

Uncomplicated solution for remapping your keyboard and adjusting its behavior to match your own needs You may even create activation keyboard shortcuts for each profile. FWIW I would strongly encourage you to use Karabiner Elements for creating a Hyper key - Brett's Hammerspoon setup was necessary initially because kernel changes made the old Karabiner incompatible with High Sierra (or maybe it was Sierra - I forget), but Karabiner Elements is now very capable and can remap keys at a much lower level than we can. You can add new key remappings very easily if the ones you need are not in the existing key remapping options. In addition to simple key remapping, it has special remapping modes like Emacs-mode, SandS-mode (Space and Shift).

The reason for disabling the internal keyboard is key damage that also prevents. Karabiner, previously called KeyRemap4MacBook, is a very powerful keyboard remapper for Mac OS X. Noteworthy is that the app allows you to define multiple profiles, and that you can quickly switch between them via the app’s status bar. app > Karabiner-Elements Preferences > Devices > Advanced. Effortlessly remap your keyboard behavior and adjust the key repeat delayįor your convenience, Karabiner-Elements comes with a collection of predefined functions that can adjust the behavior of your keyboard without requiring any configuration: simply open the Preferences window and, in the Change Key panel, enable the modification you want to make by checking the attached box. The application enables you to quickly access the Preferences window where you can establish the remapping rules, or the EventViewer window designed to help you check if certain settings are effective in specific applications.

Note that you must start by adding the app to the list of utilities that can control your Mac (open the System Preferences window and navigate to the Security&Privacy tab). Karabiner-Elements is a minimalistic app that resides in your status bar and enables you to extensively customize the key’s effect. Unobtrusive key remapping solution that works in the background

I also had Karabiner Elements installed for a bit. Remapping keyboard keys is a common practice, especially if you need to write text in various languages that are using special characters, or if you want to create personalized keyboard shortcuts. I used to have Karabiner installed, but uninstalled it after finding it wasnt compatible with Sierra.
