Remapping Y and Z keys with Karabiner

Question

I just want to switch the Y and Z keys. I've tried everything with Karabiner on High Sierra, but it just doesn't seem to work. I always get an error message along the lines of: "Karabiner Error. Error in xml. Unknown symbol: KeyCode::0x6"

Attached you can see the code that I've been trying to use, as well as the modifier keys for Y and Z (which I've tried every variation of in the code).

   <root>
      <item>
      <name>Swap Space and Tab</name>
      <identifier>private.swap_z_and_y</identifier>
      <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::0x6, KeyCode::0x10</autogen>
      <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::0x10, KeyCode::0x6</autogen>
      strong text</item>
   </root>

Please help!

Answer 1

ahem … Karabiner 10.xx no longer works with MacOS (High) Sierra …

The interim app Karabiner Elements 12.10 will solve your problem very easily, but "Complex Modifications" –meaning modifier/key combinations or e.g. "if_held_down"– can locally only be added/modified by manually editing ~/.config/karabiner/karabiner.json.

Here's a comprehensive guide for the interested ones: https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/json.html

Answer 2

hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping":[{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x1C,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x1D},{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x1D,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x1C}]}'

use this to remap without using any external lib .

you can find supporting docs :-

https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2450/_index.html

Karabiner Gui Guide Just Select Key And Swap :-

https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/document.html