keymapping

Button function definitions

Keymapping is the assignment of functions to specific keys on a keyboard or controller.

In software and gaming, users customize keymappings to suit their preferences: I changed my keymapping so the spacebar reloads.

A keymapping can also refer to the complete set of such assignments: The default keymapping felt awkward, so I switched to a custom one.

shortcuts

hotkey

Programmed key combination

shortcut · accelerator · keystroke · combination · sequence · modifier · trigger · toggle · reassign · customize

programming

vim

Lively spirited force

  • IDEUnified coding software suite
  • editorOne who revises text
  • configSoftware setup specifications

init · script · plugin · modal · namespace · scope · keycode · callback · JSON · YAML

layout

qwerty

Standard keyboard arrangement

keycap · mechanical · membrane · chiclet · ISO · ANSI · spacebar

gaming

WASD

PC gaming directional input

gamepad · ability · crouch · sprint · reload · inventory · sensitivity · profile · preset · MMO

accessibility

one-handed

Done with one limb

dwell · scanning · customization · accommodation

Opposites
customization vs defaults

keymappingdefault settings

Original factory configuration

factory settings

input method

keymappingvoice control

Device operation via speech

gesture control · motion controls · motion control · eye tracking · touch input

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