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authorkcgen <1557255+kcgen@users.noreply.github.com>2021-05-11 19:59:40 +0300
committerkcgen <1557255+kcgen@users.noreply.github.com>2021-05-30 19:30:54 +0300
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Describe how to fix common key conflicts on macOS
Co-authored-by: Burrito78 <61995128+Burrito78@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: kcgen <1557255+kcgen@users.noreply.github.com>
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@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ SOUND: There is no sound.
SOUND: What sound hardware does DOSBox presently emulate?
SOUND: The sound stutters or sounds stretched/weird.
KEYBOARD: My keyboard's F1-F12 keys don't work.
+KEYBOARD: Common key-presses conflict with system actions on macOS.
KEYBOARD: I can't type \ or : in DOSBox.
KEYBOARD: Right Shift and "\" doesn't work in DOSBox. (Windows only)
KEYBOARD: The keyboard lags.
@@ -226,6 +227,28 @@ KEYBOARD: My keyboard's F1-F12 keys don't work.
select "Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys". Learn more
here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204436
+ Note: some custom keyboards might still intercept one or more F-keys, even
+ after the above steps have been performed. Please refer to your keyboard's
+ documentation for more information.
+
+KEYBOARD: Common key-presses conflict with system actions on macOS
+
+ Conflict: Command+F5
+ Where: Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility
+ What: Disable the "Turn VoiceOver on or off" shortcut
+
+ Conflict: F11
+ Where: Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Mission Control
+ What: Disable the "Show Desktop" shortcut
+
+ Conflict: Control+arrow keys
+ Where: Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Mission Control
+ What: Disable the following shortcuts:
+ - "Mission Control" to deconflict Control+Up
+ - "Application windows" to deconflict Control+Down
+ - "Move left a space" to deconflict Control+Left
+ - "Move right a space" to deconflict Control+Right
+
KEYBOARD: I can't type \ or : in DOSBox.
This can happen in various cases, like your host keyboard layout does not
have a matching DOS layout representation (or it was not correctly