Sabr Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hi all... There's a problem I've been having ever since I have installed OS X. And that is where the @ key is situated on the keyboard. To type it in, I have to press Shift + 2, and when I press Shift + (the @ key) it does what Shift + 2 would do on a normal UK Keyboard under Windows. The question is, how do I change the mapping of the keys in OS X, so I can use my keyboard how it was designed (and how I am used to )? Thanks... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
declan Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 I looked recently at a new MS keyboard and noticed that they have swapped it round, i thought it was just apple but seems to be happening on new MS keyboards. Heres a example http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/artic...8595&cat_id=533, you can just make out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 Well, on all my keyboard, and the ones at school etc... they all have the @ key near the hash key... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
declan Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Most in the UK do, but seems a new trend, though when i had a emac, thats how it was. the MS keyboard i got from tesco has @ above the 2. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 It's not "a new trend", it is the standard in all but a few countries, most notably the UK and Germany. The US, Canada, most Asian countries, Arabic, Hebrew, Greek, and even some other European countries have the @ symbol on the 2 key (although some use different modifier keys). Countries that have the @ symbol elsewhere are in the minority. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 So, is there any way I can change the keyboard mapping? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
declan Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I tell you you its a new trend, we can be late to catch on to things like that in the UK Seriously, i bugs me, but i had a MS keyboard that was a good solution but took it back, as am thinking of just getting a apple keyboard and mighty mouse. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiberia Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 instructions for moving the " and @ keys here: http://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2005/11...g_a_british.php works perfectly Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 instructions for moving the " and @ keys here: http://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2005/11...g_a_british.php works perfectly Yes! Thankyou soo much! Took me 2 restarts to get it to work, but it's back to normal now!! Thanks!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grentz Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 On all the keyboard I have around here (USA) they @ is above the 2. So i would assume since it is that way here, the OSX builds just have it set that way since maybe the true Mac keyboard are being only made that way now Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
declan Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Non apple UK keyboards have " above 2, UK apple keyboards have @ above 2. Its silly cos apple sell mac minis to UK saying that we can use are existing keyboard, mouse and display yet they don't work properly with non apple uk keyboards. Not a good advert for switching to a mac mini, and you only find out its wrong when you actually have bought it and plugged it in. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkl Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 there is a pc-layout osx driver somewhere. I got it a long time ago, and you get almost the usual pc layout on OSX. google it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Well, thanks lkl, but it's all working now... Look: "@~#\ | / @Declan: Yeah, I see what you mean... Apple should have full compatibility, or atleast a PC Keyboard layout which we can select... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13895-the-key/#findComment-88899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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