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Right shift and left function keys not working

The keyboard was broken The problem was so erratic that I could not believe it was caused by faulty hardware. When it got too bad I hade the keyboard (and battery) replaced. Now it works like a charm.
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Disable lag when using caps lock key to toggle input language

@Matvey Maximov solution is really helpful. Even more, it can be extended to remove lag for the globe key too: Go to System "Preferences -> Keyboard -> Input sources" and check the ...
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Select the first or last file in finder with the keyboard, or disable filename sort in finder

Press opt + Up Arrow to jump to the first file listed in the current finder folder. Similarly, opt + Down Arrow selects the last file in the current folder. This works on macOS Ventura (my current OS)....
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system wide shortcut for start speaking not working in Microsoft Edge

This doesn't resolve the problem with your shortcut but why aren't you using the text-to-speech built-in feature? It's in System Preferences > Accessibility > Spoken Content > turn on “Speak ...
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Cmd+I randomly opens outlook.com in Chrome (not my default browser)

The problem was the "default email reader" Go to the Mail app and pick the settings there. Then change the "default email reader" to your preferred browser.
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Cmd+I randomly opens outlook.com in Chrome (not my default browser)

Command I exports the current webpage to an email message. This works for me in both Vivaldi and Safari. There doesn't seem to a menu command that corresponds in either app; and I can't find anything ...
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Switch Layout between different Keyboards

See this discussion: https://superuser.com/a/1150616. Direct link for a utility repo: https://github.com/ohueter/autokbisw
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Change keyboard layout automatically when external keyboard connected

There exists a utility to perform automatic switching, but it apparently needs some work for certain keyboard vendors: https://superuser.com/a/1150616. Direct link: https://github.com/ohueter/...
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Karabiner Elements - CTRL+HOME and CTRL+END to go to beginning or end of document

⌘↑ and ⌘↓ are beginning and end of file according to VS Code documentation. See https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-macos.pdf linked from Help >> Keyboard Shortcuts ...
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Number pad not working to move cursor

I was unable to get NumLock/Clear to work the way I wanted. However, I was able to remap all of the keypad keys to the navigation keys. Here are two bash scripts that I'm using. One for mapping to use ...
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Switch the input language in Microsoft Remote Desktop with CMD+Space

If anyone is facing this issue these days: Go to Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Input sources. Here is two (actually same-working) shortcuts. If you set Cmd+Space shortcut into the first ...
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How do I type a hyphen in iOS 12?

To get line breaks in markdown, you can use the Keyboards -> Text Replacement to: Replace —- with ___ That is: Replace em dash+dash that you’d get by typing dash thrice with three underscores. ...
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Looking to disable MacBook internal keyboard. Newest OS doesn't seem to support older solutions

You can use Terminal: Open Terminal and enter: sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBTopCase.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBTCKeyboard.kext You will need to enter your Mac password and ...
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Override iTunes "media" keys (play, pause, etc) for Spotify?

A quick update from March 2023, for anyone else who stumbled upon this post: At time of typing, it looks like there hasn't been a new release of Beardedspice since June 2017. Meanwhile, Milgra, the ...
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How can I remap Caps lock to both Escape and Control?

I was able to get this to work on macOS Ventura 13.2.1 on Apple Silicon using Hammerspoon and ControlEscape.spoon ControlEscape.spoon requires Homebrew, so install it by opening Terminal and running /...
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How to make iPad software split keyboard identical to the iPhone default one?

The only way to do this is to make your keyboard a "floating" one. For this you have to: Click on text area / text box to make your keyboard appear. Long-click on the button at the bottom ...
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How to go to a specific line in nano on macOS?

Ctrl+/ works on GNU nano 7.2 : GNU nano, version 7.2 (C) 2023 the Free Software Foundation and various contributors Compiled options: --disable-libmagic --enable-utf8
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How can I control playback in IINA using a game controller?

This is a bit old question but maybe I have a solution for you. If you are using Logitech joysticks, there is a seting D and X below. X is for xinput and D is direct for older games. I think Xinput is ...
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Karabiner doesn't detect End key on Logitech MX, VSCode does

I found that Then creating ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict and adding these worked after a restart of my session: { "\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfLine:"; "...
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Close an application window directly from Mission Control?

As mentioned in an answer to the other question about this, which is now closed, Mission Control Plus exists to do exactly this. As the app's developer wrote there, MCP adds an "X" to the ...
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Does the "Show Notification Center" shortcut works for you?

I just tried it. Assigned the combination control+option+command+N to Show Notification Centre and it works. There are some troubleshooting steps you can try to resolve the issue: Restart your ...
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Connect a Magic Keyboard to a Windows 10 PC with a Logitech Unifying Receiver?

Is it possible to connect her keyboard with a Logitech Unifying Receiver to her PC? No. The Unifying Receiver is a proprietary Logitech wireless protocol; it is not Bluetooth which is what the Magic ...
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Switching language input using Capslock: how to remove delay?

The only reliable way to get rid of the delay, in my experience, is to use karabiner-elements. Install karabiner-elements. Remap the Caps-Lock key to a function key, e.g. F17, by adding the mapping ...
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How to make right click for the selected content using only keyboard on a Mac?

Here's a close keyboard replica for right clicking for context menus: ⌘ command+shift+/ This places the key caret in the the menu search box, then you may type to find the command you wanted to click ...
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Restore default Finder keyboard shortcut for Sort by Name

Turns out there is a "quirk" with this particular menu item. Sort by -> Name has the same exact item text as Group By -> Name, and Group By -> Name takes precedence. What this means ...
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Restore default Finder keyboard shortcut for Sort by Name

You'll probably find that key command has been assigned to another menu item in Finder. That will definitely 'steal' it from the default. Here I've intentionally used that command for 'Use Stacks', ...
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After an update, OS won't let me override the default keyboard layout to my language preferences

Okay, I ran into the same problem today and think I found a fix (leaving this out for anybody who stumbles into this thread later). The problem was to do with the different modes on the keyboard. My ...
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How can I access the higher function keys (F16 in particular) on a MacBook Pro?

To remap a key, you can use the hidutil command. In this example, I am remapping F16 to the ⌥ Option on the right side (probably not used much, if at all). hidutil property --set '{"...
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