Hi All!
I'm planning buying new laptop, namely MacBook Pro 15'.
But there is one problem - keyboard. I'm developer and touchtypists and kind of dependent on decent keyboard layout.
As usual on-line Apple Store (and retails) are totally blank on the issue and have no clue that keyboards can be different. There is a choice between 'German' and 'Intl' English' - without a word what precisely the 'Intl' English' is.
Can anybody tell me (or even better show) difference between 'Intl' English' as it is sold in Europe (Germany) and normal U.S. keyboard? Is 'Intl' English' (as I fear it is) ISO based?
For my old PowerBook I could order a replacement keyboard with normal US layout. Is keyboard replaceable on the MacBook Pros? (Because as I understand it is not replacable on MacBooks and Airs.)
Does anybody have experience buying Apple laptops with U.S. keyboard from Europe?
Thanks in advance.
P.S. In older time, there was a KB support page describing all types of keyboards (on iBooks and PowerBooks) as sold by Apple - now the page is gone. At least I can't find it anymore.
I'm planning buying new laptop, namely MacBook Pro 15'.
But there is one problem - keyboard. I'm developer and touchtypists and kind of dependent on decent keyboard layout.
As usual on-line Apple Store (and retails) are totally blank on the issue and have no clue that keyboards can be different. There is a choice between 'German' and 'Intl' English' - without a word what precisely the 'Intl' English' is.
Can anybody tell me (or even better show) difference between 'Intl' English' as it is sold in Europe (Germany) and normal U.S. keyboard? Is 'Intl' English' (as I fear it is) ISO based?
For my old PowerBook I could order a replacement keyboard with normal US layout. Is keyboard replaceable on the MacBook Pros? (Because as I understand it is not replacable on MacBooks and Airs.)
Does anybody have experience buying Apple laptops with U.S. keyboard from Europe?
Thanks in advance.
P.S. In older time, there was a KB support page describing all types of keyboards (on iBooks and PowerBooks) as sold by Apple - now the page is gone. At least I can't find it anymore.
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PowerBook G4 12'
Posted on May 2, 2008 6:06 PM
Some keyboard models that use the Apple keyboard driver may have swapped keys or missing functionality. This article describes how to change the settings for the keyboard so that it behaves as expected.
Numlock is on
You may find that the numlock is on. The symptoms are that only the physical keys
7
,8
,9
,u
,i
,o
,j
,k
,l
and surrounding keys work and output numbers. To fix this hit Fn+F6
twice. You might need to use a utility like numlockx.Alternatively, set the keycodes manually using xmodmap to avoid use Numlock:
Repeating keys on a wireless keyboard
Unpair the keyboard and then re-pair it. The trick is to hold down the power button throughout the entire pairing process.
hid_apple module options
79 Iso Keyboard Shortcuts
- fnmode - Mode of top-row keys
- swap_opt_cmd - Swap the Option ('Alt') and Command ('Flag') keys
- iso_layout - Enable/Disable hardcoded ISO-layout of the keyboard. Possibly relevant for international keyboard layouts
- swap_fn_leftctrl - Swap the Fn and left Control keys
Function keys do not work
If your
F<num>
keys do not work, this is probably because the kernel driver for the keyboard has defaulted to using the media keys and requiring you to use the Fn
key to get to the F<num>
keys. To change the behavior temporarily, append2
to /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode
.To make the change permanent, set the
hid_apple
fnmode
option to 2:To apply the change to your initial ramdisk, in your mkinitcpio configuration (usually
/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
), make sure you either have modconf
included in the HOOKS
variable or /etc/modprobe.d/hid_apple.conf
in the FILES
variable. You would then need to regenerate the initramfs.Switching Cmd and Alt/AltGr
This will switch the left
Alt
and Cmd
key as well as the right Alt
/AltGr
and Cmd
key.Temporary and immediate solution:
Permanent change, taking place at next reboot:
You then need to regenerate the initramfs.
Swap the Fn and left Control keys
This will switch the
Fn
and left Control
keys.Temporary and immediate solution:
Permanent change, taking place at next reboot:
You then need to regenerate the initramfs.
< and > have changed place with § and ½
If the < and > are switched with the § and ½ keys, set the xkb option
apple:badmap
, for instance by running the following command in your graphical environment:Alternatively, set the keycodes manually using xmodmap:
Open pubg mobile. If you use a Canadian multilingual layout (where the 'ù' and the '/' is switch) use this:
79 Iso Keyboard Layout
< and > have changed place with ^ and ° (or @ and #, or ` and ~)
With German layout, circumflex/degree symbol and </> are exchanged. With French layout, @/# are exchanged. With the US layout, `/~ and </> are exchanged.
To change the behavior temporarily, overwrite
/sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/iso_layout
with 0
:To make the change permanent, set the
hid_apple
iso_layout
option to 0:You then need to regenerate the initramfs.
79 Iso Keyboard Commands
PrintScreen and SysRq
Apple Keyboards have an
F13
key instead of a PrintScreen
/SysRq
key. This means that Alt+SysRq sequences do not work, and application actions associated with PrintScreen
(such as taking screenshots in many games that work under Wine) do not work. To fix this, you can add setxkbmap -option 'apple:alupckeys'
to your .xinitrc
. This will map PrintScreen
/SysRq
to F13
, as well as Scroll lock
to F14
and Pause
to F15
.Alternatively, follow the Map scancodes to keycodes article to map the
F13
scancode to the PrintScreen
/SysRq
keycode, where 458856 (0x070068) is the scancode of F13
, and sysrq
is the keycode of PrintScreen
/SysRq
.Treating Apple keyboards like regular keyboards
Depending on the customisations you want to accomplish, there are two solutions available and some options that are in the kernel. You need to choose one of the other.
Use a patch to hid-apple
While the original
hid-apple
module does not have options to further customize the keyboard, like swapping Fn
and left Ctrl
keys or having Alt
on the left side of Super
, there is a patched version adding this functionality to the module. To use it, install the hid-apple-patched-git-dkmsAUR package. This will install the patched hid-apple
and mask out the original one.The package uses DKMS to automatically recompile the module during kernel upgrades. While the dkms will be pulled in by dependency. You still need to install an appropriate kernel header package manually. See the DKMS page for more info.
In addition to the patched kernel module, a configuration file is also provided by the package at
/usr/lib/modprobe.d/hid_apple.conf
, which enables PC-like layout by default:- Top-row keys are normally function keys, switchable to media keys by holding Fn key, as in #Function keys do not work.
- Four keys at the lower left corner act as
Ctrl
,Fn
,Super
,Alt
, in this order. - Two keys at the lower right corner act as
Alt
,Ctrl
, in this order. - If you have an
Ejectcd
key, it will act asDelete
key.
If you wish to change the default options, copy the configuration file to
/etc/modprobe.d
and make desired changes:The file under
/etc/modprobe.d
will completely override the one with the same name under /usr/lib/modprobe.d
, and the content is NOT merged.Alternatively, put additional options in a file with a different name if you want to keep default ones,
Note: Do not forget to update initramfs after manual changes to configuration files.
Please refer to the project README for the exact meaning of each configuration option and tweaking the configuration file to suit your needs. Learn more about
modprobe.d
at Kernel module#Using files in /etc/modprobe.d/.After installation, reboot for the change to take effect, or #Change the Behavior Without Reboot.
Troubleshooting configuration not picked up by the module
First, make sure the patched version is loaded, see what parameters are provided by the module:
If you don't see new options like
swap_fn_leftctrl
, ejectcd_as_delete
, etc., check your dkms installation.Then, check if configuration files are correctly included in initramfs:
Check the presence and content of
inintramfs/usr/lib/modprobe.d/hid_apple.conf
and any other relevant configuration files in inintramfs/etc/modprobe.d
. If they are not there, you should check your /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
to include those. By default, there shouldbe a modconf
hook that automatically include those files, if not, add it to the HOOKS
array after autodetect
.Alternatively, list those files in
FILES
array explicitly:Refer to Mkinitcpio#BINARIES and FILES and Mkinitcpio#HOOKS for more explanation on what this means.
Finally, rebuild the initramfs and reboot.
Use un-apple-keyboard
If you do not need all of these customizations and you do not want to compile a new module manually or using dkms, there is an AUR package un-apple-keyboardAUR which does not rely on a new kernel module, but rather just to mappings. It enables the following features:
- The keyboard is considered as an ISO keyboard (e.g.
<
and>
located at the right of theLeft Shift
key are working like expected). - The function keys are disabled by default. You need to press the
Fn
key in combination to trigger them. By default, the behavior are thus keysF1
toF12
- The
Alt
andCmd
keys are swapped. F13
is mapped toSYSRQ
,F14
toScroll Lock
andF15
toPause
.
The first 3 aforementioned features are brought to you using the default linux kernel module
hid-apple
.The last one is provided by providing a mapping to keyfuzzAUR. 3d printer slicer.
Change the Behavior Without Reboot
Warning: If the builtin keyboard and touch pad are the only input device, beware that doing so might leave your computer in an inoperable state unless hard reboot when the second command failes.
To reload the kernel module without reboot, run
rmmod hid_apple && modprobe hid_apple
.Magic Keyboard does not connect
If you have a magic keyboard that will not connect to the system through the built in tools, such as the Gnome 3 bluetooth menu in settings, install blueman and its dependencies and attempt to connect with it. If it still fails to connect, make sure you have bluetoothctl and hcitool installed.
Enable dvorak/dvp
By default xkb loads translation table (actually called
xkb_symbols
) macintosh_vndr/us
for macintosh keyboard:This translation table located in
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/macintosh_vndr/us
and don't contains dvorak/dvp layout. You can use default translation table from /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us
and add command setxkbmap
in your .profile
for forced loading layout:No input during root disk decryption
You may have to manually add the hid_apple module to the mkinitcpio configuration:
Or place the keyboard hook before autodetect so that all keyboard drivers are included:
Regenerate the initramfs after doing either of these.
See also
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