I’ve really enjoyed alternating between the new thin Apple keyboard and the Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser (who names these things?). However, one aspect of this particular Logitech keyboard drove me crazy – the age old switching of the Alt and Command key. It’s ironic how this trivial little switch can absolutely throw off your workflow as you continue mess up simple things like calling Quicksilver, doing basic copy/paste operations and Apple-W, Apple-Q type quit/kill operations — all because you brian doesn’t remember which keyboard its on and reminding you to move that left hand over 1/8″ to hit the ‘proper’ key.
Tonight I finally hit my limit and went hunting for a solution. There really should be an easier way to remap this kind of thing without resorting to third party utilities but until then, DoubleCommand comes to the rescue. Open source and fills the exact need I had – you gotta love it.
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