Kinesis KB132PC, User Manual

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Activating on-board Dvorak layout ( Ctrl + F5)
Activating on-board Dvorak is basically a “global remap” of the keyboard, so any
other remapping that you may have done is erased. If you want to customize the
keyboard and switch back and forth between QWERTY and Dvorak, use macros
to make your special changes. Macros are preserved when switching.
Remapping if you have activated the on-board Dvorak layout
When remapping mode is activated, the “source” key action is always QWERTY
(the upper left legend on the keycap for dual-legended keyboards), even if the key
normally performs the lower right (Dvorak) action. So for a remapping sequence,
first tap the key with the upper left legend whose action you want to copy, then tap
the destination key where you want that action to reside.
Remapping from embedded level to top level
You can copy an “embedded” key action (such as a “Windows” key) to the top
level to make it more convenient. Simply turn on the keypad layer before
activating remapping mode. Tap the Keypad key after tapping the source key and
before tapping the destination key. Do not use the footswitch
Keypad Shift to
change layers during remapping or the footswitch itself will be remapped.
Creating a macro
Briefly hold down the Progrm key and tap F11 . The keyboard’s lights will flash
rapidly. Then tap a “trigger key” (the key or combination of keys that will initiate
playback of the macro). The lights will begin flashing slowly. Now type the key
or keys that will comprise the body of the macro. To exit from macro
programming mode, hold the
Progrm key and tap F11 . The lights should stop
flashing on the first tap. If not, you have added F11 to the end of your macro and
you should exit and start over.
Modifier keys and macro trigger keys
Macros may be triggered by a single key or by any combination with Ctrl , Alt
and/or Shift . A modifier key alone may not be a trigger key unless combined with
another (non-modifier) key. If you want to use a modifier key by itself to trigger a
macro, first remap it. The best source action to remap the modifier is the
embedded
Capslock ( null ) key action.