Questions tagged [modifier-keys]
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How to get shift+arrows and ctrl+arrows working in Vim in tmux?
This is all in iTerm2 on OS X.
I used to have
export TERM='xterm-256color'
in my .bashrc. This meant Vim in tmux did use 256 colors.
And once I added
set -g xterm-keys on
then keyboard shortcuts with modifiers worked fine in Vim. Namely:…
Henrik N
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Change command-tab to option-tab on Mac
I really love my Mac, but I hate how it destroys my muscle memory from the Windows keyboard I use at work. I want to remap the modifier keys to be as "Windows-keyboard-like" as possible.
I was wondering if it was possible to change the keys that…
Daniel Kats
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How do you hit modifier keys when touch typing?
I am a programmer and I want to learn to touch type. As all programmers know, using modifier keys like Control, Command and Alt are essential. When programming I think that every second or third word I use involves a modifier key. But most touch…
Bob Ueland
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Utility to simply show status of Ctrl, Shift, Alt keys?
Where could I find a small Windows utility to show the current status of the Ctrl, Shift and Alt keys? Something that lives in the system tray or otherwise "always on top"? Just little "lights" to say "Ctrl is pressed!"
Chris Simmons
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In Windows 10, how can I swap the alt and win keys *on one specific keyboard*?
I recently installed Windows 10 Pro on my Mac via Boot Camp. The left-hand modifier keys on the internal keyboard are, from left to right, Control, Option, and Command. Apple somehow has this configured so that Option is treated as Alt, and Command…
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Alt key sticks sometimes in remote desktop session
I'm running a Linux VM on windows with Hyper-V and connect via a remote desktop session. It often happens that the Alt-key appears to remain pressed after I use a keyboard shortcut involving both, Alt and Shift. If I press Alt again, everything…
lex82
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Disabling Shift key from overriding Numlock (or stopping Shift key from overriding Numlock for Numpad keys and using Shift as a Numpad 0-9 modifier)
If anyone knows how to disable/override the functionality in Windows of the Shift key temporarily invalidating the Numlock status so that the numpad 0-9 keys output as other keys (insert, end, down, page down, left, clear, right, home, up, page up),…
MikMak
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Synergy 1.4.17 breaks holding down two modifier keys in Mac OS X
In Synergy 1.4.16 you can hold down two modifier keys (e.g., Shift and Command) simultaneously.
In 1.4.17 the second modifier key supersedes the first,
so if you hold down Command and then Shift,
it releases Command.
This is verified using the…
Kenneth
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Show which modifier keys are pressed during screen recording?
I'd like to see which modifier keys I've pressed during screen recordings so my students can understand what keys I've pressed while I click and drag.
Is there any software that can do this?
I'm aware that Windows 7 does this internally, if there's…
Robin Rodricks
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How can I repurpose the NumLock light to instead show when the Kana modifier is active?
I've come to the realization that the NumLock key is useless. As far as I can tell, its sole reason for existing is to cause me several seconds of frustration whenever I accidentally turn it off.
In my crusade against this malicious key, I made it…
Ryan Hilbert
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Sublime Text 2 Key Bindings - Is there any way to detect left/right modifier keys?
Is it possible to make Left Alt+A and Right Alt+A do different things? And of course, other modifier keys.
If not, maybe the following idea would work?
If AppleScript, Python, Ruby, Perl etc. can detect left/right modifiers I can set complicated…
Taylan
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Use a modifier key to modify file association
When watching a movie on a laptop, it should cleverly disable its screen:
If no external screen is plugged, don't disable.
If a modifier key is used to open the movie, don't disable.
If an external screen is plugged and no modifier is used, disable…
pouzzler
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How can I make alt on Windows XP behave like a traditional modifier key?
I'm a Mac guy, and on a Mac, unless you have sticky keys turned on, all of the modifier keys at the bottom left of the keyboard work exactly the same way: you can press them all you want, and they will do absolutely nothing unless another key is…
NReilingh
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Is it possible to use AppsKey or other keys as modifier
Is it possible to use AppsKey (context menu key) or other keys as modifier using AutoHotKey program?
Real Dreams
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toggle off caps lock with shift key on windows 11
On my old computer, when caps-lock is activated and I press the shift key, it disables the caps look.
On my new computer under windows 11, when caps-lock is activated and I keep the shift key pressed, it inserts lowercase letters but when I release…
Yukulélé
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