changing keyboard layout - laptops have no num-keys

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changing keyboard layout - laptops have no num-keys

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Hello,

at the moment I am working at my laptop, and missing sorely the file selection options offered by num+, num-, num* and num/. Is there any way of reconfiguring those keys? Could anybody point me to a how-to. If not: could this be added as a feature request?

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On some laptops "gray" keys can be enabled whith some switching key or when pressed with some "Laptop Function" key (eg. there is blue key marked "Fn" and when you press it with kay that has a "*" marked with blue - it will work like pressing "gray *". But I guess you do not have such keys.
You could create buttons with these commands (and use mouse to click them).
With keyboard - consider entering menu with keys, eg. for menu:
mark | Select group - do pressing Alt, M, G. If you have quick search with Alt key then do not press Alt+M but press Alt, release the key and then press M. Or press F9, M, G.
These solutions may be helpful, but are far from being perfect. I have no idea how to do key remapping. Maybe somebody knows ...?
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Post by *dvdw »

Thanks for the quick reply.

My laptop (IBM T23) does have a Fn-key, but not same-colored marked, matching Num-keys. It does have a mode to activate a Num-keypad via Shift-Scrl Lock, but this is no workable solution. Pressing the Num-keys with Fn does not work (unfortunately).

As for the other solution: I use Alt-M G/U/I as of now - but as you noted: far from perfect. :-|
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As to the "Configuration/Options/Misc/Reconfigure hotkeys" possibility. I cannot pick the keys I like, remapping to Ctrl+ does not work.
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2dvdw
:) Hello !
• You can simply create four buttons in the tool-bar with the commands that Norfie indicates to you above.
¤ A lot of icons for this are available from my Web site (below) >> TC page.
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Post by *IGL »

Yes, key remapping is a solution :)

> "Ctrl+ does not work"

Well, too bad, Ctrl and "+" means a combination of Ctrl and Num+ ;)
Try other shortcuts or use buttons :)
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