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How to configure the 'control' key to work as 'backspace' alone and also to as 'control' when combined with other key in karabiner?
I'm trying to make the control key backspace when pressed alone and also work as left control when combined with another key ( eg I use control h,j,k,l for up down left right), any help? for some ...
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How can I remap Caps lock to both Escape and Control?
I generally run Linux. I use Vim a lot, so the Escape key is extremely important. I also use other keyboard shortcuts a lot, so Control is "key" as well. On Linux, I've solved this by using xcape to ...
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iTerm can't steal focus from browser, but state tracks hotkey invocation
It seems that the keybinding is processed by iTerm, as soon as I click away from Brave, the hotkey window's presence is as-expected by odd-even parity of hotkey invocations, but iTerm is no longer ...
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Is it possible to swap option and command keys for a specific keyboard?
I just bought a Logitech USB keyboard (Logitech K120, if that matters.) It's a Windows keyboard, so it has a Windows key and an alt key. The Windows key maps to Command, and the Alt key maps to option....
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Is there a QTranslate for MacOS?
I'd like to translate selected text using one keyboard shortcut and see translation in a pop up window, similarly to how QTranslate works on Windows. I tried Mate, but it requires several key ...
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Hide menu bar only for full-screen videos
I like to have the menu bar present when using apps in full screen. So, I have the auto-hide option unchecked. However, when I want to view a netflix or youtube video in full screen, the menu bar is ...
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How to use same keyboard shortcuts across windows and mac? [duplicate]
I use both Windows and Mac OS for my work. Unfortunately the keyboard shortcuts across the two are different. For example, on Windows I have to use Ctrl + C to copy whereas on Mac the shortcut is Cmd +...
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Map Spotlight key to repeat last command in Terminal
Logically this is possible, but I'm not sure it is technically possible on a Mac. And I have no idea where to start, but here it is: I have a workflow right now where I (1) close the only tab in VS ...
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Show key bindings in editline
In the man page for .editrc a command is shown for listing key bindings for editline. Editline is a library that is used in Python and MySQL, etc., in MacOS for command line editing.
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PressAndHold in Ventura
The PressAndHold plists are now (Ventura) in /System/Library/Input Methods/PressAndHold.app/Contents/PlugIns/PAH_Extension.appex/Contents/Resources/
Long ago (with help from here), I managed to get ...
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How to show or hide Keyboard Viewer with a keyboard shortcut?
I would like to display and hide the Keyboard Viewer using a shortcut.
Is there a way to display the Keyboard Viewer via a keyboard shortcut?
Is there a way to automatically display the Keyboard ...
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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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Can the mapping of the function keys change on a per-app basis on windows [duplicate]
I would like to know if there is a third party application or other automation that can remap the keyboard based on the current application.
For example in terminal or you favourite IDE you want to ...
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Is there keyboard shortcut to deselect text on a mac?
To select all text in Chrome or other apps I can use:
Command+a
From a web search I found this potential shortcut to deselect text:
Command+Shift+a
Sadly that doesn't work across all apps.
Is there a ...
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How to disable the Character Viewer in Big Sur?
How should I change shortcut or disable emoji menu by ctrl+cmd+space. Is it possible?
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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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How can I send the currently active window to the back?
Is there a shortcut or such to send the currently active window to the back of the screen while still keeping it open (so that it ends up "beneath" all other open windows)?
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Can I use CapsLock as Hyper in a keyboard shortcut for window tiling?
[Update: Per agarza's suggestion below, I've looked into Rectangle. It's based on Spectacle so it was familiar enough. I checked "Remove keyboard shortcut restrictions" in settings, and ...
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How to remap keys when using Universal Control between two macs
Keyboard connected directly (Bluetooth)
When using an external keyboard on my 16" 2019 MBP or 13" M1 MBP (both running macOS Monterey 12.3.1 build 21E258), connected directly with Bluetooth ...
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Disable accent functionality from backtick button
I often type backticks (`) in various situations (Markdown, GitHub, SO, etc), and since the button used to type them also is used to modify letters (é/è/ú), writing backticks is generally a pain. On a ...
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Cmd+x halting the OSX keyboard
I have run into a very weird problem and any insight into this would be much appreciated. I noticed for the past two days whenever I press the cmd + x keys into the keyboard to cut an entry in the ...
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Mapping OPTION + MINUS key in skhd
I would like to map out the key combination Opt+- to shift focus to another monitor using yabai using skhd. Something like this:
alt - MINUS : yabai -m display --focus recent
However, I have not been ...
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MacBook Pro Delete functioning as forward-delete instead of backspace?
A friend has a recent model MacBook Pro and has recently switched to an external Mac keyboard with both delete keys: Delete (backspace) and ⌦ (forward-delete). However, two days ago the built-in ...
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Fn+Left/Right/Up/Down arrow keyboard shortcuts on MacBook Air m1
On my previous Mac (MacBook Pro 2012), Fn + ← / → / ↑ / ↓ would by default be Home /End / PgUp / PgDn keys, respectively.
On my MacBook Air M1 I can't get these shortcuts to work, despite this ...
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How to completely and mercilessly remove Emacs keybindings?
Not your average keybinding question...
Is there any way to completely and without mercy remove or unset the Emacs keybindings on the Mac?
After much research I come to you with a problem and what I ...
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Can't use iTerm2 key bindings with Brave in foreground
I'm having an issue using my keybinds for iTerm2 windows. I use Ctrl-Shift-space (C-S-space) as a primary bind. Earlier today, I used this keybind successfully, but at present, it doesn't work.
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How do I get a Save As… option always appear in my Apple apps without using the OPTION key?
Basically, when using Apple apps such as TextEdit, Preview, Pages, Numbers, there is no Save As… option unless you hold down the OPTION key.
Can I add this option so that it appears by default without ...
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How to undo malicious changes to key bindings?
My friend used this script (do not run this!!) to change all my keys to h. How can I undo this?
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Swap or remap Cmd+Tab to Ctrl+Tab Optional Shift Only
Please read my answer and bmike's comment before voting to close. Someone is going to come along and say I should just learn Mac shortcuts, but I must say I use Chromebooks, Windows, & Linux boxes ...
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How to change or remove keybindings in Finder
The general shortcut to change window in a specific app is Command’.
This doesn't work in Finder where the same shortcut toggles visibility of status bar.
How to change this behavior of Finder?
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keyboard shortcut in google docs is same as safari
Google Docs uses the ⌘, shortcut to apply subscript formatting, but I can't type this in Safari because ⌘, opens Safari's preferences.
How can I work around this?
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How does one activate a square bracket on a Spanish Magic keyboard?
I have problem on macOS Big Sur with an my square bracket on my Spanish magic keyboard
I need this to configure shortcuts for my Wacomb tablet and Photoshop.
I've tried changing keyboard language ...
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Control-Option-<arrow> hotkey not working in tmux
I'm using tmux over iTerm2 in Mac OS 12.5.
I have such directives in tmux config file:
# resizing panes using Ctrl-Alt-arrows without prefix
bind -n C-M-Up resize-pane -U 2
bind -n C-M-Down resize-...
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How can I remap End/Home keys in Keynote?
I use an external keyboard, and I'm used to using End/Home to move to the end/start of the line, respectively.
However, when typing text in Keynotes, pressing End/Home moves me to the last/first slide,...
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Keyboard control of collapse/expand triangles in the List view [duplicate]
I’ve got a long list of folders in a folder on my Mac. In the List view of Finder, folders are displayed collapsed or expanded by the ▶︎ or ▼ sign on the left side respectively.
I am wondering if ...
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How to change keyboard type if that option is no longer visible?
I am using an EU keyboard layout and the button below the ESC key is "double quotes" on OSX 10.10.3
Suddenly that key is automatically changed to the < >| key
I checked keyboard layout and it ...
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How to restore the default values on a keyboard in terminal?
I used the hidutil function to remap several keys on my keyboard:
hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping":
[{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x70000003e,
"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":...
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How can I remap keys on an external keyboard, but keep the default layout on the internal?
I have an external keyboard with Windows keys. I'd like to remap the keys so the layout of the keys on the bottom-left is identical to the internal keyboard on my MacBook Pro.
This...
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Is there a command-line tool to define a keybinding on the fly?
I'm aware of some of the options for keybindings, but as far as I know none have a command-line interface.
I would like something where I can say something like "mac-bind command-option-b <...
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How to take a screenshot of the same precise region with a key combo?
I have a certain location on my screen that I would like to take a screenshot of rather frequently for a project. Is there a way to set a key binding that would allow one to press a certain ...
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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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I would like to make it as native in ...
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Reuse Cmd+Tab for hammerspoon application switcher
I set up hammerspoon and use hs.window.switcher as mentioned in the docs. I.e.
switcher_space = hs.window.switcher.new(hs.window.filter.new():setCurrentSpace(true):setDefaultFilter{})
hs.hotkey.bind('...
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Reset Chinese Input Method candidate word frequency records?
This issue happens for all macOS 10.x. For Chinese input methods like Sucheng, it has a feature that can "Adjust word frequency" according to the frequency of usage of each word.
When I ...
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Why command+v print out numbers why?
I was googling about the sign for square root on the keyboard and found command+v but when I press it, it gives math eq like 2*2+2*2+2. It is like it is built into it. why does the command+v gives you ...
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In iTerm2 map the left Command key to the left Control key & map Command+Tab
In iTerm2, can I map the left ⌘ Command key to the left ^ Control
key and still map the system ⌘ Command ⇨Tab to still switch to all other windows?
I've use three different OS's (Ubuntu, macOS and ...
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Why does my BlueTooth keyboard occasionally switch to typing symbols?
I'm using a Microsoft Surface Ergonomic keyboard with BlueTooth connection.
Technically it is only supported on Windows 10, but it works fine on my M1 MacBook Pro running Big Sur 11.1
The issue is ...
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Map left command key to left control key in terminal only?
I'm using neovim to edit code and am needing to create a mapping in which I press the left command key, and neovim (or at least my alacritty terminal) thinks that I am pressing the left control key.
I ...
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How can I choose a user an the login page without a mouse?
As a old-school Unix junkie I don't like being forced to use a mouse when a simple keyboard shortcut would do. Today I found myself needing to login to an OSX machine just to launch an app, but the ...
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Long press key to reveal special characters does not work after update to High Sierra
I have a similar problem as the asker in this question on Apple's forum.
After I updated from Sierra to High Sierra (v10.13.3) on a MBP retina 13" mid 2014, I noticed the character picker (special ...
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How to pass `option-c` to Hyper terminal rather than `ç`?
I'm trying to get the fzf directory switcher to work in my terminal (Hyper).
It is supposed to work using option-c but in my case that just enters a cedille (ç).
One workaround I found is to use Esc-c ...
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