OSX (Tiger) Keyboard Layout - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

cliche · 06-06-2005, 12:12 PM

I've finally bought a Mac Mini, which is lovely. However, like many I've brought over my old keyboard (very old - it doesn't even have a windows key!). It has " as shift-2 and @ as shift-'.
I downloaded a UK.keylayout file from the net and used Tiger's own settings to swap ctrl and cmd. It works great. Sometimes.
When I open the "Input Menu" in international, it won't let me select just the UK keyboard. I always have to select eg British or US as well. If I just have eg "British" and "UK" selected, the tick on the "British" keyboard is greyed out so I can't deselect it.
The real problem is that use of certain apps - eg Safari, iCal, Firefox - appear to automatically change the keyboard back to "British" (ie @ and " the original, wrong, way round) when their windows are selected. And clicks to select the UK keylayout are ignored. Other apps - eg Fire - will allow me to use the UK keylayout as planned. But using one of the 'bad' apps in the meantime sets me straight back to "British".

Can anyone help?

catback · 06-07-2005, 06:25 AM

I wish I had an apple so I could tell you but I'm not very fond of apples mainly due to the software limitation (not much of software I really want to use is available on a mac and if it is it's not as current or updated at the PC version) but macs are pretty.

Redlemon · 06-07-2005, 07:49 AM

Hmmm, I thought I read about an extension the other day in MacAddict, it was designed so that you could move any key to any other key. I can't Google it right now, however. I'll try to remember to look it up tonight.

06-06-2005, 12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	OSX (Tiger) Keyboard Layout I've finally bought a Mac Mini, which is lovely. However, like many I've brought over my old keyboard (very old - it doesn't even have a windows key!). It has " as shift-2 and @ as shift-'. I downloaded a UK.keylayout file from the net and used Tiger's own settings to swap ctrl and cmd. It works great. Sometimes. When I open the "Input Menu" in international, it won't let me select just the UK keyboard. I always have to select eg British or US as well. If I just have eg "British" and "UK" selected, the tick on the "British" keyboard is greyed out so I can't deselect it. The real problem is that use of certain apps - eg Safari, iCal, Firefox - appear to automatically change the keyboard back to "British" (ie @ and " the original, wrong, way round) when their windows are selected. And clicks to select the UK keylayout are ignored. Other apps - eg Fire - will allow me to use the UK keylayout as planned. But using one of the 'bad' apps in the meantime sets me straight back to "British". Can anyone help? __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)

06-07-2005, 07:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Hmmm, I thought I read about an extension the other day in MacAddict, it was designed so that you could move any key to any other key. I can't Google it right now, however. I'll try to remember to look it up tonight. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

06-07-2005, 06:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
catback Psycho Location: North America	I wish I had an apple so I could tell you but I'm not very fond of apples mainly due to the software limitation (not much of software I really want to use is available on a mac and if it is it's not as current or updated at the PC version) but macs are pretty.