 | Member with 48 posts. | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Experience: Intermediate | | Solved: Can I replace spacebar key with other key..? Spacebar of my Logitech keyboard is not working. Presently i'm working with on-screen-keyboard. But this is a very tedious job... 
Is there any way to use other less used key (right winkey, home key, page up/down key etc)...? Or is there any way to associate a hotkey combination to work like spacebar..? please help me.. I don't want to purchase a new keyboard for a single defect.. | | Senior Member with 1,071 posts. | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: right here, right now Experience: I have plenty of T-shirts | | Perhaps a good clean of your keyboard would help, remove all the keys and remove and obstructing debris, replace keys in their correct positions | | Senior Member with 157 posts. | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Williams, Oregon | | There is another way to get around you spacebar issue. With the numlock key pressed, hold the alt key and press 255. This should leave a space. | | Senior Member with 1,785 posts. | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Uk, roundabout Londonish, for Experience: Advanced | | you could try contacting Logitech if its still in guarantee- if not, it might be worth a try anyway. You dont say which kboard- if its a macro one such as a G15, you may be able to set a macro key to spacebar | | Distinguished Member with 4,763 posts. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas Experience: Advanced | | What you need is a keyboard re-map program.
You don;t want to use a HOME or other strange key as this would effect typing abilities quite a bit.
If you remap, do it to the right ALT key.
Keyboards are cheap... $15~25. The $6 ones are really not worth it. HP makes a fine $15~20 basic keyboard.
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Jack I was not able to open the keyboard... don't know why..!! | | Member with 48 posts. | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Experience: Intermediate | | Dear Gulo Luseus, currently I'm not in home, so not able to check the model no or guarantee period.. but i'd purchased 1.5 yr back.. | | Member with 48 posts. | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Experience: Intermediate | | Dear Compiler, thanks for ur suggestion... I have downloaded MapKayboard 1.1, a free keyboard re-map program. probably it will work.. | | Member with 48 posts. | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Experience: Intermediate | | MapKayboard worked... thanks... | | Distinguished Member with 4,763 posts. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas Experience: Advanced |
24-Sep-2009, 04:55 AM
#10 | You can also have fun with the program by totally randomizing the keyboard of a friends computer
I used such a (built in) program on my Amiga to try and use a Dvorak keyboard rather than QWERTY... it makes so much more sense, but with some programs and using QWERTY everywhere else, I ended up going back (80s keyboards were TOUGH and were made to be pulled off).
It sucks that Dvorak never took off, especially in 80~90s as computers were faster than typwriters. yes, the QWERTY keyboard *WAS* designed to slow down the typist to prevent typewriter jams. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard
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02-Oct-2009, 03:21 AM
#11 | hey..!! is there any keyboard mapping software for ubuntu? 'coz i have to install ubuntu along with windows...? or can i run mapkeyboard using wine?? but mapkeyboard requires .net framework 2.0 or above. | | Distinguished Member with 4,763 posts. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas Experience: Advanced |
02-Oct-2009, 02:41 PM
#12 | I'm sure theres dozens of keymappper programs for linux and it should over-ride wine.
But seriously, plan on replacing the keyboard. $15~30. They don't make them like they used to  Mine was made 12 years ago... its not even a PS/2 connector type. Its heavy (by todays standards), solid and tough. It'll be funny... my keyboard *IS* the only PC part I've keep for the past 8+ system upgrades... from Win95 to Windows7
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02-Oct-2009, 02:44 PM
#13 | 12 years..!!! thats great...!!! old is gold... | | Member with 48 posts. | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Experience: Intermediate |
02-Oct-2009, 02:48 PM
#14 | yah..!! i guess i should replace this, because it affected my typing speed very badly.. x-( |  THIS THREAD HAS EXPIRED.
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