10.4: Logitech Keyboard and default keyboard layout

Aug 19, '05 08:08:00AM

Contributed by: kitkitnet

Tiger only hintAfter upgrading to 10.4, it seems that you can't disable the "English" keyboard layout in the International System Preferences panel. This is very inconvenient for Logitech Keyboard users, because OS X seems to have its own mind about switching between "English" and "Logitech US/UK Intl" for input.

Until Apple or Logitech release a fix for this behaviour, you can remove the "English" keyboard layout by disabling (e.g. moving or renaming) the file named Roman.bundle in /System -> Library -> Keyboard Layouts. This should remove the "English" layout from the system, and allow you to use the Logitech Keyboard Layout as the sole input method.

[robg adds: I would strongly suggest renaming this file, not removing it, just in case. I prefer to never delete core parts of the OS, just in case something happens and you need the file again...]

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