How To Change To Hungarian Pc Keyboard Layout?

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How To Change To Hungarian Pc Keyboard Layout?

Hi there!

I've dwelved myself into learning programming and the very first day I had troubles. See, I got used to PC layouts, but whatever, I can learn it..

So I had my first big issue.. Wanting to write < and >. Sure, its easy, here, but in Eclipse, alt + shift + x (which makes the > sign), brings up a shortcut or something in Eclipse.. I believe that if I had the hungarian PC layout, which I don't, and the only one on the internet that I can find is currently missing as a 404, can't help either. I'm wondering if I buy a USB keyboard, does that give me the PC layout or the MAC layout?

Any possible solutions? I want to use Eclipse for html and php, or any other good IDE-s that may be out there, so "use a notepad" is not really a solution for me..

Thanks in advance

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jun 24, 2009 6:29 AM

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Jun 24, 2009 6:51 AM in response to scribbleD

Hello s:

I may not understand your issue, but....

Open system preferences>international>input menu. Hungarian is an option (uncheck English).

Barry

P.S. If you want a different language used for menus, dialogs, and sorting open system preferences>international>language and drag that language to the top of the list.

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Tom Gewecke

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Jun 24, 2009 6:57 AM in response to scribbleD

I'm wondering if I buy a USB keyboard, does that give me the PC layout or the MAC layout?

The keyboard is not important, as the layout is determined by software. You may be able modify the Hungarian layout that comes with OS X to match the PC version using the tool Ukelele:

http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?siteid=nrsi&itemid=ukelele

Whether that will solve your problem with Eclipse I don't know.

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scribbleD Author

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Jun 24, 2009 12:23 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

I tried Ukelele, but it failed to load the current keyboard layout the system uses, and I don't want to do all of them by hand.. Not if there is an easier way.

As for just changing the layout, I tried it, but there is no Hungarian PC version, which I want. I'm going to give Ukelele another go and see if that helps, but I don't have my hopes high to be honest.

Will update what happens.

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Tom Gewecke

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Jun 24, 2009 1:01 PM in response to scribbleD

it failed to load the current keyboard layout the system uses

You have to load the keyboard that comes with the Ukelele download in the folder called System Keyboards, modify it and use it instead of what comes with the system.

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Tom Gewecke

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Jun 24, 2009 2:20 PM in response to scribbleD

PS I made a layout with only the < > switched to the pc locations (or what I think they are). You can download it for testing here:

http://idisk.mac.com/thgewecke-Public/Hungarianp.keylayout

Put the file in Home/Library/Keyboard Layouts, logout/login, check its box in system prefs/international/input menu (plus the box for Show Input Menu in Finder), and select it in the "flag" menu at the top right of the finder.

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Jun 25, 2009 3:17 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Thank you, but I found a bundle on the internet which not only has a PC layout but about 4 others that I will not use ever in my life. Anyways, thank you for your support, you've been helpful 🙂

Cheers and keep up the good work!

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Tom Gewecke

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Jun 25, 2009 4:10 AM in response to scribbleD

I found a bundle on the internet which not only has a PC layout but about 4 others

Could you provide the url? I'd like to do an article for my blog so others might be able to find it more easily.

http://m10lmac.blogspot.com

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