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Title: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: luis911 on Wed, 05 March 2014, 19:25:02: Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone knew how I would go about doing that. I much prefer to have my CTRL right next to my pinky. Thanks.
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: hashbaz on Wed, 05 March 2014, 19:30:58: AutoHotkey for Windows, xmodmap for Linux. Not sure about OS X but I'm sure it's possible.
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: luis911 on Wed, 05 March 2014, 19:33:16: Quote from: hashbaz on Wed, 05 March 2014, 19:30:58
AutoHotkey for Windows, xmodmap for Linux. Not sure about OS X but I'm sure it's possible.
Oh, I was hoping there was a mechanical way like there is on my ducky. :mad:
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: Pacifist on Wed, 05 March 2014, 20:02:27: Quote from: luis911 on Wed, 05 March 2014, 19:33:16
Quote from: hashbaz on Wed, 05 March 2014, 19:30:58
AutoHotkey for Windows, xmodmap for Linux. Not sure about OS X but I'm sure it's possible.
Oh, I was hoping there was a mechanical way like there is on my ducky. :mad:

No dip switches nor programibility means nope. This goes for pretty much any board without dip switches and programibility--even some with dip switches choose not to add this feature :-\
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: esoomenona on Wed, 05 March 2014, 20:10:05: Are there no dipswitches on fullsize RFs? I know there are on TKLs.
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: Schwarz on Wed, 05 March 2014, 20:34:25: Sharpkeys (Windows)
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: jabar on Wed, 05 March 2014, 20:36:08: Quote from: esoomenona on Wed, 05 March 2014, 20:10:05
Are there no dipswitches on fullsize RFs? I know there are on TKLs.
I know the High Profile keyboard doesn't have DIP switches... all of them should have some at their price points.
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: ideus on Wed, 05 March 2014, 20:57:22: As someone already referred use Sharpkeys (http://sharpkeys.codeplex.com/)and any board hooked to your computer will have the control key where you defined. If you are using more than one computer you can set all in the same way it is fairly easy, and due to the registry approach latency is close to zero.
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: hasu on Thu, 06 March 2014, 10:06:41: Just cut trace on PCB and patch with soldering wires.
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: ideus on Thu, 06 March 2014, 11:29:02: Quote from: hasu on Thu, 06 March 2014, 10:06:41
Just cut trace on PCB and patch with soldering wires.

Why mess with the hardware, if there are very good software solutions? Just wondering.
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: samwisekoi on Thu, 06 March 2014, 12:13:42: Quote from: ideus on Thu, 06 March 2014, 11:29:02
Quote from: hasu on Thu, 06 March 2014, 10:06:41
Just cut trace on PCB and patch with soldering wires.

Why mess with the hardware, if there are very good software solutions? Just wondering.

Because solder doesn't forget new key-mappings. (just like patch cables don't forget their VLANs.)

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To be less flip about it, if you modify the hardware, then no matter what computer you plug that keyboard into (or OS you boot) -- the re-mapping is retained.
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- Ron | samwisekoi
Title: Re: Can you remap the ctrl and Caps lock on a Realforce 104ub-dk?
Post by: khaangaaroo on Thu, 06 March 2014, 12:33:28: +1 for hard wiring. http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44796.0