Can't get custom layouts working in macOS Sierra

[Jani Tiainen]

Hi,

Ukelele tool itself looks very promising but I can't get custom layouts working at all. I can create one, change the keys and I see new layout in keyboard preferences but changes done to layout doesn't have any effect.

Tried logging off and rebooting.

Using latest macOS Sierra 10.12.4. 

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Jani Tiainen

[Sorin Paliga]

Can you be more specific? What are the steps you follow. They are

1a. Create a totally new keylayout (nor recommended if you at the beginning) or

1b. Start from an existing keyboard layout, which means either one in the system or one in the folder downloaded with UKELELE. In both cases, you MUST save the new keylayout somewhere on the disk.

2 Make the changes, including a new ID and a new name., if starting from an existing keylayout

3. Install it, i.e. move it or, better, a copy of it to /Library/Keyboard Layouts.

4. Restart the computer.

5. Go to system preferences/keyboard and activate it.

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[Jani Tiainen]

I did 1b since I only wanted to change few keys. I wonder if saving is my problem since only option there is "save..." which doesn't seem to do anything visible.

maanantai 24. huhtikuuta 2017 19.18.32 UTC+3 Cattus Thraex kirjoitti:

Can you be more specific? What are the steps you follow. They are

1a. Create a totally new keylayout (nor recommended if you at the beginning) or

1b. Start from an existing keyboard layout, which means either one in the system or one in the folder downloaded with UKELELE. In both cases, you MUST save the new keylayout somewhere on the disk.

2 Make the changes, including a new ID and a new name., if starting from an existing keylayout

3. Install it, i.e. move it or, better, a copy of it to /Library/Keyboard Layouts.

4. Restart the computer.

5. Go to system preferences/keyboard and activate it.

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 5:54 PM, Jani Tiainen <red...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

Ukelele tool itself looks very promising but I can't get custom layouts working at all. I can create one, change the keys and I see new layout in keyboard preferences but changes done to layout doesn't have any effect.

Tried logging off and rebooting.

Using latest macOS Sierra 10.12.4. 

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Jani Tiainen

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[Jani Tiainen]

... Not sure what I did but magically my keyboard layout started to work...

[Gé van Gasteren]

Hello Jani,

My guess is that you didn’t change the internal/System name of the keyboard layout, which is point 2 in Sorin’s list:

2 … including a new ID and a new name., if starting from an existing keylayout

That is done inside Ukelele (not in the Finder!) over the command Keyboard/Set Keyboard Name and Script…

Just imagine you wanted to share it with others, then the name on the flag menu should be different from that of the original unchanged keyboard layout, so that both could be installed and active at the same time without creating confusion.

Actually, it would be good to change the icon as well, but that is more for comfort, not for avoiding conflicts in the OS or confusion among users.

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