Remap a key on keyboard?

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Remap a key on keyboard?

I'm doing a bunch of data entry and would like to have a tab key on the right side of my keyboard. For example, I'd like to re-map the "F19" to to be a tab key.

Is this possible?

iMac 2.46 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X (10.4.8), iPhone 3G, Dell laptop at work;

Posted on Mar 1, 2009 2:16 PM

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hpr3

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Mar 1, 2009 3:29 PM in response to bythecshore

See System Preferences>Keyboard & Mouse>Keyboard Shortcuts.
hpr3

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bythecshore Author

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Mar 1, 2009 3:46 PM in response to hpr3

Yes, I tried that, but it didn't work. In the "Menu Title" I entered "Tab", and in the shortcut field I typed the F19 key. Didn't work.

Maybe I did it wrong? Can you be more specific?

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hpr3

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Mar 1, 2009 3:57 PM in response to bythecshore

Try the ? button in the KeyBoard Shortcuts window which will take you to Help. I'm afraid my knowledge is limited in this area and maybe someone with more expertise will come along to help you.

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Limnos

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Mar 1, 2009 7:53 PM in response to bythecshore

I'll let you sort these out if there's an answer in them. 🙂

[http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html]

[Apple developer site key binding information|http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/EventOver view/TextDefaultsBindings/chapter 9_section2.html]

[http://xlr8yourmac.com/tips/remap functionkeys.html]

[DoubleCommand|http://doublecommand.sourceforge.net> is software for Mac OS X (a kernel extension) that lets you remap keys. Has a preset variety of key modifier remappings, specifically for adapting PC keyboards to Mac users.

[Ukelele Mac OS X Keyboard Layout Editor|http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=ukelele] - mostly useful for character, not function mapping.

[See post #9 re. Quicksilver|http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6126_102-0.html?forumID=10&threadID=928 87&messageID=1048712] - programming hotkeys for applications

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farrago

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May 28, 2009 11:02 AM in response to bythecshore

I tried quicksilver and KeyCue and finally landed on a free program called "Spark". I used it to make a hot key that launches an application, but it had a lot more hotkey features and it was free.

-T

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BDAqua

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May 28, 2009 11:37 AM in response to farrago

Thanks for the great tip farrago! 🙂

Spark...

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22675

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