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    Making LAlt and RAlt the same

    • Started by daaave_reid
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    • Registered: 03-Apr-2008
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    Hi folks,

    I've switched over 100% to Colemak and love it but there's one thing I'd like to fix. Pardon if I don't use keyboard layout terms correctly since I'm not an expert.

    Pre-Colemak, my WinXP machines had LAlt and RAlt do the same thing. For instance, Alt-ArrowLeft goes back one page in Firefox, or Alt-ArrowRight jumps forward 10 seconds in VLC, regardless of whether LAlt or RAlt is used.

    With Colemak installed (regular not beta) LAlt and RAlt are now different (RAlt is AltGr?).

    I just want the Alt keys back how they were. I downloaded every keyboard layout program suggested, and fiddled with the registry solutions as well, but I'm stumped. How can I get a Colemak layout to install that is the same in all respects but keeps the Alt keys how they were?

    I am grateful for any help I may receive and thrilled to get to be part of the Colemak community!

    Thanks to all.

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    Thank you for the help! I'll post on that thread as I had it but I'm still confused.

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