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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: intelli78 on Wed, 16 July 2014, 17:01:01

Title: Remapping muhenkan / Japanese keys in OSX?
Post by: intelli78 on Wed, 16 July 2014, 17:01:01

I just picked up an original PS2 rubber dome HHKB (thread here: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=60692.msg1403730#new). However, the meta keys apparently send a Japanese "muhenkan" scan code, which KeyRemap4MacBook doesn't recognize at all. So, I'm trying to figure out how to remap it into something useful. I've poked thru KeyRemap and tried setting it up as a JIS keyboard. No luck. Anyone know how to remap these keys?

Title: Re: Remapping muhenkan / Japanese keys in OSX?
Post by: orihalcon on Wed, 16 July 2014, 18:51:42

Have you tried using Soarer's Converter?  Looks like the original keyboard was PS/2, so you can remap all of the keys with that and you shouldn't need to use remapping software either. Haven't heard much about them being used for international scan codes, but it should still work in theory.  Worth looking into anyway. 

Title: Re: Remapping muhenkan / Japanese keys in OSX?
Post by: intelli78 on Wed, 16 July 2014, 23:38:32

I have not. Good idea, but I am hoping to solve it through software. I emailed the developer of KeyRemap4MacBook; let's see what he says.

Title: Re: Remapping muhenkan / Japanese keys in OSX?
Post by: MJ45 on Thu, 17 July 2014, 06:56:17

Did you try the different dip switch combinations, maybe that might change muhenkan to command?

Title: Re: Remapping muhenkan / Japanese keys in OSX?
Post by: hasu on Thu, 17 July 2014, 16:53:57

Check your sw setting. Use 0 or 3. BTW, Muhenkan=無変換
http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/leaflet/hhkb_backview.html#hhkb

Title: Re: Remapping muhenkan / Japanese keys in OSX?
Post by: intelli78 on Thu, 17 July 2014, 17:19:39

Thanks for the suggestion. Mine is in Mode 3, but still not working

The developer of KeyRemap4MacBook said:

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Install Seil.
https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/seil.html

Then enable "Enable NFER key on PC keyboard" setting that is in the bottom of Preferences.

I tried this, and it did not work. He thinks it's because my PS2-->USB adapter is dropping the muhenkan scan code. I will try another adapter soon and post the results.