Two INDEPENDANT Keyboards

[The Borg]

Greetings.

I have 2 keyboards - USB an PS/2.

I want to customize keys on PS/2 Keyboard to perform certain actions, functions, etc. For example, when I press "X" key on USB Keyboard while running let's say Notepad it does exactly what it's supposed to BUT if I press "X" key on PS/2 Keyboard it Closes Window or runs previously specified application.

In simpler terms, I want Keyboard to function independantly.

How can this be achieved?

USB Keyboard is Microsoft's Office Keyboard.
PS/2 is a simple, Generic Keyboard.

Thank You for your Assistance.

 

[The Borg]

If I have complicated things in the previous post, I've found a similar thread on some other forums (which requires a payment prior to granting access and is something I cannot afford).

"Hi Guys,

I would like to make a keyboard up for gaming. Ie. Relabel an old keyboard with various commands. I would like to have a normal keyboard plugged in at the same time.

I therefore would like to have both keyboards installed and re-map the keys on the second keyboard to function seperatly from the main keyboard.

Is this possible?

What I was thinking was to have one PS/2 keyboard and one USB << if possible.
Is there USB keyboards?

Any Ideas. Or links to someone that has done this would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Wyzzz."

 

[Inaris]

why not just use the game software to do this for you. There is no need to have 2 keyboards simply for remapping keys in a game. All game engines have a keyboard layout change option, so you can assign different keys to different things...
might look into that...

 

[The Borg]

That is not what I want to accomplish. Sure, that's an easy thing for games but the thing I want is to keep one Keyboard (USB) to function "normally" while I would use the other one (PS/2) as a "Special Keys" Keyboard customized totally (in Software and Hardware means) to one application. In this application I would create a "complex" keyboard shortcuts (for example CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+M to activate something). Now, on first keyboard I would have to press 4 keys BUT if I could modify the second one so that single key does the function of those 4 keys on first one.
Or at least this: a key pressed on second keyboard (let's say Y) runs application but if press that same key on first Keyboard application is not executed but the key produces just a plain Y letter.


I am trying to do this for a Local Star Trek Fan Club. PS/2 keyboard would actually be stripped apart and modified to act as a LCARS interface console. We wanted to try this with one keyboard but we ended up with a lack of keys. That is, if you maybe don't know the place where I could buy a 300-key keyboard ;-). I might use one of already present special keys on keyboard to run a program which will disable special functions attached to the keys and revert it to normal keyboard but you try to type in something when every key is 3 or 5 centimeters apart and not arranged in QWERTY layout!

Understand now? If you don't I'll probably draw a representation since it seems that not many people actually understand what I'm talking about!

 

[Inaris]

I understand now.
Check out this link to see if it helps...
I'm still looking.
http://www.powerlan-usa.com/support/webterm/faq/wtfaq009.html

 

[Inaris]

try these links too
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/w2kscan-map.mspx
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,65157,pg,3,00.asp

 

[Inaris]

ok, I think this is what you want. Sorry for all the posts, anyway, here you go...

http://www.xkeys.com/resources/anykey.php
and
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5116401000&category=33964

Good luck and I hope this helps

 

[The Borg]

Thank you! I'll into those links right away.