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Title: Is it possible to remap my un-num-locked keypad's 5 to down arrow?
Post by: kenmai9 on Sat, 11 January 2014, 15:38:30
I have a leopold 210tp, and I want to change my 5 key, when not num locked to be a down arrow. I don't know why in the world they put the down arrow at the 2, when its obviously more natural to do it at the 5.

Does anyone know if I can change it? I tried sharpkeys, but it doesn't register the non numlocked 5.

Thank you
Title: Re: Is it possible to remap my un-num-locked keypad's 5 to down arrow?
Post by: esoomenona on Sat, 11 January 2014, 17:05:25
I was wanting to do the same thing, but it doesn't register anything, so I'm thinking it's not possible (barring getting into the firmware).
Title: Re: Is it possible to remap my un-num-locked keypad's 5 to down arrow?
Post by: kenmai9 on Sat, 11 January 2014, 17:46:32
Ah, thanks for the confirmation!
Title: Re: Is it possible to remap my un-num-locked keypad's 5 to down arrow?
Post by: tjcaustin on Sat, 11 January 2014, 17:47:09
Isn't that the numpad that registers only like the number row?  I thought there was one that works like that instead of a standard number pad.
Title: Re: Is it possible to remap my un-num-locked keypad's 5 to down arrow?
Post by: terran5992 on Sun, 12 January 2014, 00:06:04
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Title: Re: Is it possible to remap my un-num-locked keypad's 5 to down arrow?
Post by: kolonelkadat on Sun, 12 January 2014, 02:43:29
wouldnt it be possible to write a custom driver for it instead of using the default hid driver?
Title: Re: Is it possible to remap my un-num-locked keypad's 5 to down arrow?
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 12 January 2014, 17:32:37
I think a custom driver would work. The OS would load a different driver depending on the Vendor and Product IDs  that it reads from each USB device on startup.

It might also be possible to make a AutoHotkey script select on Vendor and Product ID but I don't know how to do that...
Title: Re: Is it possible to remap my un-num-locked keypad's 5 to down arrow?
Post by: clickclack123 on Sun, 12 January 2014, 23:46:26
I would love to know how to do the custom driver thing also for my CM Quickfire TK.
Title: Re: Is it possible to remap my un-num-locked keypad's 5 to down arrow?
Post by: damorgue on Sun, 12 January 2014, 23:54:53
Isn't that the numpad that registers only like the number row?  I thought there was one that works like that instead of a standard number pad.

Precisely. Leopold have had issues where their numpads send scancodes belonging to the number row, not the numpad. This means that you can't enter alt-codes for special characters and some other weirdness.