your long email address or your MIT ID number.
Here, some software listens for a specific key combination and executes some script whenever that event is detected. This is useful for common tasks that you perform.
You can also map keys to arbitrary commands of your choosing.
Swapping Ctrl and the Meta (Windows or Command) key. We (the instructors) highly encourage this setting since Caps Lock has a very convenient location but is rarely used. This usually involves some software that is listening and, whenever a certain key is pressed, it intercepts that event and replaces it with another event corresponding to a different key. As with pretty much anything in your computer, it is configurable (and worth configuring). Hammerspoon (desktop automation on macOS)Īs a programmer, your keyboard is your main input method. Multi-key combinations, text shortcuts and setting individual profiles depending on which game you’re playing are all common options. As it’s tailored towards gaming, this often goes far beyond simply remapping keys. Within the likes of Logitech, Corsair and Razer’s software, there’s an option to customise hotkeys. If you have a desktop PC with an external keyboard, it’s likely to come with its own companion app. Remap your keyboard using your keyboard’s software That’s it! You can add, edit or delete any of the customisations at any time by returning to the app, but make sure you always click ‘Write to Registry’ after you make modifications. Click ‘Write to Registry’ to apply changes and then restart your PC. As you can see below, the Q key will now perform the F1 function, the Right Shift will perform a backspace and the Windows Key will no longer do anything Repeat for as many keys as you’d like to remap. 
Once both keys in the list are highlighted, click OK to confirm. You can type out the key you’re looking for below each list if it’s easier Select which current key function that you’d like to change from the left list and which function you’d like to change it to for the right list (selecting ‘Turn Key Off’ means it will not do anything which pressed). In the window that appears, you’ll see two almost identical lists – one for the ‘from’ key and the other for the ‘to’ key. Click ‘Add’ from the bottom left corner. You’ll need to give permission for it to make changes to your device It’s free, easy to use and perfect if you’re just looking to remap one key to another. There are various third-party programs which help you remap buttons on your keyboard, but we like SharpKeys. How to remap your keyboard using SharpKeys
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