Questions tagged [keyboard]
A physical device with buttons that allow characters to be entered
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magic keyboard pressing sensitivity [closed]
I'm using a Magic keyboard, and I've noticed that when I press Ctrl+C it sometimes doesn't copy. How can I increase the click sensitivity?
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How do I log in on a pre-2017 MacBook Pro running macOS 13.7.8 (Ventura), when all recommended solutions have failed?
My wife has what I think is a retina MacBook Pro 13" from about 2015, running on macOS 13.7.8 (Ventura). When the log-in screen appears after powering up, the password immediately does a little ...
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Why is my Mac keyboard not registering Fn and modifier keys in some apps?
I recently noticed that some keys on my Mac keyboard, especially Fn, Shift, and Control, don���t work as expected in certain apps.
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Hardware: MacBook Pro 2021 (M1 chip)
Software: macOS Ventura ...
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How can I get the Caps Lock indicator to stop showing? [duplicate]
The newer macOS (Tahoe 26.2 for me) has the feature where you have Caps Lock on and you are typing this blue icon shows up. It also kind of flashes on and off as one types, which is very distracting. ...
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angle brackets key swapped internally after clean install of macOS sequoia?
EDIT: Apparently it is Karabiner Elements after all causing the swap. When I quit karabiner elements, the swap is gone, but none of my complex modifications is at fault. What else inside Karabiner ...
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What font metrics are visually represented in Character Viewer grid lines when a character is selected?
When you click a character in Character Viewer (Emoji & Symbols), a large preview is displayed in the detail column and it includes grid lines to show how the character is laid out in some sort of ...
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How do I cut/copy in the icloud.com/notes webapp?
I've been trying to make my icloud notes accessible on my non-macOS systems using icloud.com/notes, and I most recently tried using Firefox (147.0) and Chromium (143.0.7499.192) on Ubuntu 25.10.
When ...
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How to disable the internal MacBook Pro keyboard using Karabiner Elements (or similar)?
I have an M1 Max with a dodgy logic board and I can’t get to an Apple Store at the moment to get it fixed (I have AppleCare+) - the left speaker buzzes and crackles (so I use headphones), it only has ...
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Why does Chrome on iPad/iPhone have a keyboard popup that obscures part of screen?
Since upgrading my iPad to iPadOS 26, whenever I try to use the onscreen keyboard or a wireless keyboard in Chrome, a bar pops up over the task I am trying to complete, making it almost impossible to ...
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How can I change the fn + C shortcut in macOS?
I'm trying to set up Minecraft speedrunning on my M1 MacBook Air on Tahoe 26.1, and I am using a program for triangulation called NinjaBrainBot. However, this calculator uses the keyboard shortcut fn+...
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Why aren’t JetBrains IntelliJ shortcuts working on an M4 Mac Mini?
I use Logitech K400 Plus Wireless Touch TV Keyboard meaning not really a Mac keyboard. Here is my Mac version:
ozkan@ozkans-Mac-mini ~ % sw_vers
ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 26.1
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Voice dictation not working on Dvorak keyboard
I'm trying some voice dictation options on Mac OS and it looks like when I change my keyboard layout to Dvorak, the dictation just doesn't work.
It outputs something completely different, which in ...
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How to seamlessly use two Magic Keyboards with different layouts on macOS?
I want to connect two Magic Keyboards to my MacBook Pro and use them with different keyboard layouts depending on what I'm working on.
Keyboard 1 (US layout): For coding and writing in English
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Stable window placement
I am browsing chrome. I am trying to place a tab into a separate window on the right. I know how to detach a tab (shift +w using vimium). I know how to create a window for it and place it on the side, ...
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Why am I experiencing an unusual problem with my Mac mini running maOS Sequoia (15.7) -- Certain Keys Don't Work?
I am experiencing an unusual problem with my Mac mini running macOS Sequoia (15.7).
I was typing in a browser and couldn't type certain keys e.g. "o".
I restarted but no change.
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