Disable Mint Cinnamon Keyboard Shortcut, Shift + Numpad != Numlock

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2013-08
  • cgoddard

    I have just started using Linux Mint with Cinnamon Desktop Environment, but I have come accross an anoying feature that I can't find out how to remove. When the num lock is off, the right numpad acts as direction keys, but when I press shift with the numpad, it acts like a numpad, unless the num lock is off, then it is the opposite. I was wondering how to disable the shift + inverting the functionality

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  • Maksee

    You should probably change the setting

    Control Center -> Keyboard -> Layouts -> Options -> Miscellaneous Compatibility Options -> Shift with Numeric Keypads works as in MS Windows

    After the change you have to restart the system. Note that this feature has some limitations. For example, I'm used to clipboard operation Ctrl-Insert/Shift-Insert using insert on the numpad. But the known bug prevents from using them.


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  • Nick

    So I've got a new Acer notebook and the keyboard is laid out like this:

    Aspire keyboard

    I want to be able to change the left and right arrows of the numpad to volume down and up and the 5 key to mute but still be able to keep the 4, 5 and 6 when numlock is on.

    I've tried using KeyTweak but it doesn't know the state of numlock and the key's functions. The default volume down, up and mute keys can only be used with the Fn key. It'd be nice when random music or videos start playing too loud to be able to just hit one key to change the volume. Windows 7 btw


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  • Nick

    Ended up using AutoHotKey to do this. My numpad 4,5, and 6 are mapped to volume down, mute, and volume up, respectively but I still can use the 4, 5, and 6 when numlock is turned on.

    This program can recognize NumpadLeft as a separate function than Numpad4. Not sure if there's a way to actually remap those keys separately in windows like I originally wanted.