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lost eden

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One thing that still bugs me about my UK MacBook is that the keyboard isn't a standard UK keyboard. I've remapped the keys to the standard UK layout, but now I need to alter the markings on the keytops so they match.

Anybody got any ideas on how to remove the old markings & permanently apply new ones? I'm not overly worried about it looking good (one glance at my MacBook with it's grimy keys/wristwrests, duct tape & stickers tells you I'm not bothered about image!) but I don't want the markings to wear off after a couple hours typing (as I expect Sharpie would).
 
lost eden said:
One thing that still bugs me about my UK MacBook is that the keyboard isn't a standard UK keyboard. I've remapped the keys to the standard UK layout, but now I need to alter the markings on the keytops so they match.

Anybody got any ideas on how to remove the old markings & permanently apply new ones? I'm not overly worried about it looking good (one glance at my MacBook with it's grimy keys/wristwrests, duct tape & stickers tells you I'm not bothered about image!) but I don't want the markings to wear off after a couple hours typing (as I expect Sharpie would).
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I know there is a way to remove the keys and swap them around..

Here's an example, but you'll probably have to search more to find out how to do it:

http://www.whitemacbook.com/mods/macbook-with-a-dvorak-keyboard

This would be much better than any sort of sticker or something. I don't know how you can let your MacBook get grimy. 😱 I'm OCD about keeping things clean and will probably clean mine every week when I get it.
 
Use white out, then a sharpie. Then put clear tape over the tops. Should look swwweeeeeet with the other stickers...😱
 
tmelvin said:
Use white out, then a sharpie. Then put clear tape over the tops. Should look swwweeeeeet with the other stickers...😱
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The tape would probably eventually lose its adhesive properties.

Possibly dab a bit of glue under the tape?
 
Breegy said:
I know there is a way to remove the keys and swap them around..

Here's an example, but you'll probably have to search more to find out how to do it:

http://www.whitemacbook.com/mods/macbook-with-a-dvorak-keyboard
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Switching the keys around won't help - it's not just that the keys are in the wrong places, but that the symbols are spread about across multiple different keys. For example, atm my [2] key has [@] as it's shift function, but I need it to have ["] as it's shift function.

Then put clear tape over the tops.
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I hadn't actually thought about tape, thanks.
 
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