Keys on keyboard swapped

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Keys on keyboard swapped

Hello.

Today I was trying to connect a Bluetooth keyboard to my MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017). After connection the keyboard to my Mac (via Bluetooth), I tried to configure the layout on it to match the layout of the built-in Mac keyboard. For this, I tried to use Karabiner-Elements and Ukelele (maybe this information will help you figure it out, but I'm not sure). After I finished using the Bluetooth keyboard and returned to the built-in Mac keyboard, I was unpleasantly surprised to find that the ~ and ± keys on the Mac keyboard had swapped. I mean, pressing the key with image of symbol ~ (also `, [, ] symbols) prints ± (respectively §, <, > symbols) and vice versa.

How can I restore the characters these keys should print? Is there some way to reset the keyboard settings (if restoring fixes the problem)? I don't want to restore my Mac to factory settings...

I would be grateful for any advice and help!

MacBook, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 16, 2020 2:13 PM

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Answer 1

Dimaush Author

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Oct 16, 2020 4:21 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

My Bluetooth keyboard contains a strange button. The image on it is backslash, but it prints a symbol ⁄ (it is a "fraction slash", not a "forward slash": https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E2%81%84). I don't want to use it because it is completely useless, and I need to use backslash in programming.

The button between "delete" and "return" prints ⁄. It is really strange, so maybe the keyboard’s software is broken... I don’t know. So, now my deal is to swap buttons on Mac’s keyboard back.

If we talk about Karabiner and Ukulele, I didn't change Mac's keyboard using it. I tried to change only buttons on my Bluetooth keyboard.

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Tom Gewecke

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Oct 16, 2020 2:32 PM in response to Dimaush

Both internal and external keyboards will normally match (use the same key mapping) without any need to use Karabiner or Ukelele. What was not "matching" between them when you started? What was your input source: "US"?

Ukelele is simple to revert from, because you can just not select the custom keyboard you made in the "flag" menu at the top right of the screen, so the machine uses whatever the normal apple keyboard is that you have active.

To undo Karabiner stuff you probably have to ask in a forum for that app.

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Tom Gewecke

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Oct 16, 2020 5:21 PM in response to Dimaush

Please go to system preferences/keyboard/input sources and use the + and add buttons to activate the input source called Russian PC. Then select that in the "flag" menu at the top right of the screen. Does the printing on your bluetooth keyboard now match what appears on the screen?

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Dimaush Author

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Oct 16, 2020 5:35 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Dear friend, there is no Bluetooth keyboard now. I'm dealing with built-in Mac keyboard now. The buttons ± and ~ swapped in it. My Bluetooth keyboard is in the box now. The built-in Mac keyboard "broken".

Also, I added a "Russian - PC" input. Nothing changed.

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Tom Gewecke

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Oct 16, 2020 5:50 PM in response to Dimaush

Have you removed all the Karabiner stuff? If not, you should.

What is the keyboard which you see in the "flag" menu at the top right of the screen?

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