6

I have just upgraded my OS to macOS High Sierra.

I have been using a custom layout for my Magic Keyboard. But after upgrading to the newer version is stopped working.

I have installed the custom keyboard again using Ukele, but it doesn't work properly.

Here are some weird problems I have encountered

  1. It shows the custom layout in top bar. However I am not able to select this layout. Also this layout is missed in the System Settings. enter image description here enter image description here
  2. After rebooting, it may be able to switch to the custom layout and even work correctly, but after some time it may stop working, or there are a lot of duplicated layouts will be displayed in the Settings. enter image description here
  3. When switching to another input source using Cmd-Space it may show an empty list item without any title. I need to add my custom layout every time I reboot my laptop.

Please suggest how to fix this problem, I cannot work with the default keyboard layout.

UPDATE

Something really weird is happening to new OS

Here is duplicated layouts, and as far as they are same, I can't remove duplicates.

enter image description here

|improve this question
  • In general, when you have a problem with a layout you made with Ukelele, it's good to ask their users group: groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ukelele-users – Tom Gewecke Nov 9 '17 at 15:01
  • What is special about your custom keyboard? – Tom Gewecke Nov 9 '17 at 15:05
  • @TomGewecke, nothing special about keyboard layout, just changed some keys and nothing more – solderingiron Nov 9 '17 at 15:10
  • I have a keyboard layout which matches the standard PC not mac layout (just because I touch type and had used it for years before getting a mac) and now it just shows up as greyed out and I cannot remember for the life of me where I got this layout from nor can i remember how to 'install' it. This was never previously a problem til I switched to high sierra – adolf garlic Feb 28 '18 at 21:13
2

Some things to try based on others who have had this kind of problem with other keyboards

  • Make sure you do not have Siri turned on and that its keyboard shortcut is set to none.

  • If your layout is in Home/Library, try Library instead. And vice versa, and try it in both at same time.

  • Disable any antivirus apps

  • Safe Boot

  • Set up new user account and see if it works when logged into that

|improve this answer
-1

Ukelele is BUGGY software. I've had the problem you mention more than once, and the only answer was to forego the notion of creating an entire bundle and instead to create a layout only. You must be careful not to select the 'Name' option on the 'Keyboard' menu or the 'Rename' option on the 'File' menu. If you do, the keyboard will not install no matter what you do subsequently, up to and including loading and manually changing the content files.

Instead, just use the 'Install' option on the file menu, and it will install the keyboard using the filename you chose when you created the keyboard file.

|improve this answer
  • I've never had any problems with dozens of layouts I've made that weren't caused by the OS or 3rd party software. Have you taken your issues to the google user group? Ukelele's author participates there and is normally very active in fixing bugs. – Tom Gewecke Dec 22 '17 at 12:41

Your Answer

By clicking "Post Your Answer", you acknowledge that you have read our updated terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy, and that your continued use of the website is subject to these policies.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.