KeyRemap4MacBook
Introduction
■ What's KeyRemap4MacBook
KeyRemap4MacBook is a powerful utility for keyboard customization.
- The re-mapping of the key more than 500 kinds.
- Accelerate speed of the key repeat.
- The revival of a lost NumPad key (FN+jkluio789…)
The re-mapping supports the following special re-mapping as well as simple replacing.
- Convert the key only with specific modifier.
- Shift+Delete to Forword Delete
- Option_R-Arrow to (PageUp/Down/Home/End) Key
- Send another key when type modifier only.
- When you type Option_R only, send Command+Space
- Space to Shift_L (+ When you type Space only, send Space)
- Convert the key only in a specific application.
- Command_L to Control_L (only in virtual machine, RDC)
- Remap F2 to Ctrl+U (only in Excel)
- Enable Emacs key bind in every application. (including Finder, iTunes, Java)
■ Links
An movie of key repeat speed acceleration.
How to use
■ How to change the setting.
Change the setting by KeyRemap4MacBook in System Preferences.

■ How to change the key re-mapping setting.
Check favorite settings from a "Setting" tab.

■ How to change the key repeat setting.
You can change the following setting from a "Key Repeat" tab.
- Waiting time before key repeat beginning
- Speed of the key repeat

■ How to uninstall
Push the "launch uninstaller" button from a "Misc & Uninstall" tab.

Then, uninstaller stands up. Press the "uninstall button".

■ About use of multiple setting
You can select a setting from menubar.

Use "Open SettingList" of the menubar to add/delete settings.

■ Additional software
- PCKeyboardHack The CapsLock remapper.
- NoEjectDelay Clear the eject key delay.
■ For power users
You can also change key remapping settings through Terminal.app commands.
/Library/org.pqrs/KeyRemap4MacBook/bin/KeyRemap4MacBook_sysctl_set repeat.wait 20 /Library/org.pqrs/KeyRemap4MacBook/bin/KeyRemap4MacBook_sysctl_ctl save
Comments for This Page. Date: 2010-01-21 22:15 (JST)
