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Keyboard Utility: Customize Logitec MX Keys backlight without the Options+ app
Using Logitec MX Keyboard without Logitech's Options+ app. It works fine, but I can't control backlight on-duration.
There are key-mapping utilities, but I can't find one for backlight control. There ...
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How to lookup keybinding translation across input sources
I have an application that binds a menu item to trigger on ⌘]. When I set the US input source, I press ⌘] in order to trigger that item. However, when I switch the input source to QWERTZ (German), the ...
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How to tell iterm2 to use emacs mode, not vi mode
I've recently switched from Hyper terminal (no longer maintained) to iterm2.
I'm surprised that iterm2 seems to be using vi mode: instead of going to start and end of line when I press ctrl+a/ctrl+e ...
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Change width reserved for stage manager when using the the Sequoia tiling keys?
MacOS Sequoia introduced the tiling keys (i.e., ctrl-option-left to place the current window on the left side of the screen). This helpfully leaves space for the stage manager.
For my taste, this ...
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DefaultKeyBinding.dict no longer remaps ctl+arrow windows shortcuts after MacOS update
On my macbook I use DefaultKeyBinding.dict to remap about 12 keys to what they would be in Windows. However, after my update to MacOS Ventura, the remappings for moveWordLeft and moveWordRight stopped ...
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Change key bindings in Apple Mail
Is there a way to change (actually, remove) key bindings in Apple Mail?
I sometimes find myself switching between tasks and impatiently backspacing over some word in an editor - only to find that I've ...
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Definitive way to enable ESC-key-like functionality for Obsidian on iPhone
Has anyone provided a good solution to the lack of an escape key on iPhone yet, for vim mode? I feel like this needs a definitive solution, and I’d be willing to work on it if nobody has, yet.
Not an ...
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Make backslash \ in terminal (Danish keyboard)
I am using a Danish keyboard language and Danish keyboard layout. When typing in my browser or other applications on my computer, I can make a backslash. In my case I use the combination shift + ...
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Terminal: To make Option-Control keyboard shortcut work
I use the fish shell, and I added a function that expands variables like it works by default in Zsh. That is, I can type e.g. $PWD, press the keyboard shortcut, and it will be expanded to the current ...
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Trying to remap Cmd+W to Cmd+H using Karabiner-Elements
I'm using Karabiner-Elements to remap Cmd+W to Cmd+H. (This helps prevent me from closing a window so that when I switch to the app using Cmd+Tab, the window will appear, which only happens for open ...
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How can I restore Command+Left arrow in macOS?
I mapped Cmd+← to a new shortcut in the Keyboard Shortcuts area of System Settings, and now I can't figure out how to set it back to "go back to the start of the line." I have tried:
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Why does the necessary key combination to zoom in/out change while using Apple Maps?
When using Maps on my iMac, I'm able to zoom in/out using only +/- when I first open the app. However, after requesting directions to a location, I need to use CMD-(+/-) to zoom in/out, even after I ...
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key combo then shift+enter started launching apps recently
I noticed in the past week that some random key combos started launching Apple apps (like the App Store, iMovie, and GarageBand) and it's really annoying. After experimenting I figured out that ...
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How can I add a keyboard shortcut for a nested menu item?
It used to be possible (on macOS 10.14 below at least), to set up a keyboard shortcut to open up a specific terminal profile:
Unfortunately, on macOS 12 and later (at least, I never ran 10.15 or 11), ...
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Option and command key are switched for a keyboard on my mac?
I just connected a keyboard I haven't used in a while. For some reason the option and command keys are suddenly switched.
I went into settings > Keyboard > Modifier Keys and everything is at ...
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Tilde (~) and plus-minus (±) in wrong place on keyboard
I'm using a MacBook Pro with a Swedish physical keyboard but with a U.S. layout defined in System Preferences. However, the tilde (~) and plus-minus (±) keys seem switched. The following key ...
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How to change the default behaviour of the fullscreen/maximize button?
There is a question that deals with the different behaviour of the fullscreen button in the window bar. There, it is shown that by doing:
⌥ + ⇧ + Click on green or outer right icon (plus icon)
I can ...
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How to remap a option + i to give me ^, for then to press a vowel to use the accent in Karabiner
I recently changed the keyboard input to ABC - Extended because the normal one wouldn't let me type accents when the caps lock was on. Almost all of the are normal, but there are one there isn't. When ...
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How do I do Home and End in iterm2?
Home and End do nothing in iTerm2, nor do ⌘← and ⌘→.
However, Ctrl-A and Ctrl-E do work.
Can Home and End do this?
Preferences->Keys_Key Bindings in iTerm2 do not offer a "Start of Line" or "End ...
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How do I remap a key in macOS Sierra, e.g., Right Alt to Right Control?
I used to use Karabiner to remap Right Alt to Right Control (as an Emacs user I use Control MUCH more that Alt) but updating to Sierra broke this. Downgrading is not an option.
How do I manually ...
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Can home and end keys be mapped when using Terminal?
The Home and End keys on a MacBook Pro can be emulated with Fn + ← or fFn + →. Or when certain settings are changed, with the ⌘ Command key instead of Fn.
None of these works in Terminal.
As I ...
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How do I disable the "home" button on a game controller in macOS?
My 8bitdo SN30 has a "home" button on the lower right hand side. I only ever hit this button by accident when gaming on my mac, and it opens some weird sub-folder of the never-used Launchpad ...
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Show the shortcuts when hovering over Microsoft Word icons
I am a fervent keyboardist: how can we find out the shortcuts for these icons? They used to be displayed when you hovered over them, but no more.
This is Microsoft Word for Mac version 16.79
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Curly brackets with german keyboard
Having a usb keyboard in german language connected to the MacBook.
Curly brackets are on Alt+Gr+7 / Alt+Gr+0 on German keyboards, but pressing these keys gives me different characters.
So how can I ...
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How should I adapt my software's keyboard shortcuts for macOS users (e.g. when to use Cmd instead of Ctrl)?
I'm not familiar with macOS at all. Nevertheless, when designing cross-platform software features, one needs to be aware of such small differences. I've seen a lot of keybindings which are usually ...
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How can I change/remove the shortcut fn+C for opening the Control Centre
Since I upgraded to macOS Monterey, fn + C (i.e. the fn key + the C key) opens the Control Centre in the Menu Bar.
How can I change or even remove this shortcut?
Same question for the shortcut fn + A.
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How to enter Hungarian characters ő (long ö) and ű (long ü) on a Mac with German keyboard layout?
I found that I can write characters with single acute accent, but there is no double acute accent present on my German keyboard. What is the simplest and shortest workaround to enter ő (long ö) and ű (...
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How to Enable iTerm Profile Shortcut Key cmd-ctrl-d key by Disabling Dictionary Lookup in macOS for iTerm?
I've been trying to set up a specific shortcut key (cmd-control-d) in iTerm to trigger a profile action. However, this shortcut conflicts with macOS's default dictionary lookup feature. I'm looking ...
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MacOS Music script does not work triggered inside app
For years, I've been using a really simple AppleScript to reset Music's AirPlay device back to my computer. I trigger it using a keyboard shortcut Command + E and the script doesn’t run. Same if I use ...
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Disable Option+Key=Symbol behavior of arbitrary keyboard layout in MacOS
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I'm looking for a way to disable the Option + Key = Symbol behaviour of most keyboard layouts (like US and dvorak), but still allow the application to capture those keypresses.
Ideal solution
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How to use Shortcuts app to mute/unmute MS Teams from anywhere (globally)?
The standard keybinding for MS Teams mute toggle is ⌘ShiftM. However, it only works if Teams is the current focussed application. So when I'm working on a document or typing notes in another app, I ...
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Type Lambda λ on a Mac? [duplicate]
Is there a way to type lambda λ on a mac without switching the entire keyboard binding to Greek, as described here: How do you type Theta on a Mac?
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MacBook map Windows keyboard Fn key
I am using a 4TECH Windows keyboard with US English layout (picture). I want to map the Fn key to Option key. My Mac doesn't recognise that key - it simply doesn't do anything. Is there a way to fix ...
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Override cmd + tab to control + tab to switch tabs in macOS using Karabiner Elements
I am using a Macbook Air M2 with macOS Monterey. I am trying to get the keyboard bindings to better/more mimic Windows 10.
The laptop keyboard is like this:
{fn/globe} {control} {option} {command}
I ...
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Simulate INSERT key in Mac OS X
Long story short, I am using Citrix to remote into my PC at work, and several applications require the use of the INSERT key, which, as everyone knows, Apple chose to eliminate from their keyboards. I'...
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Is there a desktop manager/overlay that improves use of keyboard navigation?
For my current job I have to work with an Apple MacBook. The first thing I notice is the high reliance on the mouse. Which is quite slow/painful for me, knowing I need to be careful not to get more ...
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Is there a way to map a mouse button up action to a key press?
I know it's possible to map mouse buttons to keystrokes (eg using Karabiner to map button3 to ⌘V). Is there a way to map a button when it's released (eg mapping button1-up to ⌘C)?
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How to prevent Command-I/Command-Shift-I from opening Mac Mail when in browser?
When in a browser (Chrome or Safari), the following keyboard shortcuts both launch the MacOS Mail app, and there doesn't seem to be any way to change or disable them.
Command+I
Command+Shift+I
Cmd-I / ...
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How can I obtain the backslash with a US keyboard configured with a Spanish (ES-ISO) keyboard layout?
I have a Macbook Air with the typical US keyboard layout printed in the keys, but I want to use the keyboard as if it were a Spanish keyboard because I'm accustomed to that layout and since I don't ...
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How do I add, change or remove a key command (shortcut) from a menu item?
How do I add, change or remove a key command from an application's menu, or contextual menu, without any third party application?
Can I use something other than Cmd ⌘ with my trigger?
What if a menu ...
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On lock screen, how to select 'other user' with keyboard?
We share a imac with 4 people. Most of the time the computer switches on it is locked for someone else. I'd like to switch to my own account without using a mouse.
From the lock screen, how do I ...
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Copy and Paste Lines in Nano on MacOS
I am on ARM-based MacOS Sonoma 14.
For some reason, I have no luck with the 'copy' step from this answer to the same question on OS X. I have tried both with and without the 'use Option as Meta key' ...
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Can I accomplish similar functionality to Windows Auto Hot Key (AHK) on macOS Sonoma?
I switched recently to an Macbook Pro with an M3 Pro chip after using Windows for a lifetime. I am trying to make a a shortcut which can trigger many different actions and in my case all the actions ...
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How to find conflicting keyboard shortcuts in Mac OS Ventura?
Is there any way to view all of the shortcuts used by all of the installed applications and extensions to identify conflicting shortcuts?
I've seen some utilities that show the shortcuts available for ...
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Keyboard shortcut to browse Time Machine file versions
In some apps, e.g. Keynote and TextEdit, there is a built-in option to browse previous versions of a file using Time Machinve: File > Revert To > Browse All Versions.
Is there a way to browse ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to close the Character Viewer popup window?
I have some unicode characters that I like to use. In most programs there is a keyboard shortcut Command+Control+Space to show this window. But then if hit Command-W, I will close the app's main ...
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iterm - what's the key-combo to switch panes?
I've learned how to split my terminal windows with apple-d and apple-shift-d. Its very useful.
How do I then switch between the two panes (see below) using the keyboard?
I know I can use the mouse ...
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Can't remap plus minus (±) sign to tilde sign (~)
Until the last update to Sonoma 14.2 (23C64) I used the following script to remap the absolutely USLESS ± sign to the FREQUENTLY used in nearly ALL of the programming languages ~:
UserKeyMapping:(
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F16-F19 keys on my keyboard in OBS as record start, stop, pause and resume buttons
I would like to use the F16-F19 keys on my keyboard in OBS as record start, stop, pause and resume buttons. How do I do this? In OBS they are recognized correctly, but when I press them to record they ...
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How can I assign a shortcut in Karabiner-Elements to open VS Code?
I am new to Karabiner-Elements and I am trying to find a way to assign a shortcut to open VS Code.
I would like to press Left Command and Right Command at the same time then leave it then press V to ...
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