Hi Peter and James,
Notice how much better I'm typing VBG (see below)!!!
I wrote one of the contributors of uContol again.
Haven't heard, and I'll let you know when I do.
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 Keyboard Question
Subject: Re: [G] Keyboard Question
From: Peter Schaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Thursday, June 2, 2005, at 04:04 PM, James Fraser wrote:
on 5-30-05 10:56 AM, Peter Schaff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
keyboard remapping program?
wondering about uControl.
<<<<I each spacebar switch sends the same signal to the keyboard
processor,
then the only way to do it would be what someone here suggested to
physically cut the left switch out of the circuit and add it to the
backspace key switch. This is advanced work, for sure. I would never
attempt it myself. It might cost $100 or more.
<<<<Re: Keyboard remapping, a better approach for this limited use
would
probably be a "hot keys" utility which recognizes the left spacebar
switch (if it IS separate). I don't know of a way to check if the left
spacebar has a separate signal except trying to reprogram it, and then
there are 2 variables. It it works, you've got it, if it doesn't you
won't know if it's the keyboard or the software.
re: getting the keys back on..... :)
Are you talking about the thin metal rod that's used to keep the key
travel perpendicular? On this keyboard it's used for the shift keys,
the space bar, and probably the Enter key (any key that's long enough
to be tilted if pressing it on one side or the other)? If so, they
can
probably be put back together easily from the outside (without
disassembly), but they're tricky.
So is the "secret" for these to simply lift the wire bar up until it's
straight, then try to (delicately) put the key back on and hope for the
best?
<snips>
the "trick" is to install the rod on the key first, then
insert the metal bar "feet" into the little tracks provided for them
(the tricky part - you can't see very well), then seat the key in the
switch and push it home.
Got them all in! Great trick. Thank you so much. I also used a small
slotted screw driver to help seat the 'feet' into the little tracks.
Thank you for helping me become successful.
Boy, you're right, you can't see very well. Ano trick...put the enter
key in
before the shift key under it. I had to re-do it as I couldn't line
the enter
key up with the shift key in place.
<<<Keyboards, especially newer ones, have been engineered to the nth
degree and have eliminated all "fluff" from the design, and it's fairly
easy to break things in this process. Don't force it and you should be
OK. When you get it right, it just "goes on". The little tit (can I
say that here? ;) on the bottom of the key that goes into the switch
tower is especially prone.
Oh, groan. Those little black plastic things that the metal bar seats
into pop out easily...and yes, land on the floor. Happily tho, I found
them and got them all back in okay. My neck hurts like the dickens;
but I'm typing with ease once again.
<<<Personally, I don't care for the split space bar (confusing) but I'm
sure you could get used to it in time. It took by about 3 years to get
used to the ergo, so I'm a slow learner. ;)
It took me about a week to get used to backspacing with my left thumb;
now, if I'm on ano KB, my left thumb goes bananas. :)
<<<Hope this helps.
It surely did...a whole bunch. Thank you again,
Meg
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