Keyboard shortcuts mixed up after Lion upgrade

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Keyboard shortcuts mixed up after Lion upgrade

I just upgraded my mid 2010 Macbook Pro to Mountain Lion. Now my keyboard shortcuts are gone and basic shortcuts like Command-C don't work as they should. For example when I press Command-C (to copy) I get the ç character. Command-V (to paste) gives me this √.

None of my custom shortcuts work like the ones I set for Omnifocus and Launchbar.

I looked through the keyboard preferences but couldn't find any settings to fix this.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Bob

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)

Posted on Sep 17, 2012 5:14 AM

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captfred

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Sep 17, 2012 5:18 AM in response to rbpatt543

I get these characters when I press Option rather than Command ç√

Check in System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard tab > Modifier Keys... button > verify that Command is set to Command.

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Sep 17, 2012 6:12 AM in response to captfred

@captfred

Thanks for the quick reply. I looked at the Modifier Keys as you recommend and they are set to the default. I clicked Restore Defaults just in case, but no luck. I'm going to try a reboot and see if that works. It's probably something simple.

-Bob

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Sep 17, 2012 7:03 AM in response to rbpatt543

OK, I think I found the culprit. I had an old app called DoubleCommand installed (it pays to clean house once in a while). I had is set to switch the Option and Command keys (mast have been for my Microsoft keyboard).

Once I changed the settings my Command key is back to normal. Now it's probably time to get a proper Mac keyboard.

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