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10.4: Remapping keys in Mac OS X 10.4
Authored by: jdsmith on Dec 09, '11 09:27:25AM
This still works with more recent OSX versions. There is no need to convert the plist to XML, just find the most recent ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.GlobalPreferences.*.plist file, open it in the PropertyList Editor (double-click or call with open), find the section(s) com.apple.keyboard.modifiermapping.* (one for each keyboard), open the section, and copy/paste item entries, modifying as indicated in the hint. Save when finished.

For me, I swap Caps Lock and Control, but wanted the right Control key (just left of the arrow keys) to retain functionality as a Control key. So I simply highlighted and deleted the Item mapping between them, and saved; worked perfectly after a logout. Tested on Snow Leopard.

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