Comments on: hacking the Microsoft Natural Keyboard 4000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/ the living internet Mon, 14 May 2012 13:25:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jorjj http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/comment-page-2/#comment-153707 jorjj Wed, 09 May 2012 21:49:17 +0000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/#comment-153707 Resubmitting...Josh, could you re-post the commands.xml/.zip file? It appears to be missing from the link to the other site. Thanks! Resubmitting…Josh, could you re-post the commands.xml/.zip file? It appears to be missing from the link to the other site. Thanks!

]]> By: jorjj http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/comment-page-2/#comment-151563 jorjj Tue, 01 May 2012 15:53:18 +0000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/#comment-151563 Josh, could you re-post the commands.xml/.zip file? It appears to be missing from the link to the other site. Thanks! Josh, could you re-post the commands.xml/.zip file? It appears to be missing from the link to the other site. Thanks!

]]> By: Microsoft hopeless « Use(in)ability? http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/comment-page-1/#comment-141631 Microsoft hopeless « Use(in)ability? Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:25:55 +0000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/#comment-141631 [...] I found that this conversion is not that difficult to perform. Some kind person even provided a modified file with settings that can be used instead of the original one. This is not an ideal solution since it [...]

[...] I found that this conversion is not that difficult to perform. Some kind person even provided a modified file with settings that can be used instead of the original one. This is not an ideal solution since it [...]

]]> By: Nimble Fingers http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/comment-page-1/#comment-109650 Nimble Fingers Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:36:05 +0000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/#comment-109650 Josh, thanks so much for your wonderful gift! I transcribe medical reports and have often - VERY - desired the zoom toggle to be scroll. I rushed to follow your directions to download and apply your fix. I restarted my computer, then adjusted my mouse scroll to "5" and, oh so wonderful! its just like awesome magic struck my KB. Life is now complete (well, I guess that is just a little over the top). Thank you, thank you! Josh, thanks so much for your wonderful gift! I transcribe medical reports and have often – VERY – desired the zoom toggle to be scroll. I rushed to follow your directions to download and apply your fix. I restarted my computer, then adjusted my mouse scroll to “5″ and, oh so wonderful! its just like awesome magic struck my KB. Life is now complete (well, I guess that is just a little over the top). Thank you, thank you!

]]> By: Josh Highland http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/comment-page-1/#comment-100662 Josh Highland Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:15:51 +0000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/#comment-100662 Update: To get this to work for FireFox 4, make sure your commads.xml file contains this <Application UniqueName="MozillaWindowClass" AppName="Netscape"> <C319 Type="6" KeySeq="ScrollUp" /> <C320 Type="6" KeySeq="ScrollDown" /> </Application> Update: To get this to work for FireFox 4, make sure your commads.xml file contains this

<Application UniqueName=”MozillaWindowClass” AppName=”Netscape”>
<C319 Type=”6″ KeySeq=”ScrollUp” />
<C320 Type=”6″ KeySeq=”ScrollDown” />
</Application>

]]> By: Erkan http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/comment-page-1/#comment-74568 Erkan Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:15:41 +0000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/#comment-74568 (while pressing ALT, type 60)Capability Name=’CanRemap’/(while pressing ALT, type 62) (while pressing ALT, type 60)Capability Name=’CanRemap’/(while pressing ALT, type 62)

]]> By: Erkan http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/comment-page-1/#comment-74566 Erkan Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:06:41 +0000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/#comment-74566 formatting takes away the keys.... formatting takes away the keys….

]]> By: Erkan http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/comment-page-1/#comment-74564 Erkan Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:04:07 +0000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/#comment-74564 Btw, you CAN assign any command to that so called "unassignable" "My Favorites" button.... You need to add this: "Capability Name='CanRemap'/" put this sentence in "" to the section MY_FAVORITES_LEGEND_EVENT of "ITypeDevices.xml" file. Then you can go ahead and add 83 (which is the code to "My Favorites" key) to Event Mapping in your registry and make it work however you like :) To find Event Mapping section in your registry simply Google it...and it's a good idea to make backup of the ITypeDevices.xml Greetings from Istanbul Turkey Btw, you CAN assign any command to that so called “unassignable” “My Favorites” button….

You need to add this:
“Capability Name=’CanRemap’/” put this sentence in “”
to the section MY_FAVORITES_LEGEND_EVENT of “ITypeDevices.xml” file.

Then you can go ahead and add 83 (which is the code to “My Favorites” key) to Event Mapping in your registry and make it work however you like :)

To find Event Mapping section in your registry simply Google it…and it’s a good idea to make backup of the ITypeDevices.xml

Greetings from Istanbul Turkey

]]> By: Dan Hardt http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/comment-page-1/#comment-63174 Dan Hardt Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:05:02 +0000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/#comment-63174 Just like Cliff Romine posted on February 7, 2009 I accidentally hit the Ctrl and Forward keys which “flipped” the screen 90 degress where the “bottom” of the screen is on the right side of the monitor. Hitting Ctrl Forward again does not reverse it. Hitting Ctrl Back flips it so that it is on the opposite side. Totally useless each way. Does anyone know how to reset this? Thanks. Just like Cliff Romine posted on February 7, 2009 I accidentally hit the Ctrl and Forward keys which “flipped” the screen 90 degress where the “bottom” of the screen is on the right side of the monitor. Hitting Ctrl Forward again does not reverse it. Hitting Ctrl Back flips it so that it is on the opposite side. Totally useless each way. Does anyone know how to reset this? Thanks.

]]> By: Josh Highland http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/comment-page-1/#comment-61666 Josh Highland Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:13:03 +0000 http://joshhighland.com/blog/2006/09/14/hacking-the-microsoft-natural-keyboard-4000/#comment-61666 I just confirmed that this hack still work in a windows 7, 64bit I just confirmed that this hack still work in a windows 7, 64bit

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