How to remap keyboard key with Scan Code Mapper ? Don't understand Microsoft explanations !!

[Guest Pascal]

How to remap keyboard key with Scan Code Mapper ? Don't understand Microsoft explanations !!

 

Hi,

 

I would like to remap a specific letter in my keyboard.

 

(For example, When I am typing a "P", Windows shows me a "M".

 

It seems to be possible with Scan Code registry key (

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/w2kscan-map.mspx ) but I

don't understand the explanations.

 

Indeed, first, How do we find the value of each key ?

In the first example, how do they find that CTRL Key is 0x1D and CAPS

Lock is 0x3A ?

 

Thank you

 

--

Pascal

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: How to remap keyboard key with Scan Code Mapper ? Don't understand Microsoft explanations !!

 

Re: How to remap keyboard key with Scan Code Mapper ? Don't understand Microsoft explanations !!

 

 

"Pascal" <pascal_t@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

>

> I would like to remap a specific letter in my keyboard.

>

> (For example, When I am typing a "P", Windows shows me a "M".

>

> It seems to be possible with Scan Code registry key (

> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/w2kscan-map.mspx ) but I don't

> understand the explanations.

>

> Indeed, first, How do we find the value of each key ?

> In the first example, how do they find that CTRL Key is 0x1D and CAPS Lock

> is 0x3A ?

>

> Thank you

>

> --

> Pascal

>

>

 

Much simpler to use an existing tool. Here are a couple:

- Remapkey.exe

(ftp://ftp.go-eol.com/public/downloads/BestPractices/Windows2003/Win2k3ResKitTools/Tools/remapkey.exe)

(very easy to use).

- Keyboard layout creator

(http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx)

(Not as easy to use but more versatile)

[Guest Pascal]

Re: How to remap keyboard key with Scan Code Mapper ? Don't understand Microsoft explanations !!

 

Re: How to remap keyboard key with Scan Code Mapper ? Don't understand Microsoft explanations !!

 

Hi Pegasus,

 

thank you for those third applications.

I already knew one of them but to tell you the truth I would like to

"understand" how does this registry key works.

 

Thank you ! :)

 

> "Pascal" <pascal_t@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:mn.8bff7d7c9e2384cd.70874@nospam.hotmail.com...

>> Hi,

>>

>> I would like to remap a specific letter in my keyboard.

>>

>> (For example, When I am typing a "P", Windows shows me a "M".

>>

>> It seems to be possible with Scan Code registry key (

>> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/w2kscan-map.mspx ) but I don't

>> understand the explanations.

>>

>> Indeed, first, How do we find the value of each key ?

>> In the first example, how do they find that CTRL Key is 0x1D and CAPS Lock

>> is 0x3A ?

>>

>> Thank you

>>

>> -- Pascal

>>

>>

>

> Much simpler to use an existing tool. Here are a couple:

> - Remapkey.exe

> (ftp://ftp.go-eol.com/public/downloads/BestPractices/Windows2003/Win2k3ResKitTools/Tools/remapkey.exe)

> (very easy to use).

> - Keyboard layout creator

> (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx)

> (Not as easy to use but more versatile)

 

--

Pascal

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: How to remap keyboard key with Scan Code Mapper ? Don't understand Microsoft explanations !!

 

Re: How to remap keyboard key with Scan Code Mapper ? Don't understand Microsoft explanations !!

 

Sorry, I'm lazy. When I find a tool whose author has already

"invented the wheel" then I will gladly use this tool instead of

spending time re-inventing the wheel. You will have to do your

own research into these scan codes.

 

 

"Pascal" <pascal_t@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:mn.924b7d7c0c8db9c2.70874@nospam.hotmail.com...

> Hi Pegasus,

>

> thank you for those third applications.

> I already knew one of them but to tell you the truth I would like to

> "understand" how does this registry key works.

>

> Thank you ! :)

>

>

>> "Pascal" <pascal_t@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:mn.8bff7d7c9e2384cd.70874@nospam.hotmail.com...

>>> Hi,

>>>

>>> I would like to remap a specific letter in my keyboard.

>>>

>>> (For example, When I am typing a "P", Windows shows me a "M".

>>>

>>> It seems to be possible with Scan Code registry key (

>>> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/w2kscan-map.mspx ) but I

>>> don't understand the explanations.

>>>

>>> Indeed, first, How do we find the value of each key ?

>>> In the first example, how do they find that CTRL Key is 0x1D and CAPS

>>> Lock is 0x3A ?

>>>

>>> Thank you

>>>

>>> -- Pascal

>>>

>>>

>>

>> Much simpler to use an existing tool. Here are a couple:

>> - Remapkey.exe

>> (ftp://ftp.go-eol.com/public/downloads/BestPractices/Windows2003/Win2k3ResKitTools/Tools/remapkey.exe)

>> (very easy to use).

>> - Keyboard layout creator

>> (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx)

>> (Not as easy to use but more versatile)

>

> --

> Pascal

>

>

[Guest Pascal]

Re: How to remap keyboard key with Scan Code Mapper ? Don't understand Microsoft explanations !!

 

Re: How to remap keyboard key with Scan Code Mapper ? Don't understand Microsoft explanations !!

 

I understand your point of view and most of time I have the same as

your but I like to understand how does it work :p

 

What strike me in Scan Code explanations from Microsoft website, is

that I don't know how do we find the value for each key.(i.e CAPS Lock

is 0x3A)

 

Then, the wheel can be easily invented again ;-)

 

I have seen a link to mapkey code but it is no more available on

Microsoft.com website.

 

Thank you

 

 

> Sorry, I'm lazy. When I find a tool whose author has already

> "invented the wheel" then I will gladly use this tool instead of

> spending time re-inventing the wheel. You will have to do your

> own research into these scan codes.

>

>

> "Pascal" <pascal_t@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:mn.924b7d7c0c8db9c2.70874@nospam.hotmail.com...

>> Hi Pegasus,

>>

>> thank you for those third applications.

>> I already knew one of them but to tell you the truth I would like to

>> "understand" how does this registry key works.

>>

>> Thank you ! :)

>>

>>

>>> "Pascal" <pascal_t@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:mn.8bff7d7c9e2384cd.70874@nospam.hotmail.com...

>>>> Hi,

>>>>

>>>> I would like to remap a specific letter in my keyboard.

>>>>

>>>> (For example, When I am typing a "P", Windows shows me a "M".

>>>>

>>>> It seems to be possible with Scan Code registry key (

>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/w2kscan-map.mspx ) but I don't

>>>> understand the explanations.

>>>>

>>>> Indeed, first, How do we find the value of each key ?

>>>> In the first example, how do they find that CTRL Key is 0x1D and CAPS

>>>> Lock is 0x3A ?

>>>>

>>>> Thank you

>>>>

>>>> -- Pascal

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>> Much simpler to use an existing tool. Here are a couple:

>>> - Remapkey.exe

>>> (ftp://ftp.go-eol.com/public/downloads/BestPractices/Windows2003/Win2k3ResKitTools/Tools/remapkey.exe)

>>> (very easy to use).

>>> - Keyboard layout creator

>>> (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx)

>>> (Not as easy to use but more versatile)

>>

>> -- Pascal

>>

>>

 

--

Pascal