Convert a laptop's Enter key into Forward Delete

Jan 29, '07 12:30:02AM

Contributed by: dysan

As a PC user who recently switched to using a Mac laptop, I've had to learn all the differences in the keyboard keys and shortcuts. The addition of the Command key, lack of a true Delete (forward delete) key, the Option key, etc. One in particular sent me on the hunt for a solution: not having a single button for forward delete for some reason seemed really annoying to me (despite being able to use Fn-Backspace to do this).

After looking around for a while, I discovered a freeware program called DoubleCommand that will do exactly this, and much more. DoubleCommand is a key mapping (or more appropriately, key REmapping) program originally designed for old PowerBooks that was created to add a secomd Command key, hence the name DoubleCommand. It's very powerful and user-friendly; check it out to add lots of nice tweaks.

[robg adds: We mentioned DoubleCommand way back in October of 2001, but with the number of "where's the forward delete key on my MB/MBP?" questions I've been receiving from recent switchers, I figured it was worth a re-mention. If you're a laptop user, it's definitely worth a look.]

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