OS 10.6 Odd keyboard layout bug

[danb77]

I have noticed that 64-bit applications in 10.6 are much fussier about the supported keyboard layout. My Microsoft Ergonomic keyboard layout is not selectable in any 64-bit application, but works fine in 32bit apps.

This is very annoying. Does anyone have a clue how / why OS X is discriminating here, and how I might fix this?

Do I need a 64bit MS keyboard driver?

 

[danb77]

Curiouser and curiouser.

If you install custom keylayout files via ukelele then these keyboard layouts work in 64bit but not 32bit apps!!!

Still, this does allow for a compromise solution....

Hopefully this will be ironed out by 10.6.1

 

[danb77]

The solution is to use non-Microsoft keyboard layout files. See the following:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10070933#10070933