If you're on Windows and you need the apple-french keyboard layout, this project is the solution.
It gives you:
- the perfect layout
- switch
cmd
andctrl
to be closer to macosx (like copy/paste) - a way to use the media controls
At first, there's no mapping for Apple keyboard in Windows. You have to find and install the correct layout. Though, on Internet, you'll find some but they do not handle well for instance @
, #
, <
, >
. This is why I did my own layout.
Here, you've got the source of the layout and the distribuable.
If you want to edit the source, you'll need the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator. You'll be able to edit src/apple-fr.klc
.
If you want to install it, just run dist/apple-fr/setup.exe
.
Apple uses cmd
as control to do copy, paste, control all the text, etc. So we need to modify ctrl
into cmd
and vice-versa. We'll be macosx compliant.
Simply run dist/switch-cmd-ctrl.reg
.
Download this app, it will do the job for you.
Enjoy! And if you have any better way, or any good idea, do not hesitate to make a PR or create an issue.
- There's no
right-ctrl
(yet?). Could be sometimes a problem. Last time, I played to a specific game, it askes me to make one choice between two solutions. To make this choice, it wasleft-ctrl
orright-ctrl
. I couldn't choose theright-ctrl
choice. Too bad. left-alt
doesn't work likeright-alt
.left-alt
is reserved to Windows. All characters are available only viaright-alt
. Do not useleft-alt
for that, you'll be surprised if not.- You can edit more your keyboard layout via KeyTweak. I was able for instance to disable windows key (on ctrl, as I've switched cmd and ctrl).