I’m currently in Canada and planning to buy a new MacBook, but I’ve noticed that I can’t order it with a Ukrainian/Russian keyboard layout in the Canadian region. In the past, I was able to order this layout in the US, and they still offer that option. Is there any way to work around this to get a laptop with the needed layout?
Thanks!
Only the keycaps are changed when you order a different language keyboard. The language translation from raw key codes to specific letters and symbols is done is software for EVERY language.
Every Apple keyboard generates EXACTLY the same keycodes when you press a key at a certain geographic (row, column) position.
The ONLY thing special about a particular language keyboard is the glyphs on the keys, for YOUR convenience if you hunt and peck type. If you are a touch typist, the glyphs on the keys are a don't-care. A few stickers and a sharpie marker will convert any keyboard to any other language-specific keyboard.
Settings/Preferences > Keyboard > | input sources ...
to view and change input sources/ language translations to different languages.
Although MacOS can sometimes seem somewhat California USA centric, it is intended to be language agnostic.
Only the keycaps are changed when you order a different language keyboard. The language translation from raw key codes to specific letters and symbols is done is software for EVERY language.
Every Apple keyboard generates EXACTLY the same keycodes when you press a key at a certain geographic (row, column) position.
The ONLY thing special about a particular language keyboard is the glyphs on the keys, for YOUR convenience if you hunt and peck type. If you are a touch typist, the glyphs on the keys are a don't-care. A few stickers and a sharpie marker will convert any keyboard to any other language-specific keyboard.
Settings/Preferences > Keyboard > | input sources ...
to view and change input sources/ language translations to different languages.
Although MacOS can sometimes seem somewhat California USA centric, it is intended to be language agnostic.
The No-cost solution:
Take out your sticky address labels. Draw an English and Cyrillic letter you need for a specific key. Stick that drawing to the key. Now you have the alphabetic character you wanted. Change the internal keyboard settings and you are done.
You will need to travel to the us to get those keyboards, or order from a non-Apple source. Apple stores don’t ship outside their own country.
There are separate hardware keyboards for Russian and Ukrainian.
Right! But The keyboard layout I need has both Cyrillic and Latin letters engraved together.
Language layout options for ordering MacBook in Canada
