Karabiner-Elements - mapper keyboard macOS

With this program you can customize any of your Mac keyboard shortcuts as you want.

macOS good that most of the actions it can perform using keyboard shortcuts without touching the mouse. Layfhaker already I wrote the most common hotkeys MacOS. But if the existing keyboard shortcuts that you feel uncomfortable, they are easy to change using the Karabiner-Elements software.

How does it work

Karabiner-Elements makes it possible to change the designation of any Mac keys. Driving the action application is simple: it replaces the signals coming from the keyboard to the system. This program is useful for those who actively use the keyboard.

Karabiner-Elements The first tab allows you to replace the function of some other keys or disable unnecessary.

The application allows you to change the function keys, as well as to switch the Fn behavior. For example, if you want by pressing the function keys to perform actions of the active application rather than the system.

Together with the Karabiner-Elements in the system is also installed Event Viewer. This application allows you to learn which signals which key submits to make it easier to navigate the drop-down lists Karabiner-Elements.

The app lets you download from the Internet expanded the rules of conduct of keys, and export your own configuration. In addition, you can save your settings as a system, so that the behavior of the keyboard will correspond to user settings, even without launching the application.

If you need to remove the Karabiner-Elements, make it be through its settings.

How to change the keyboard layout

The application can also be used for more complex operations, such as changes keyboard layout using Caps Lock key. It is rarely used for its intended purpose, and switch the input language is more convenient with one finger than two when using the standard combination ⌘ + Space. To change the key combination:

1. Turn off Caps Lock systemic exposure settings your Mac. Go to "System Preferences", go to "Keyboard" and select "modifier keys." Put in the drop-down list for the Caps Lock setting "No action".

1. Create a Karabiner-Elements new rule for Caps Lock, associating it with a non-existent on your keyboard function keys, such as F19.

1. Go back to the keyboard settings. In the tab "Keyboard Shortcuts" choose "Input Source." Set F19 to select the input language by pressing the Caps Lock.

1. Done. To switch the input language, simply press the Caps Lock. If multiple input languages, press Caps Lock to switch them one by one.

Similarly, you can assign to any button you want any systemic effect or effects of the application. You can use the non-existent system keys from F13 to F19.

Karabiner-Elements - an open source application available on GitHub. If you are using a version of the system under OS X 10.11, a similar problem may perform Seil program.

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