Swapped keys on Macbook pro (French Macintosh keyboard, keys <> and @#)

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Hi !

I installed Fedora 38 (with GNOME 44 DE) on an old 2010 MacbookPro (7,1) laptop with French (France) keyboard.
I am using the French (Macintosh) keyboard layout.
Two of my keys are swapped : less/greater <> and at/numbersign @#

I have looked at GNOME Tweaks “additional layout options” but I don’t see an option to sawp these keys.

I haven’t found similar topics here, but on french Ubuntu forums, for example here : [Résolu] Inverser les touches <> et @# clavier apple / Autres types de matériel / Forum Ubuntu-fr.org
So I have tried the recommended method (post #17), xmodmap -e 'keycode 94=at numbersign periodcentered Ydiaeresis' -e 'keycode 49=less greater less greater', but it doesn’t do anything.
From the same topic (post #38, page 2), I also tried creating a custom keyboard layout, but it doesn’t work either.

Any idea what I should try next, and why xmodmap doesn’t work ?

Are other users encountering the same problem, and if so, should I report this issue ? Is it specific to French MacbookPro keyboards, or is this common on other layouts ?

Thanks :slight_smile:

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Hello.

To solve the same issue i use :

. For the actual session :
$ sudo echo 1 | sudo tee /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/iso_layout

. To apply permanently :
$ sudo echo options hid_apple iso_layout=1 | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/hid_apple.conf

Regards.

Denez

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Works great, thank you so much !

Cheers