Remap broken keyboard

[Joban]

My ASUS Eee PC 701's keyboard has some broken keys: 1,3,5,7,8,0,=,bkspc and tab do not function at all.

Whilst I can just about make do as is, it would be nice to be able to press Ctrl+AltGr+'Q-P' for numbers or something.

How can I do this?

Thanks,
James

[tararpharazon]

My ASUS Eee PC 701's keyboard has some broken keys: 1,3,5,7,8,0,=,bkspc and tab do not function at all.

Whilst I can just about make do as is, it would be nice to be able to press Ctrl+AltGr+'Q-P' for numbers or something.

How can I do this?

Thanks,
James

You didn't post your openSUSE version, or your Desktop environment KDE, Gnome or other.
In Gnome, I would start with "Control Center" | "Hardware" | "Keyboard" | "Keyboard Preferences" You can select by language and country, pick a layout the works best and redefine the keys. In the Gnome Traditional Menu, there's | "System" | "Personal" | "Keyboard Shortcuts".

OTOH, you should be able to buy a new keyboard for $5-20 USD, if you catch a sale. ;-)

[Rikishi42]

On 2010-08-09, tararpharazon <tararpharazon@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
> Joban;2203705 Wrote:
>> My ASUS Eee PC 701's keyboard has some broken keys: 1,3,5,7,8,0,=,bkspc
>> and tab do not function at all.
>>
>> Whilst I can just about make do as is, it would be nice to be able to
>> press Ctrl+AltGr+'Q-P' for numbers or something.
>>
>> How can I do this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> James You didn't post your openSUSE version, or your Desktop environment KDE,
> Gnome or other.
> In Gnome, I would start with "Control Center" | "Hardware" |
> "Keyboard" | "Keyboard Preferences" You can select by language and
> country, pick a layout the works best and redefine the keys. In the
> Gnome Traditional Menu, there's | "System" | "Personal" | "Keyboard
> Shortcuts".
>
> OTOH, you should be able to buy a new keyboard for $5-20 USD, if you
> catch a sale. ;-)


For an EEE PC kayboard?

Lemme know where, I'll buy a spare.

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When in doubt, use brute force.
-- Ken Thompson

[tararpharazon]

Yes sorry, it was my thought a USB keyboard would work but obviously they'd be extra weight and bulky.

[Joban]

Hey guys,

Thanks for your responses!
tararpharazon: I'm running openSUSE 11.3 KDE4. It turns out that in "Input Actions" from the KDE Control Center you can put key combos to give any keyboard output - I'd never have thought of that!

It'll take some getting used to, but I don't have to spend �30 on a new keyboard

James