How to assign a media key to keyboard in ukelele?

[Jouri Gri]

Hello,

I would like to assign a media key, like sound loudness/mute, or play/pause to a certain key, but I don't see this option in Ukelele.

Can anybody help or could you please implement this feature if not yet implemented?

Regards,

Jouri

[Sorin Paliga]

You cannot do this with Ukelele, try Karabiner, free. 

Sorin Paliga

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On 27 Jul 2021, at 09:49, Jouri Gri <yur...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

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[Gé van Gasteren]

I would like to assign a media key, like sound loudness/mute, or play/pause to a certain key, but I don't see this option in Ukelele.

Hi Jouri,

Simply said, the keyboard layout only converts one character into another, so it doesn’t directly affect commands.

Therefore, a keyboard layout editor like Ukelele can’t achieve what you want.

Check out the first part of the PDF manual (from Ukelele Help) under the heading "What Ukelele cannot do".

What you need is a piece of software that runs in the background, watches your keystrokes and when triggered, translates them into system commands.

And yes, Karabiner Elements might do the trick:

https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25141/karabiner-elements

Good luck!

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