microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
INTERNAL EXTERNAL KEYBOARD
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Description
### Description of the new feature / enhancement
want to request a feature for the Keyboard Manager that allows users to apply key remappings separately to an internal laptop keyboard and an external keyboard, rather than applying them globally to all connected devices. MICROSOFT POWERTOYS
### Scenario when this would be used?
WHEN INTERNAL KEYBOARD KEY START AUTO TYPE IT BECOME HAR TO REPLACE IT IMEGATLY
### Supporting information
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Keyboard Manager entry point and reviewing how key remappings are currently applied to connected keyboards. Determine how internal and external keyboards would be distinguished, then define the expected behavior for each device type and verify it with relevant Keyboard Manager tests or manual scenarios.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100