Switch keyboard with Fn key works on notebook, but not with Magic keyboard
Here is the problem and question with switching keyboard on Macbook:
when notebook is open - lid is not closed, then Fn function on Magic keyboard works.
when notebook is closed - lid is close , then ...
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LibreOffice Writer inserts empty squares for arrow keys
I am using LibreOffice 7.5.0.2 on MacOS Ventura 13.1 (MacBookPro). When editing text in Writer if I keep any of the arrow keys pressed, instead of scrolling/moving the cursor, it keeps inserting some ...
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