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(Solved) - Map keys to volume control

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InDiSent
InDiSent
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Hey Guys,

I am thinking of getting a new keyboard. I want one of those laptop sized keyboards that are nice and quiet. Is there a way to map the master volume control to say the + and - Keys on the number pad? Those are probably the only 2 multimedia keys i would miss having. Thanks.

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LH
LH
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Try,
http://www.autohotkey.com/

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InDiSent
InDiSent
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Thanks LH....i just looked at it. Not sure how to use it...trying to figure it out. Seems like there has to be an easier way.

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LH
LH
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I used to do things like that a long time ago. I had to write my own programs to do it :)

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InDiSent
InDiSent
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Did some more Googleing and found this
http://www.reallyeffective.co.uk/sound-control/

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LH
LH
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What media player do you use ?

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InDiSent
InDiSent
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Mostly windows media player.

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LH
LH
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For WMP, I believe the default hotkeys are,
Play / Pause - Ctrl+P
Stop - Ctrl+S
Previous - Ctrl+B
Next - Ctrl+F
Rewind - Ctrl+Shift+B
Fast Forward - Ctrl+Shift+F
Shuffle - Ctrl+H
Repeat - Ctrl+T
Volume Up - F10
Volume Down - F9
Volume Mute - F8

So all you would have to do is remap the F9 and F10 keys.

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InDiSent
InDiSent
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Cool, thanks.

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