- #OS X WINDOWS KEYBOARD MAPPING MAC OS X#
- #OS X WINDOWS KEYBOARD MAPPING INSTALL#
- #OS X WINDOWS KEYBOARD MAPPING DRIVERS#
- #OS X WINDOWS KEYBOARD MAPPING DRIVER#
- #OS X WINDOWS KEYBOARD MAPPING SOFTWARE#
Categories Mac OS X Tags keyboard, Mac OS X, Razer
#OS X WINDOWS KEYBOARD MAPPING DRIVERS#
… or use it with the incompatible Mac drivers (Macros: YES, Special keys: YES, Function keys: ONLY SOME)Īs soon as Razer improves its Mac support I’ll update this post (or if there are workarounds for the missing function). … use it without drivers (Macros: NO, Special keys: MOST, Function keys: YES) KeyToConsumer- Ke圜ode::F8, ModifierFlag::FN, ConsumerKe圜ode::MUSIC_NEXTįor using this keyboard in OS X this means either KeyToConsumer- Ke圜ode::F7, ModifierFlag::FN, ConsumerKe圜ode::MUSIC_PREV KeyToConsumer- Ke圜ode::F6, ModifierFlag::FN, ConsumerKe圜ode::MUSIC_PLAY KeyToConsumer- Ke圜ode::F5, ModifierFlag::FN, ConsumerKe圜ode::MUSIC_PLAY KeyToConsumer- Ke圜ode::F3, ModifierFlag::FN, ConsumerKe圜ode::VOLUME_UP KeyToConsumer- Ke圜ode::F2, ModifierFlag::FN, ConsumerKe圜ode::VOLUME_DOWN KeyToConsumer- Ke圜ode::F1, ModifierFlag::FN, ConsumerKe圜ode::VOLUME_MUTE Therefore you have to open the private.xml file like above and replace its contents with this XML:
#OS X WINDOWS KEYBOARD MAPPING INSTALL#
This is only necessary if you didn’t install the Razer driver. With KeyRemap4Macbook it’s no problem to enable the media keys (FN+F1 Mute, FN+F2 Volume down etc.).
#OS X WINDOWS KEYBOARD MAPPING DRIVER#
No Razer driver installed: Enabling media keys Until now I didn’t get all function keys to work.īut the M1-M5 macro keys also work as function keys (F13 – F17) – argh! To fix: Just assign a macro to each of the five keys (either via on-the-fly macro creation or with the Razer software) – and the macro keys work as they should.īTW: The layout shown in the Razer app isn’t correct (of course, that would be too easy): F18 and F19 do not exist. The “Print”, “Scroll lock”.keys work as function keys (F13 – F15), so ignore the labels and you’ve got 15 some function keys, which can be mapped to Expose, Spaces etc. And maybe, one day, Razer will support the “PC” keyboard at a Mac, who knows… If you installed the Razer drivers: Macro & Function keys The driver can be uninstalled without problems, so you can try it out. But the disadvantage is that the function keys don’t work correctly… Until now it wasn’t possible for me to access F5, F6 and F7. If you DO install the razer drivers, you can use the macro recording function and the media keys (volume, track fwd. Even “macro recording on the fly” doesn’t work – for whatever reasons the driver needs to be installed. The media keys (volume etc.) also don’t work out of the box, but this can be fixed with KeyRemap (see below). If you DON’T install the razer drivers, the function keys work perfectly – but the five macro keys are without function. You get an application for remapping keys, creating macros and profiles. Now you could install the Mac drivers from – even if their FAQ states they don’t work. The Gaming Mode switch which disables the Windows and Application keys is of course completely useless on the mac.,.
#OS X WINDOWS KEYBOARD MAPPING SOFTWARE#
That’s where things get confusing aka annoying: There is also a “Mac edition” – but it wasn’t available in Germany and costs about 50€ more than the standard edition, just for having USB ports and illuminated keys. The BlackWidow keyboard has a PC layout (which I’ll call “PC edition”). It’s called a “gaming keyboard”, so after unpacking you’re official member of the “Cult of Razer”. “BlackWidow” is a mechanical keyboard for a reasonable price, lightyears better than the default apple keyboard. This is probably useful only to a few people – but if you are one of the mac users who bought a Razer BlackWidow keyboard (PC), this should be helpful. Use Razer BlackWidow (PC Edition) on a Mac