Where's my French AZERTY keyboard layout?

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Where's my French AZERTY keyboard layout?

I'm new to Mac, so I'm sorry if this is obvious! But via System Preferences -> Languages & Text -> Input Sources, I have enabled the French keyboard layout. However, this layout is a Belgian AZERTY layout which is significantly different from a French AZERTY layout. I'm not sure why Apple would choose to use the Belgian layout over the French one (there are an order of magnitude more French French speakers/typists than Belgian French speakers/typists), but surely the French one is available somehow. There are also "French - Numerical" and "Swiss French" layouts available, but these too do not match a French AZERTY layout.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

27" iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Nov 5, 2009 7:29 PM

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Tom Gewecke

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Nov 5, 2009 7:40 PM in response to AgentBoltz

this layout is a Belgian AZERTY layout which is significantly different from a French AZERTY layout.

Could you tell us which keys are not correct? Mac and PC layouts are often slightly different -- perhaps you prefer the latter? If so, I could send you the one used by Logitech (email me, tom at bluesky dot org).

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etresoft

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Nov 5, 2009 9:29 PM in response to AgentBoltz

Apple appears to use the same keyboard layout for France and Belgium - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2841 . Since Mac keyboards are different from PC keyboards already, I guess it doesn't matter that they don't match the PC keyboard differences. Perhaps the French were so fond of Minitel that there were actually more Belgian Mac owners than French?

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K T

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Nov 5, 2009 9:40 PM in response to AgentBoltz

Is this the (physical) layout you are looking for?

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AgentBoltz Author

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Nov 6, 2009 4:21 AM in response to K T

Yes, KT, that's the one!

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AgentBoltz Author

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Nov 6, 2009 4:25 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

I'm not sure it's really a "PC" difference -- Vista offers Belgian, Canadian, French, Luxembourgian, Monacan, and Swiss AZERTY keyboard layouts. If you see KT's response below, that is a French AZERTY layout. Is there a way to install a new layout? And where would I find it?

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Tom Gewecke

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Nov 6, 2009 5:18 AM in response to AgentBoltz

Is there a way to install a new layout? And where would I find it?

As I wrote earlier, Logitech produces one for people who use PC keyboards with Mac's, and I can send it to you if you will email me at the address provided.

You put the new .keylayout file in Home/Library/Keyboard Layouts, logout/login, then check its box in system prefs/language & text/input sources, then select in the "flag" menu at the top right of the Finder.

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Tom Gewecke

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Nov 6, 2009 6:06 AM in response to AgentBoltz

where would I find it?

PS If you download the custom layout maker Ukelele, you will also find the Logitech French layout:

http://scripts.sil.org/ukelele

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