I had the same problem for a long time, and got fairly sick of it.
I created a custom file in my /EverQuest II/layouts/ folder called EQ2-CustomMode.cfg
I saved my keymap binding using the in-game command to my own file (i forget the slash command off hand) named eq2_keymap_custom.ini
And put this in my EQ2-CustomMode.cfg:
Code:
name=Custom
options=
uisettings=
colors=
keymaps=eq2_keymap_custom.ini
Can fill in the other lines too if needed with any custom stuff you can save from within game. Then, select this "Custom" profile in your options next time you log in.
I also have a hotkey created to /load_uisettings for each of my characters, so that they're chat tabs work correctly
It's a pain that this stuff doesn't
JUST WORK... but ya do with what ya can.