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This is the doc file for PB ESC Swapped Keyboard Layout
What this file does is simple - drop it in your system file (or on top of
your system folder) and you will have a selectable keyboard layout that swaps
the ESC and tilde (`/~) keys. I use this for my Powerbook, as I use the ESC
key a lot in vi on a unix system, and my fingers expect the ESC key in the
upper left corner, not by the spacebar. The reason for making this a layout
instead of a hack is that I also hook up an extended keyboard to my PB -
there I want the normal settings.
Some tips and caveats:
First, COMMAND-OPTION-ESC becomes COMMAND-OPTION-TILDE. The system
looks for the physical keys. This does not distress me very much. A little
more distressing is QuickKeys - my COMMAND-` to switch apps becomes
COMMAND-ESC, but the combination feels right, so QuickKeys also using
physical keys is okay here.
If you aren't an absolute 100% touch typist, CAREFULLY swap the key caps.
This was really easy - gently pry the key caps up and swap them - the little
plastic spring has an obvious 'right' orientation.
Make the default layout the one you use the most - most of my time is with
the extended keyboard, so the defauly layout in the Keyboard control panel is
"U.S." When I'm on the PB, I hit COMMAND-OPTION-SPACEBAR to switch to the pb
layout. If you haven't already, enable the finder keyboard menu in the itlb
resource. This gives you an easy way to see which one you are using.
This is version 1.0, with no future versions seen. It incorporates a decent
icon, a version resource for get-info, and correctly swaps ALL modifier
combinations. It also has a readme file for other people to read - I of
course know what it does.
This is 100% free to use, and may be distributed by anyone (even those cheesy
catalog shareware companies) in original, unmodified form with this doc
included.
If you use this, great. Enjoy. all usuall disclaimers apply.
ゥ1993 by Greg Trimper. Trimper@aol.com, TRIMPERG@LAWRENCE.EDU