How can I remap windows and alt keys in OS X?
Problem
I sometimes hook up my macbook to a windows keyboard. The annoying thing is that on windows keyboards the modifier keys at the lower left are layout as while apple keyboards use The windows key functions as the apple key, the problem is that they are located at a different location, and my muscle memory is so set on finding the 'command' key next to the spacebar that I keep executing my shortcuts with alt i.s.o. apple key (and vice versa) Short of buying an Apple keyboard, does anyone know a way to remap both keys in osx?
Error Output
ctrl - windows - alt
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1 Fix
Fix for: How can I remap windows and alt keys in OS X?
In System Preferences | Keyboard | Modifier Keys you can swap these two keys. Double Command is a PrefPane that offers many options for using Windows-keyboards (see the 3d & 4h checkboxes in the screenshot on that page). I'm not sure it offers advantages over the standard keyboard preferences, but perhaps it includes automatic sensning or a quicker way (hot key?) of changing back and forth.
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