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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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External Keyboard Layout does not match shown on System Preferences
I have a MacBook Air M1 2020 on Monterrey 12.4.
I've just bought the Logitech ERGO K860, which has an ISO layout.
I had a problem that was recognized as ANSI, but I could solve that.
I could set it ...
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Why are the Emacs bindings to move around words (such as M-f (option-f) and M-b (option-b)) not working on bash terminal?
I am using macOS Monterey 12.5 on M1 hardware. In case this can be relevant, I am using an American keyboard with Brazilian Portuguese (ABNT2) as input.
Also, I am using a cool software Karabiner ...
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The perfect app for customizing a 5button mouse?
I'm a new Mac user but I still struggle with ideal mouse settings for a common 5button mouse (I use Logitech MX500 with horizontal scroll and a small travel Razer). I need something from Logi Options, ...
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Phantom `play_pause` keypress events
I have been experiencing these phantom keystrokes where any app related to media (vlc, music, youtube) constantly plays and pauses or even re-opens after closed. only the foreground app is affected.
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How can I use readline instead of editline in the Python REPL and other programs?
I prefer to use readline instead of editline in the Python REPL and MySQL for example. These programs are compiled with editline support as provided by Apple or Homebrew. How can I make them work with ...
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option+left and option+right skip special characters
So I have a new Mac M1
I'm trying to set up the terminal as it was in my previous system.
The problem now is that when using option+arrow (left or right) it jumps to the next space character instead ...
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DefaultKeyBinding.dict method not working to move cursor from word to word(which is by default options + left/right)
I created a DefaultKeyBinding.dict in ~/Library/KeyBindings and copied this code to change how I can move from words to words to command+left/right instead of options + left/right. But it is not ...
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Keyboard custom lockscreen shortcut not working on Macbook pro M1
I followed the steps on this stack post and set the shortcut to ⌥ L on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
I can confirm that I see this change in the menu -
However, when I try using this ...
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Terminal Profiles Keyboard Action
Where can I find detailed technical documentation describing what the elements of the GUI found in Terminal.app -> Settings -> Profiles -> keyboard?
The documentation that pops up when the ? ...
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How do I set CMD+TAB to show Mission Control
I dislike the cmd + tab app switcher, since I can't switch between apps for my needs.
I prefer Mission Control for this.
Is it possible to re-map cmd + tab to show Mission Control on macOS?
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Mission control move a space shortcut not working in Monterey
After I updated to MacOS Monterey, move right/left a space keyboard shortcut (mission control) is no longer working. I even changed the key mapping but this doesn't seem to fix it. And interestingly, ...
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Magic Keyboard Home and End keys acts as Page Up and Page down [duplicate]
I'm using a Magic Keyboard with both my windows laptop and my Macbook Pro. When on MacOS, the Home and End keys default to Page Up and Page Down.
How do I remap the Home key to act as the Home button (...
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How to remap left-arrow (←) key to ctrl in MacOS or iTerm2?
On a 2017 MacBook Pro 15", I want symmetry in my three modifier keys (ctrl, option, cmd), i.e. what's available to my right hand would be mirror-symmetrical to what's available to my left. The ...
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MacBook Pro password contains #\~- symbols how do i get this correct
I have just purchased a new MacBook Pro and having a lot of difficulty trying to log in, the keyboard has been set to British and my password contains the following characters
# I press the following ...
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Why is Terminal.app weird about stealing keyboard focus on Monterey?
I use Due for reminders, and have it set up to use the keyboard shortcut Cmd+Opt+D to activate the Due window (which lives only in the Menu Bar, not the Dock). This works fine in most applications and ...
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ctrl+e followed by another character inserts ♑ character
When using Chrome, and only in some text boxes, the ♑ character (Capricorn, U+2651) gets inserted after using the ctrl+e shortcut to move the cursor to the end of the line.
How can I disable this ...
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Can't rebind caret and tilde in DefaultKeyBinding.dict
I have an extensive DefaultKeyBinding.Dict file that mostly works very well for me. I use Karabiner Elements to change the behavior of the right-alt so that it sends §, which signals the beginning of ...
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Keyboard shortcut to open Terminal at the current folder location in Finder
Say I am in a Finder window (eg: ~/Documents/code ) and I want to be able to use a keyboard shortcut to open a terminal window with the prompt
user@computer: ~/Documents/code$
Most of the questions ...
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Re-mapping PgUp and PgDn on PC keyboard
I have a setup where I use the same (PC) keyboard for my PC and my Mac mini using a switch box. I switch back and forth between the two all the time - and in order to stay sane I have
re-mapped many ...
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How to set up a shortcut for 2 finger trackpad scrolling?
I would like to set up a keyboard shortcut (say Command + Left Arrow and command + Right Arrow) to do the same thing as 2 finger Left/Right scrolling.
Or, map the mousewheel to this input.
How to do ...
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How to remap a single key?
I have a broken key on my Mac's keyboard and I need to remap it to some other key, by double press. Temporarily.
It's not a special but an alphabet letter one. I want to remap it this way:
"f&...
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How to have Emacs keybindings everywhere in Macbook Air M1 Monterey 12.5? Is tweaking ~/Library/KeyBindings/ the best approach?
I am new to macOS and a big fan of Emacs. I am trying to achieve Emacs keybindings everywhere.
Despite the fact that I have read multiple times on the web people stating that macOS was friendly and ...
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remap escape key with Ukelele
I have the following keyboard:
I would like the change the top left key from "escape" to @/# and map Escape on "option + @".
So I created a new keymap with Ukelele and installed ...
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Control Spotify with Media Keys
How can I use the media keys (previous track, play/pause, next track) for Spotify instead of iTunes?
OS X 10.9.4
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How can I run a terminal command from within any app and output the result (on Mac)?
No matter what app I am in, I would like to do a keyboard shortcut which allows me to enter a terminal command and run it, and the output will be written to wherever my cursor is, if it is in a text ...
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Karabiner-Elements cannot open new Terminal window unless Terminal already in focus
I am on Catalina 10.15.7 and use Karabiner-Elements 13.3.
When I use the rule shown below for opening Terminal nothing happens unless Terminal is in focus (you can see Terminal on the menu bar).
Seems ...
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How can I control playback in IINA using a game controller?
I want to use my game controller to fast-forward/rewind video playing in the app IINA. Specifically, I want to rotate one of the controller's joysticks counterclockwise to move IINA's playback back, ...
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Simulating trackpad three/four-finger down using Hammerspoon or Karabiner-Elements
I am trying to simulate a three-finger (four-finger if the three-finger drag is enabled) trackpad swipe gesture using either Hammerspoon or Karabiner-Elements on macOS. The goal is to simulate the ...
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What is this fancy L with a curl on top, and how could I type it?
I have encountered a very strange, L like letter that I couldn't found in the ASCII table, nor in the Greek alphabet. Do you have any idea what this could be, and what its name is? I would like to ...
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Right option key of an external keyboard not working
I use my MacOS (with Ventura) with 2 different external keyboards. On the first, all runs smoothly. On the second, a Logitech K120 with an ISO-IT layout, the right option key doesn't work at all.
Here ...
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Switching Tilde (~) and plus-minus (±) when using an external keyboard over a USB receiver
I have a MB Pro 2021, with an ISO keyboard layout. I wanted to swap between the (~) and plus-minus (±) keys. I already tried the option in Tilde (~) and plus-minus (±) in wrong place on keyboard, ...
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Possible to change Messages up/down key behaviour?
In most single-line text edit fields, pressing ↑ moves the cursor to the start of the line, and pressing ↓ moves the cursor to the end. But in the Messages app, the behaviour is slightly different; it ...
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How can bind Ctrl+m keybinding to Enter using Keyboard Maestro on macOS
If possible, I want to bind Ctrl+m keybinding to Enter using Keyboard Maestro. How can I achieve this?
Related: https://superuser.com/q/55954/723632
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Why does moveWordBackward: auto-repeat, but moveWordForward: does not?
I have the following in my ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict file (among other key bindings):
"~b" = (moveWordBackward:);
"~f" = (moveWordForward:);
Pressing ...
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Disable Terminal man page shortcut on Catalina
I recently upgraded to MacOS Catalina and when I am in IDEA IntelliJ, if I press Command + Shift + M the OS opens the Terminal program and attempts to load the man page for whatever I had highlighted ...
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Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys not working
I have a MacBook Pro with touchbar and macOS 10.14.1
I'm using a non apple docking station to which I plugged in an LMP keyboard (Model KB-1243) via USB.
Now I want to use the function keys in ...
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Type special characters in iTerm2: Dead keys seem to be ignored
How to type special characters in iTerm2 using dead keys, e.g. typing
Opt ⌥ + e + e should give é
also in iTerm.
Note, there is a workaround as in this answer https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/...
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Reprogram / Remap a Button on Apple Keyboard to send a sequence of keystrokes [duplicate]
I am seeking help with my iMac.
I am an independent Nasdaq day-trader using Trading View as an analytical platform on a daily basis. If it is possible, I would like to reprogram the Fn
button (or any ...
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How to change the Caps Lock key to Backspace on the external keyboard I am using with my iPad? [duplicate]
I reckon there are programs on Mac or PC that could do the trick but I haven't been able to find an app that would let me just remap this one key. My keyboard does not come with any software that ...
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I need to disable my main keyboard as one letter is not working and it's out of warranty
This is my current setup:
1 year warranty expired.
90 days warranty warranty expired too.
Using external keyboard on top of the internal keyboard for now.
I need to disable the built-in one, because ...
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Entering emoji on Mac with keyboard only
I know that there is a keyboard shortcut to bring up the special characters and emoji dialog. (On my Mac you just press the function key once, but I think by default it's ctrl-cmd-space.)
However, you ...
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How can I investigate why a key ( { ) doesn't immediately respond on the keyboard?
I may have screwed up my Mac keyboard strokes but I have no idea how to investigate.
This issue seems to happen all over the OS and is not specific to a single application.
Some things to have in mind:...
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MacBook Pro: Using Fn key to select the next input sources
On my MacBook Pro running Monterey, "control-Space" is assigned to "switch to next input source" (I think this is the default).
When I connect an external Mac keyboard to my ...
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How to lock the iPad's screen with a keyboard shortcut?
Is it possible to lock the iPad's screen by using a keyboard shortcut, when using a BT keyboard, or the SmartKeyboard?
Cmd+Shift+Eject as on the Mac does not work. Holding down the Cmd key also does ...
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Mac OSX not automatically remapping Windows key to Cmd
I'm currently using a Cooler Master Quickfire Ultimate keyboard that works perfect with Windows 7. However, whenever I have it plugged into my Macbook pro (running OSX 10.9.5),
the default mappings ...
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How to bind one key to press multiple keys with karabiner elements
I've been trying to bind my X button to do left click, A, and W for the past few days. I've tried using all sorts of attempts and changing code of other's JSON files multiple times, but it hasn't been ...
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When I press command key text gets highlighted and enlarged - how do I remove this features (disable Enable Hover Text)?
When I press command the text in my mac becomes large. I've tried googling how to remove it and in system preferences too! How do I remove this?
Also, I can't even take a screen shot because it ...
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Mimic Terminal.app behavior in iTerm2 for option-arrow keys (left and right)
This is probably related to this question:
How do I do Home and End in iterm2?
but fiddling with the iTerm2 key mappings (both general and per-profile) to un-map option plus the left and right arrow ...
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Full list of option key mappings in Mac keyboard
The option key with any alphanumeric or symbol key in a Mac keyboard would insert a special character. The special character would also change when shift is also held with option.
E.g., the following ...
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