General keyboard topics, including keyboard hardware and keyboard functionality in software.
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German umlaut on Danish keyboard
I use standard Danish QWERTY keyboard (on Debian, if the distro matters). Is it at all possible to write German umlauts such as Ä, Ö, Ü by some key combos (that is without changing the layout to ...
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How to use bash control a keyboard
How to use bash command control a Keyboard.
e.g.
what is a command in bash for pressing ctrl+c, ctrl+l, etc..?
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Why is my Yellow Dog keyboard layout wrong?
I just installed Yellow Dog on my PowerBook G4, and it worked, and noticed my mac keyboard. Then, suddenly, the layout went wrong. Most keys don't do anything, and I have letters instead of arrow ...
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Overriding functionality of special keys on CM Storm Trigger keyboard
I have a CM Storm Trigger Keyboard. This has some special keys, which can be programmed to trigger certain macros. There are special "M" keys for macros on the left-hand side, and there are two ...
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Duplicate keystrokes onto remote computer in realtime [duplicate]
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Share keyboard over network as separate device?
Sort of like a poor man's keyboard sharing. I've tried using Synergy and x2x but couldn't get them to work, so I decided ...
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Keyboard Fn problem on Samsung netbook
I'm running Slackware Linux on a Samsung NC 110 netbook.
None of the Fn keys work exept for the audio volume level keys.
Currently I can control the brightness of the display with this command:
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Mouse and keyboard not working in FreeBSD 9.0
Could not use keyboard and mouse at KDM log in screen in FreeBSD 9.0 KDE
Typed on nano:
hald_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
local_startup=${local_startup} /usr/local/kde4/etc/rc.d"
kdm4_enable="YES"
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Setting desktop options for every desktop environment
My current system is Fedora Core 18 on an Asus notebook and I've been trying MATE and Cinnamon DEs. On my older installation I moved from Gnome3 to KDE.
Since I may use/try different DEs, I'd like to ...
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How to get keyboard input PS/2 scan codes or USB usage codes in a Qt application?
I'm trying to get the PS/2 scan codes or USB usage codes of keyboard keys pressed in a Qt application. I tried overriding QWidget::keyPressEvent() but QKeyEvent::navtiveScanCode() returns a value ...
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keyboard lockup after hold ctrl key
With Fedora 17 I have a PS/2-connected keyboard. If I hold just the left CTRL key down for a period (say 5 seconds) then the whole keyboard locks up. The USB-connected mouse still works and I can ...
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OpenSUSE - Apple Wireless Keyboard - Switch “fn” and “ctrl” key?
I'm trying to configure the Apple Keyboard so that the "fn" key and the "ctrl" key are swapped. So far I swapped the "cmd" and "alt" key, the "°" and "<" key using xmodmap. Information for that can ...
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Fedora 17 language toggle key
I've just installed Fedora 17 a couple days ago. I set language and region to be English for system and I occasionally set them to be Japanese for user.
Problem is that the keyboard mapping is ...
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Why is the US international keyboard layout on Debian/Ubuntu different? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why is the US international keyboard layout on Debian different?
I asked this question on askubuntu.com recently but I was not satisfied with any answer.
I realized ...
