Re: [ukelele-users] Can't find my new keyboard layout after created and saved OSX 10.8.2

[John Brownie]

JORGE ZEA wrote:
> Using Mountain Lion 10.8.2
> Apple Spanish Keyboard with Number Keypad
> I am trying to modify a key on my Spanish Keyboard (with number pad).
> I want to change the"," that comes in the numeric keypad next to the
> "0" for a ".".
> I have followed instructions: open Ukelele, File/open from current
> input source. Then I modify the key I need to modify through
> keyboard/edit key...
> then I save as ... Library(all users) /Keyboard Layouts/ (I gave it my
> name SpanishPRD.keylayout) - I also tried saving it to my own user
> account.
> Then I tried going to preferences and selecting it, but it is not in
> the list of layouts.
> I tried saving it into the default bundle: AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle
> - didn't work.
> I have rebooted but still my saved keyboard doesn't show up.
> I have tried looking for the other keyboard layoutsto see what is the
> folder that contains them, but haven't been able to find them either.
> I tried saving it as a bundle --- didn't work.
> I am not sure what I am doing wrong or if Mountain Lion has something
> to do with it.
> ...suggestions, help!

Firstly, don't try putting the keyboard layouts into
/System/Library/Keyboard Layouts, even into AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle.
You should only try modifying files in /System with an extremely good
reason.

Now, trouble-shooting. Do you have other keyboard layouts in the
appropriate folder, and none of them appear? That would be strange. If
that's the case, you could try putting one of the keyboard layouts that
comes with Ukelele into either /Library/Keyboard Layouts or
~/Library/Keyboard Layouts, log out and log in, and see if it shows up.
If it does, then there is something wrong with the other keyboard layouts.

You can find out if the keyboard layout is illegal XML by using the
Console application (in /Applications/Utilities). In the search field at
top right, type in the four characters uchr. If some lines are shown,
they will be reporting an error in the XML file. If you can report that
error, it will be helpful.

Oh, one basic thing to check is to make sure that you are looking for
the right keyboard layout. Did you change the name of the keyboard
layout within Ukelele? I mean the name with Keyboard > Set Keyboard
Name..., not the file name. You might need to change the sorting in the
Input Sources tab of the Language & Text pane in System Preferences in
order to find it.

Hope that helps a bit.

John
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John Brownie, john_b...@sil.org or j.br...@sil.org.pg
Summer Institute of Linguistics | Mussau-Emira language, Mussau Is.
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Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea

[elliot]

The file you save into /Keyboard Layouts/ needs to end with .keylayout , then it works :)