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From: gentner@Apple.COM (Don Gentner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Why isn't the System 7 "Keyboard Menu" coming up for me?
Message-ID: <14302@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 28 Jun 91 16:28:27 GMT
References: <11228@idunno.Princeton.EDU>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <11228@idunno.Princeton.EDU> bskendig@shine.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig) writes:
>I've added a Dvorak keyboard setup to my Mac (running System 7.0), and
>as other people who only know QWERTY use my Mac too, I'd like to be
>able to switch back and forth between QWERTY and Dvorak more quickly
>than having to pull out the Keyboard control panel all the time.
>
>Much to my surprise, I saw mention of a "Keyboard" menu in _Inside
>Macintosh VI_, as well as in a System 7 introduction book.
>But how do I make it appear?  I'm handy with ResEdit.

Brian,
I'm glad you're handy with ResEdit, 'cuz here's what you gotta do.

Make a copy of your System file (for safety's sake) and open it with
ResEdit.  Open the "itlc" resource. Find the setting for "Always show
keybd. icon", and change the setting from 0 to 1.  Save your changes,
and try running with the new System file.  You should have a new icon
in the menu bar between the Help menu and the Application menu.  You
can pull down the keyboard menu to easily switch keyboards.  There's
also a keyboard shortcut (Cmd-Option-space) that switches keyboards
within a script system.  Cmd-space is a keyboard shortcut for switching
script systems (for example, switching between Roman and Kanji scripts).

Have fun.
                        Don
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