[X4U] Re: Keytab?

Chris Long clong at mac.com
Thu Jan 20 19:42:29 PST 2005


I copied the keycaps app from a 10.2 machine and put it in the  
Applications folder.  It works the same as it had in 10.2 and previous.

Chris


On Jan 20, 2005, at 9:22 PM, Craig wrote:

> My sentiments exactly.
> They took something that was elegant, simple, and very useful, and  
> they made it terribly inconvenient.
> Speaking only for myself, I do not happen to need any extra keyboard  
> layouts, nor do I want another item filling up my menubar.
>
> Here's what I've done:
> make an alias to the file  
> /System/Library/Components/KeyboardViewer.component/Contents/ 
> SharedSupport/KeyboardViewerServer.app
> Put this anywhere you like, you can bring up the keyboard viewer by  
> clicking on it.
> One problem: it evidently thinks of itself a a server, not an ordinary  
> app. Once you open it, and then close it, it is still running. So  
> clicking on your alias will no longer work, until you go into Activity  
> Monitor & quit KeyboardViewerServer.
> Also beware any "keys" you click on will have their normal effect, in  
> whatever is the frontmost application.



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