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    Menu Key

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Ibzy, Jul 26, 2011.

  1. Ibzy

    Ibzy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi All,

    I've started using my laptop a lot for work recently which involves a lot of excel. One thing I use frequently is the 'menu' key (between Alt and Crlt on the right on most keyboards). Does anybody know if/where this key is located on the M17x R1 keyboard...or a nice alternative?

    Thanks

    Ibz
     
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    If memory serves it's just a keyboard alternative for the right mouse button?
     
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    Hi Indigo,

    That's correct, but as I do a lot of typing I tend to stay at the keyboard for 99% of my work (alt+tab instead of clicking another window etc).
     
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    It should be possible to rebind your keyboard so you can "lose" the right hand ctrl key and switch it for the menu key if need be? I think that's a standard windows option, if not I'm sure I've seen freeware utilities that let you do it.
     
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    I have tried 2 pieces of software to do this: KeyMapper and Sharpkeys, both of which have failed to successfully remap my Ctrl to Context Menu.

    Any more ideas? :)

    Thanks
     
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    is there an FN + ? combo to do it perhaps
     
    indigo_dc, Jul 26, 2011
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    you might be able to configure the mouse with an advanced 3 touch config to achieve this...
     
    steve1ddd, Jul 26, 2011
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    Thing is though I think he wants to avoid using the mouse.

    That, and the menu button = right mouse button anyway. :)
     
    indigo_dc, Jul 27, 2011
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