Option to display different keyboard layout

Is there any way to have alternate keyboard layout? I find the default keyboard layout bit inefficient. Would like to have full qwerty seaboard like the one that comes with windows pc/laptops.
I prefer to have alphabets and numerical keys together. Rather than having to hit a key to display the numerics
Pl advice.

If you are desperate, you can use an app, like International Keyboard, but it will probably require a lot of copy/paste....
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Two different keyboard layout issues

I have two computers, each with a separate issue that's been driving me nuts:
1. My G5 PowerMac (running 10.4) is set to use the Dvorak layout. That's it. It's the only one selected in the input menu list. Not even the standard US layout is selected. However, what kills me is that if I have to start up the computer holding down keys (like booting to a CD, resetting the Pram or PMU, etc.), or when I logout as one user and have to enter a password to log in again (yes, I know fast user switching bypasses this, but I still have to do it this way on occasion), the computer defaults to the US Qwerty keyboard layout. Is there a way to shut that off completely? It's driving me nuts because my keyboard doesn't show me the Qwerty layout and I have to rack my brain trying to remember where the letters are.
2. On my G4 PowerMac (running 10.4) I have to toggle between Dvorak and Qwerty (my wife uses one, I use the other, and I don't want to set us up on different accounts). The problem is, the system toggles it back and forth all the time without warning--going to form fields, switching between apps, etc. There was a time (back with Panther for one of the updates), when a layout would stick the whole time until I switched it to the other, but it hasn't done it for a while. Is this a bug, or is there a workaround?
Thanks.

Here is a solution to problem 1, i had this problem a couple of months ago and eventually managed to figure it out.
1. Go to: System preferences->accounts->login options
2. Turn on: Show input menu in login window
u can now use whatever language for login
if u want it as default
1. log out
2. change language
3. sign in
4. Turn off the thing u just turned on
it is now the default
it seems to be another setting entirly
As for the second issue i am currently having that issue and as yet have not found a solution.
let me know if u figure something out for it

Buy a different keyboard layout

Hi
I'm a Swiss guy living in Spain. Now I'd like to get a new MacBook Pro but with Swiss keyboard layout. It looks as if that wouldn't be possible from the shop. In the Spanish shop I can only choose between español and international english and US (I guess). In the Swiss store, I cannot ship to Spain...
So, what can I do?

Sure, that are possibilities but they would or could all get me in problems with customs (or force me to spend a lot more money).
And my next visit home isn't planned so soon
My question rather is wether there's some possibility to get a different keyboard via the apple store.

Different keyboard layout at login

hi,
i transferred my old (french, azerty..) ibook to my new (english, qwerty..) macbook pro with migration assistant, and i now use the UK keyboard layout.
but when i log in, the layout is the french one, which makes it pretty tricky typing in the password since i can't see what i'm typing (the letters and numbers i'm clicking aren't the ones that are actually entered..)
i guess the assistant automatically set the french layout as a default one, but of course while logging in i can't access the "international" section..
any idea how i can set my keyboard to be in english ALL the time?
thanks

are you talking about the layout at the login window? You can change it. once you've logged in go to system preferences->accounts->login options and check the box to show input menu at the login window. you'll now be able to switch layouts at the login window.

Order a Macbook Pro with a different Keyboard layout?

In a Swedish, I want to order a Macbook Pro with an US or UK keyboard layout. The Swedish one is very different. Note that I am aware that I can change the keyboard language settings in preferences but this will obviously not change the layout of the actual keyboard.
By some reason, there seem to be numerous threads all over the net about this particular issue but with no definite answer, which is certainly odd considering that the question is simple. So let's solve this mystery once and for all.
Is there an official word on this? Is it possible?

It's difficult to find a MacBook Pro with a US keyboard on a physical shop, but you should be able to order it at the Apple Online Store > http://store.apple.com/se
If you can't order a MacBook Pro with a US keyboard from the Apple Online Store, call Apple and try to order it. Note that the delivery may be longer

HELP E71 different keyboard layout after update

I have a E71 with this keyboard : http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm251/votolom87/pic03.jpg but the signes are placed like on this one : http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm251/votolom87/pic05.jpg and I cant see them !!! Is there a way to fix that or i have to find and buy a keybord like the seconde one in order everything to be in place ?

I have a E71 with this keyboard : http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm251/votolom87/pic03.jpg but the signes are placed like on this one : http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm251/votolom87/pic05.jpg and I cant see them !!! Is there a way to fix that or i have to find and buy a keybord like the seconde one in order everything to be in place ?

UK MBPs keyboard layout options

I'm currently living in London and want to buy a MBP 13.
MBPs come with backlit UK keyboards and there are options for keyboard layout to choose when buying online.
However, US keyboard doesn't have the backlit feature!
The options for MBP 13 I can choose from are like below.
Backlit Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (French)
Keyboard (French) & User's Guide (English)
Keyboard (US) & User's Guide (English)
The funny thing is that all the options for MBP 15 have the backlit feature.
Backlit Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
Backlit Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (French)
Backlit Keyboard (French) & User's Guide (English)
Backlit Keyboard (US) & User's Guide (English)
UK layout is so annoying when coding...(for me) I really want US layout but without backlit... I'm not sure...
I should have bought one in Japan...
What should I do?
Message was edited by: yyongpil

All MacBook Pro models have backlighting. They may have different keyboard layouts and different power cords but other than that I believe the hardware is the same for all countries.
I see where you are getting confused however I would recommend you call the online AppleStore (phone number is in the upper left of the store's web page) and ask for clarification.
Roger

PowerShell CSV script behaving strangely with different keyboard language layout

Hello all,
OK kinda stumped on this one. I have written the below simple script that takes a group and outputs its members to a CSV file. However, the script is not outputting correctly when it is run under a different keyboard layout, in this case a Norwegian
keyboard layout ("For" loop doesn't serve any purpose in this trimmed script version but was left in as this was the script that was tested):
cls
import-module ActiveDirectory
$group = "Group1"
#grabbing all of the groups properties so they can be referenced easily when needed (reduces multiple calls to AD)
[array]$members = get-adgroupmember $group
$Report = For($i=0;$i -lt $members.count;$i++){
#When processing the first member in the group, output this way
If($i -eq 0){$Table = @{`
"UserID"=$members[$i].SamAccountName;`
"Type"=$members[$i].objectclass
#When processing all other members of the group, output this way
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"UserID"=$members[$i].SamAccountName;`
"Type"=$members[$i].objectclass
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The script outputs to CSV fine for my "English" keyboard layout:
However, when the script is run on a computer with a Norwegian keyboard layout, the output is not delimited correctly:
Has anyone ever dealt with anything like this, or know why the output is not delimiting correctly? There are no errors when running the script in either English or Norwegian keyboard layout.

Ahhh... I bet you guys are exactly right!
I did a quick Google search and found this TechNet thread where jrv discusses an issue similar to mine:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/scriptcenter/en-US/4de7ed7a-f1b3-4e35-98b1-ef1f7f2ee7b2/powershell-export-from-excel-to-csv-having-delimiter
One of the links jrv gives in the article describes how to find what delimeter you're using:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/21456/export-or-save-excel-files-with-pipe-or-other-delimiters-instead-of-commas/
So it looks like I can just run a "(get-culture)" command in my script before I output to CSV and then use the "delimeter" parameter of export-csv. With the get-culture cmdlet, there's 2 parameters I believe I can use: the "LCID" parameter, and the "keyboardlayoutID"
parameter (but I can't seem to find a difference between the two parameters). Would you guys know which one of these parameters (LCID or keyboardlayoutID) might determine the delimiter used in CSV's? (link to LCID's below)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964664.aspx

My ipads keyboard layout is different how can i get the normal keyboard back?

some one help me please

There are a lot of ways that the keyboard layout could be different. You could describe what you are seeing so that we don't have to guess.
If the keyboard is split and covering your text, Pull the two ends of the keyboard together - into the middle of the screen. You can also tap and hold down on the little keyboard icon in the lower right corner of the keyboard and select - Dock and Merge.
If the keyboard is up on the middle of the screen, but not split, and you want to move it back to the bottom - tap and hold down on the little keyboard and icon and select - Dock
You can turn the split keyboard off in Settings>General>Keyboard>Split Keyboard>Off.
As Ralph explained, you may have different keyboards enabled in the settings as well. The globe key lets you switch from keyboard to keyboard.
You may also have a different keyboard layout selected in Setrings>General>Keyboards>Your language. There are hardware and software keyboard choices in there.

I want to see different font layouts in keyboard viewer

Up until Mac OS 10.4.x it was possible to look for different keyboard layouts in different fonts. This was very handy if you wanted to know, which key combination to press for a certain Zapf Dingbats character.
This feature was already limited with 10.5.x and has disappeared with 10.6.x
I want to have this feature back!
Or How Do You Manage to key in characters from fonts like Zapf Dingbats or Wingdings???
Thanks for any help

Hi Tom!
This is a huge step in the right direction! Thanks!
But it doesn't tell me which keyboard keys represent e.g. the aircraft or a black scissors.
With keyboard viewer I knew , what to keys to hold and what to type. In our case all of our users knew the had to press Shift - 9 (on German keyboard layout) to get the airplane. Now, with 10.6 a new ZapfDingbats , Shift-9 isn't working anymore and no way to see which keys to press.
This slows down the creation process.
So , i stick with my demand for the keyboard viewer as it was in 10.4.x -- although I love to have it as big as it can be in 10.6.x
Thanks again
Holger

Input menu changing my default keyboard layout-again. Grrrr!

This same issue had come up years ago, and I no longer remember with certainty how it was fixed. It just geared up its ugly head again. Ever since I can remember, I've been using a custom keyboard layout, which I arbitrarily labeled "Cantabria", that lets me type in seven languages with an absolute minimum of key combos. I only need a different keyboard layout for Cyrillic (Russian).
The problem is that, in the past few days or weeks, the system arbitrarily changes my Input Menu to reflect one of the two US English keyboards as the active one, either US or US Extended. I can't see a pattern. It just happens. The Menu Input key combinations are duly disabled, so it's not my accidentally hitting Command+Space.
I thought the solution had been simply to UNcheck both US keyboard options in International, but now it seems you can't do that. You have to have at least one of them selected.
Any ideas on how to stop this annoyance will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

To my stunned amazement, I just found this other thread from last September with the same issue. I had no memory of having posted then and I still have no independent recollection of it. Major senior moment, darn!
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16121983#16121983
Strange that back then I was able to unselect both US English keyboard layouts and now I can't, on the same machine and same OS build. I'll try deleting the files BDAqua mentions in that other thread.
In attenuating defense of my brain malfunction I can only offer that the other thread is dated the same day my second grandson was born. My mind was obviously elsewhere.

Some questions about using non-english characters and keyboard layouts

I've found a lot of guides about how to enable characters in Linux, and that is easy enough, but I want to understand it better.
The way that I understand it, if you don't enable a given set of characters in locale.gen, then in theory you should not be able to either use or display a that set of characters in any programs (however, certain programs, like web-browsers seem to have work arounds).
Furthermore, in order to be able to type characters in X programs, you need to enable those keyboard setups in your xorg.conf (in addition to enabling those locales in locale.gen). I don't think that this effects the displaying of characters
Then, Last, you need a way to switch back and forth between different keyboard layouts within your X environment in order to type those characters. There are programs to assist in switching keyboard layouts provided by some DE's. By using these keyboard layout tools, I alter the behaviour of all programs started in X. (for example, swithing keyboard layouts in gnome's settings will alter the behaviour of kde programs, firefox and openoffice.)
How close am I?
A few more questions:
If I'm a Spanish student which locales do I need to enable. There is a long list of locales that start with ES, and I don't know if there are any drawbacks to enabling unnecessary locales. I think that the ones that I need are es_ES* (Spanish spanish?) and es_MX* (Mexican spanish?).
What is do the *@EURO locales do?
what does the locale setting in rc.conf do?

I've found a lot of guides about how to enable characters in Linux, and that is easy enough, but I want to understand it better.
The way that I understand it, if you don't enable a given set of characters in locale.gen, then in theory you should not be able to either use or display a that set of characters in any programs (however, certain programs, like web-browsers seem to have work arounds).
Furthermore, in order to be able to type characters in X programs, you need to enable those keyboard setups in your xorg.conf (in addition to enabling those locales in locale.gen). I don't think that this effects the displaying of characters
Then, Last, you need a way to switch back and forth between different keyboard layouts within your X environment in order to type those characters. There are programs to assist in switching keyboard layouts provided by some DE's. By using these keyboard layout tools, I alter the behaviour of all programs started in X. (for example, swithing keyboard layouts in gnome's settings will alter the behaviour of kde programs, firefox and openoffice.)
How close am I?
A few more questions:
If I'm a Spanish student which locales do I need to enable. There is a long list of locales that start with ES, and I don't know if there are any drawbacks to enabling unnecessary locales. I think that the ones that I need are es_ES* (Spanish spanish?) and es_MX* (Mexican spanish?).
What is do the *@EURO locales do?
what does the locale setting in rc.conf do?

Keyboard layout changing question

I use three different keyboard layouts: English, Spanish and Bulgarian. Back in Windows I added Spanish as a variant of English and used ctrl + shift to change English/Bulgarian and alt + shift to change English/Spanish. Now when I moved to linux I want to setup my layouts in a similar way. Is there any way to do it?

Do you use gnome? If you do, you can just go to System>>Preferences>>Keyboard and click on the Layouts tab. You can then add layouts from there. In the Layout Options tab, under the Group Shift/Lock behaviour section, you can select how you want to be able to change groups.. But, I'm not sure if you can make it so that one sequence changes it from english to bulgarian and one changes it from english to spanish... I do know that you can have say alt+shift have it cycle through english, bulgarian, and english.. You can also right click on the panel, hit add to panel, find Keyboard Indicator, and hit add.. That will add a little thing that says what keyboard layout you are using, and you can just click on it to change to another one..
If you don't use gnome I'm afraid I can't help you...
Hope that helps
majikstreet

Alternative keyboard layouts

Hey everyone,
So I was considering making the move from QWERTY to a keyboard layout that's a little more efficient, so I thought I'd take a poll to see
who is using what kind of keyboard layout and why. I'm curious about Dvorak, programmer's Dvorak, and colemak, and have been researching each of their individual pros and cons. I'm thinking Dvorak sounds like the best out of all of the above, but colemak sounds relatively intregueing as well. so what's your opinion?

Just to let everybody know I am now 28 years old. I first learned how to type in typing class in junior high. I was using the Qwerty layout. The only nice thing I can say about the Qwerty layout is that it's available at any computer you want to use without any configuration.
Then I looked online for a better way to type and more efficient. That's when I learned about Dvorak keyboard layout. This was about four years ago. I stuck with it for about two years. I felt my right hand was doing a lot more typing than my left hand. It felt too lopsided for me. But that's just my opinion. I went on the hunt for something better than Dvorak and I found the glorious Colemak keyboard layout.
I have been typing with it ever since. My hands are a lot more comfortable and I can type faster now. It took me a month to actually get comfortable with the keyboard layout. If you actually go to this Java applet on Colemak's website.
www.colemak.com/Compare
You can just copy and paste a body of text and click on Calculate it will analyze the typing and compare the three different keyboard layouts. I just hope it becomes an ANSI standard like Dvorak has. I hope that happens in the future.
I just want everybody to know there is a third option out there and its great. If ever Colemak goes away I will be going back to Dvorak. I will never learn the Qwerty keyboard layout ever again.
Just wanted to give my two cents worth.

Help: keyboard layout mismatch

My keyboard layout corresponds to the keyboard in Keyboard Viewer, except of one key which is right underneath the Escape key (left to the 1 and above the Tab key). When I press it, it gives a § and with Shift a ±
The Keyboard Viewer suggests that this is the key to get a ` in combination with Alt. but it doesn't.
I tried different keyboard layout settings, but the one I am using right now matches best.
Any idea how to get that ` without having to use the Keyboard Viewer or Character Palette all the time?

Hmmm… I never even considered you would have this problem with an in-built keyboard. I tried every single key layout and none of them has a `/~ key where the §/± key is (right below the esc key).
Are these the only keys that are out of place for you in that they are swapped around? If so then you might just want to consider removing each key and physically swapping them around yourself. The keys caps of your keyboard are removable.
Another, probably a more sensible first, option is to go to the store where you bought your PowerBook and ask them to sort it out. Even if you bought it from the Apple Store find a certified service centre where you can go and ask them at least.
I'm rather confused as to your key assignments. By the way, what language keyboard did you buy?

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