Changing japanese keyboard mapping ?

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Changing japanese keyboard mapping ?

i just ordered the japanese keyboard on macbook pro 17", i was very surprised that keys like " @ " and " ' " changed, my whole typing experince and speed have changed ,, what i can do to fix this, replace the keyboard, or change settings, thanks

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how can i change my "username" in this community ,, it was a mistake and i dunno how to undo it ?

why is it so hard to get "chat support" ?

why is it so hard to "email" a dedicated apple support ??

such a company with such success can at least afford that, thanks again.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Sep 27, 2011 7:51 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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Sep 27, 2011 8:32 AM in response to diab

Could you clarify your comments regarding the Japanese keyboard? Is it not producing what it says on the keys, or is it that you do not like what it says on the keys and want the layout to be different?

If you want to replace it with a normal US keyboard, you would have to go to an Apple store or a reseller and see what the possibilities and costs are.

To change the mapping, you can create a custom layout with

http://scripts.sil.org/ukelele

(Make sure you set the keyboard type to JIS).

A possible workaround would be to use system prefs/language & text/text/symbol and text substitution

As for you other questions, they are probably best asked in a different place, like

https://discussions.apple.com/community/using_apple_support_communities

Apple does not use email for support, so you will just have to get used to that.

http://www.apple.com/contact/

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diab Author

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Sep 27, 2011 9:12 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

like the "you'll just have to get used to that" line 🙂

okay, thanks for your quick reply, and i do appreciate the help, my case is that i'm used to the default US layout, and i ordered the japanese thinking that "hiragana and katakana" would be shown and just that, didn't know about the lots of key changes, so yes, the keys are prouducing what it says on them, i wish if i can switch em back.

the reason is i can type without looking and keys like ( ' ) and (@) and _ and even ^ are important to my typing style

so is there a way to get them back to normal without changing the whole keyboard ,, like ' should be at the right lil pinky keystroke,

thanks ^^

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diab Author

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Sep 27, 2011 9:13 AM in response to diab

and any help on changing the username would be great as well

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eww

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Sep 27, 2011 9:54 AM in response to diab

You can't change your username in these forums — the forum software doesn't enable that. But you can create a new username (Apple ID) and use that one from now on. The old one will eventually sort of drop out of sight, though it will still exist and will turn up if someone searches for it.

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