How to map backspace / delete keys?

[boyceuk]

Hi,
i'm running snow leopard and windows 7 in boot camp on a macbook pro 13" unibody. I use delete a lot as I use windows for CAD software and pressing fn + backspace is getting annoying. How do I map the backspace key to work as delete and map the eject CD key as backspace?

cheers

 

[robj]

The keyboard actions related to each scan code is stored in the Registry.

You can use a tool like KeyTweak:

http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/

to remap some bindings.

 

[boyceuk]

Thanks,

works perfect for changing the backspace key to delete but even tho it has a features designed just for the eject key mapping backspace to that didnt work. bit annoying that I can only have one or the other.

 

[pknoot]

You might want to try an external keyboard like the full-sized Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad. I believe it has backspace and delete, as well as home, end, pg up, pg down.

 

[DougKilgore]

As of 2019, the Key Tweak download can be found at https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/keytweak/ if you are running Windows on your Mac, and want to re-map a key to give you separate keys for DELETE and BACKSPACE

It works great! I'm using a Macbook Pro running Windows 10 under BootCamp. Using the 'Half Teach Mode', I was able to re-map the F12 key (Key Code #123) on the MacBook keyboard, to be a Windows 'Delete' key (Key Code #76) in the Windows registry. After making the change and rebooting, it worked great. I'll never miss the F12 key itself, and the FN-F12 which controls Up-Volume, still works. Next I corrected Apple's stubborn and persistent Mac 'design flaw' and put a nice label saying BACK SPACE over the Mac DELETE key, and a DEL label above the F12 key. The world is right again.