putting function keys to good use

dmehling · 06-20-2008, 08:36 PM

I'm wanting to know if there is some way of programming the function keys on my keyboard to launch macros.

PC eye · 06-20-2008, 08:56 PM

Several keyboards available already see programmable keys in addition to the standard 101-104 setup. You can custom assign a program to launch with the software included. Other programming would allow assigning various keys within the program itself to specify tasks.

For simply using a standard keyboard you would most likely need a go between since the main function keys are already reserved. A combination of more then one key could be written to see macros launched. That would be a basic instruction added into the programming.

g25racer · 06-20-2008, 09:25 PM

For XP there is this: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-022

PC eye · 06-20-2008, 10:17 PM

Windows tweaks! That's another way to over ride the defaults.

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