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Title: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: Jixr on Wed, 09 July 2014, 14:07:15
Hey everyone, I was curious to see what other peoples keyboards are set to using macros, programs, etc.


For Example,
On my full size keyboard at work ( autocad useage )

my num lock is programed to be always on, and the  'num lock' key itself acts like a delete key
my tilde key is programed to 'U'
F5-12 are media keys, play pause stop, next, vol +/-
Num pad + key is a backspace
Num pad * is ' and shift+/ is " ( for entering feet and inches easier )
swapped control and windows keys


Share your weird keyboard layouts below!
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 09 July 2014, 14:08:47
My keyboard is stock but the buttons on my G700s are programmed to autocad commands :D
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: Jixr on Wed, 09 July 2014, 14:14:54
 I use a razer naga epic at work, I have it set up where I can work all day and not have to touch the keyboard one bit.

I also have my autocad commands to be set up in an FPS layout

for example,
s = extend
ss = line
sss = pline
and pretty much the only keys I have to use are qwerasdfzxc, so I always have a hand on the keyboard and one on the mouse, ultra efficiency!
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: Battou62 on Wed, 09 July 2014, 14:20:06
My keyboard is stock but the buttons on my G700s are programmed to autocad commands :D

Is this really necessary with aliases and right click repeat last command?
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 09 July 2014, 14:30:28
My keyboard is stock but the buttons on my G700s are programmed to autocad commands :D

Is this really necessary with aliases and right click repeat last command?

Its what works best for me, everyone is different.

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Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: E TwentyNine on Wed, 09 July 2014, 15:38:54
Tenkeyless AT Model F

RCtrl and Caps both activate a layer which has:

Up/down/left down arrow - volume up/down, next/prev track
Backslash - mute
Backspace - print screen
Esc - system sleep
Num row 1 to plus is F1 thru F12
WASD are arrow keys
Either shift is caps lock

I also have Shift+Shift mapped to Caps Lock regardless of the active layer.

I was wondering about a 60% board at one time which is why I did the WASD and Fn keys, to try it out, but I never use them.  I cannot live without the dedicated navigation cluster.
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: intelli78 on Wed, 09 July 2014, 15:47:17
It varies depending on the keyboard, but universally, I reprogram backslash to backspace, Ctrl+backslash to backslash, and backspace to forward delete.
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: JPG on Wed, 09 July 2014, 16:05:08
On my F-122 I do:


capslock = function for layer1


Layer1:
u = pagedown
i = uparrow
o = pageup
h = home
j = leftarrow
k = downarrow
l = rightarrow
; = end


I also configure a key on the left to be escape and one to be play/pause. I did other mappings on the left but never use them.


I am in LOVE with my function layer, it's so effective!
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: Jotokun on Wed, 09 July 2014, 16:26:32
On my Model M Soarers I have right alt as a window key, and right Ctrl as an Fn key. Pressing Fn+Ctrl or Fn.+Caps Lock will swap Ctrl and Caps lock. Fn+Print Screen is mute, Fn+Scroll Lock is Volume Down and Fn+Pause is Volume Up. Fn+Space switches hjkl to arrows and Fn+h/j/k/l acts like a single press of an arrow key, although I found myself using that much less than I thought. Fn+Esc is sleep.

On my F, I don't have any layers. If I need extra functionality, I just map it to one of the extra keys.
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: orihalcon on Wed, 16 July 2014, 19:49:33
For use with macs, remapping Alt to the apple/command/gui key is a must for me.
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: Zephitos on Thu, 17 July 2014, 06:00:43
now.
capslock -> Win

in number layer,
m -> 0
j -> 1
k -> 2
l -> 3
u -> 4
i -> 5
o -> 6
7 -> 7
8 -> 8
9 -> 9
p -> +
/ -> /
- -> -
' -> *
; -> enter

compatible tenkey pad
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 17 July 2014, 06:49:27
I always make sure to have a hotkey that takes me directly to  zombo.com
Title: Re: What do you reprogram your keys to be?
Post by: davkol on Fri, 18 July 2014, 03:13:10
I use Colemak including Caps Lock remapped to Backspace. When playing RTS games on my Noppoo Choc Mini, I swap Caps Lock and Control, i.e. Ctrl is next to the A key and Backspace in the corner Ctrl spot. I never use Caps Lock or the "hardware" Backspace key.

While I had a Kinesis Advantage, I remapped Caps Lock to AltGraph, because the default AltGraph placement was very inconvenient and Backspace was already present in a thumb cluster.

I had an Apple Aluminium International keyboard for a while too. The narrow Enter key was so horrible that I swapped backslash and Enter in software.

My ErgoDox layout looks like this (arrows are on the home row on Layer 2):
(http://i.imgur.com/qmTcbRA.png)