Powertoys: Key remapper doesn't recognize Office key

[clairernovotny]

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.19041.264
PowerToys version: 0.18
PowerToy module for which you are reporting the bug (if applicable): Remap Keyboard

Steps to reproduce

Try to add a key mapping for the Office key (on the new Ergonomic 4000 keyboard). The key isn't detected correctly

Expected behavior

I expect the Office key to be detected correctly so I can remap it.

Actual behavior

It's either detected as Space or Win (Left)

Screenshots

[arjunbalgovind]

@clairernovotny I don't have an office key on my keyboard, but I believe that it internally does a shortcut like Win+Ctrl+Alt+Shift or something like that. Out of curiosity can you open Remap a shortcut and click Type Shortcut and try pressing the Office key while that window is up. In theory. that should display what the key actually does, and would allow us to support it in the future :)

[clairernovotny]

Here's what I see when I push the office key.

Four modifiers and no key.

Then this

[clairernovotny]

FWIW, the Emoji key maps to this:

So that has four modifiers and space.

[clairernovotny]

I'll add that people have complained loudly about not being able to remap the Office key using the Microsoft keyboard software, so this would be a big win.

[arjunbalgovind]

Thanks for the screenshots, that helps a ton! I think we might have to support remapping a shortcut to a key before we can get that in, but we do plan to have that for the v1 release, so we should be supporting this too! I honestly didn't even know there was an Emoji key 😂

[clairernovotny]

Here they are on the keyboard

The dust that shows up 😂

[saahmedm]

This is great feedback, thanks claire! never thought I'd need an emoji key LOL. Curious why the Emoji key doesn't map to Windows Key + . though

Like @arjunbalgovind mentioned, we're hoping to support these use cases for our v1. Will make issues to track shortcut to key mapping and shortcuts with >2 modifiers.

[crutkas]

seeing if i can't get @arjunbalgovind that keyboard for testing :)

[scrthq]

@crutkas - You wouldn't need that exact keyboard, per se. Any keyboard capable of sending that modifier combo replicates the behavior, including mechanical keyboards that come with a Hyper modifier key built-in (Hyper is just sending the same modifier combo). When Windows 10 was updated to treat that modifier combo as the Office launcher, it was a world of fun for the existing macros I have where that combo is used heavily

[corbob]

This is great feedback, thanks claire! never thought I'd need an emoji key LOL. Curious why the Emoji key doesn't map to Windows Key + . though

Like @arjunbalgovind mentioned, we're hoping to support these use cases for our v1. Will make issues to track shortcut to key mapping and shortcuts with >2 modifiers.

or Windows Key + ; 🤷

[TheSimArchitect]

Any chance this will be happening on a future update (ability to map more keyboard combinations including the new Office key)?

[Jay-o-Way]

any update?