I have been begging for the OP's mentioned tweaks since I began playing the game. It has always been the most lacking feature in the game, imo. I have never played XI, so playing an MMO with a gamepad is completly foreign. My r/l friends are used to XI and and play with both hands on the keyboard. I can't wrap my head around doing it this way.

Please, as others have said, give us keyboard freedom!