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| 3132.1 | Edited keymap ? | AYOV28::ATHOMSON | C'mon, git aff! /The Kelty Clippie | Wed Nov 22 1989 07:32 | 7 |
| Just a thought but if there was such a thing as a keymap editor
I could reassign the numeric keypad to !@#$%%^& etc. Any one know
of such a beast ? or any suggestions how I could use NewZap or
something like that ??
Alan T.
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| 3132.2 | Keymap for hacking | TLE::RMEYERS | Randy Meyers | Wed Nov 22 1989 10:58 | 19 |
| Re: .1
> Just a thought but if there was such a thing as a keymap editor
> I could reassign the numeric keypad to !@#$%%^& etc. Any one know
> of such a beast ?
No sweat. Someone on USENET reverse engineered the standard keymap,
and I have a copy. You simply have to edit a table, run it through
the assembler, link it, and then use SETMAP to load it.
To edit the table, you need to have read the keymap section of the
"ROM Kernel: Libraries and Device" manual.
I'll upload the original file (give me until after Thanksgiving).
If you'd like me to edit the table for you, send me mail describing
exactly which keys you want assigned to the keypad.
I believe I can also make the "Caps Lock" key act like a "Shift Lock"
if needed.
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| 3132.3 | another idea | HYSTER::DEARBORN | Trouvez Mieux | Wed Nov 22 1989 11:06 | 22 |
| A few years ago I remember seeing a demo of a product at MacExpo
in Boston. It was a small headset like device that allowed you
to control the position of the mouse pointer on the screen by
just moving your head. It worked quite well. There was a single
button attached to the keyboard that replaced the mouse button.
An infrared sensor mounted on top of the Mac picked up three
different signals transmitted by the headset...and thru
triangulation it was able to accurately place the mouse pointer
whereever you were looking at the screen at the time. It even
had a way of adjusting itself to the speed of your movements.
Perhaps a hack of a device such as this could be a partial answer
for what you are looking for. It would allow someone to make
mouse movements and clicks with the use of only one finger and
the movement of the head.
Sorry, I don't remember what the product was called. An Apple
dealer might remember.
Randy
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| 3132.4 | Shift-lock ? | AYOV28::ATHOMSON | C'mon, git aff! /The Kelty Clippie | Fri Nov 24 1989 04:39 | 10 |
| Thanks for the offer Randy, but I attacked a copy of the gb keymap
last night with NewZap and managed to modify the keypad assignments.
I believe that the new keymap, along with a program to assign commands
to the function keys, a trackball, and a reset button fitted we
should be all the way.
Although, on second thoughts, extended selection could still pose
a problem, did you mention something about a program to make the
caps_lock act as a shift_lock ??
Alan T.
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| 3132.5 | Clone of standard keymap | TLE::RMEYERS | Randy Meyers | Sun Nov 26 1989 20:16 | 19 |
| Re: .4
> Although, on second thoughts, extended selection could still pose
> a problem, did you mention something about a program to make the
> caps_lock act as a shift_lock ??
No a program, but a keymap. A keymap states which keys are "capsable"
(should be treated as shifted when the CAPS LOCK key is down).
The assembler source for a clone of the USA1 keymap is in:
TLE""::UPORT$:[RMEYERS.TRADE.AMIGA]USA1.A
To build it, run it though an assembler, and then link it (by itself).
The resulting "executable" is the keymap, and can be loaded by the
SETMAP program.
See page 304 of the "Rom Kernel Reference Manual: Libraries and Devices"
for info on making all the keys capsable.
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