SOLVED: i used the simulate input action on opendeck and set it to f7. yes i have a streamdeck
so i use a program where you need to press f7 and you cant change it, but i only have a 67% keyboard and the layout i have selected in my keyboard setting doesnt seem to have fn on any of my keys so pls help
EDIT: just so you guys know i have a streamdeck that i can use but idrk how to configure a button to be f7
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You can make a keyboard shortcut in the settings that runs a script that simulates f7. From the top of my head
Install
ydotool:yay -S ydotool sudo systemctl enable --now ydotoolCreate script
~/f7.sh:#!/bin/sh ydotool key f7chmod +x ~/f7.shBind it via System Settings → Shortcuts → Custom Shortcuts → New → Script/Application.
Set trigger to e.g.
Ctrl+Shift+F, Action to/home/youruser/f7.sh.Looks like that keyboard is VIA-compatible. So, you should be able to use VIA to remap the keys so the Fn keys are under a certain layer or something.
do i use the website or some program? the website isnt supported on firefox
The website: https://caniusevia.com/
Correct, Firefox is not supported. VIA requires WebHID, which is a web standard that Firefox does not support. You can install something like Ungoogled Chromium for this. I keep that browser installed just for tinkering with keyboards. For literally everything else, I use a Firefox fork.
So, you can get a mini keypad to go with your mini keyboard and that mini keypad can have programmable keys…
Or, you could just designate some keys on your 67% to be rotatably programmable.
My 60% keyboard has fn1 and fn2 keys, so I have done things like fn1-Esc = ` and fn2-Esc = ~ you can fn up your whole numeric row for whatever you usually need.
i mean i have a stream deck, and open deck has a “simulate input” key, but its really confusing
My fn2-# keys are the F# keys, it’s not too bad, even F11 and F12 are just the next two keys to the right of 0
