I'd like to be able to display my Keyboard Viewer. When I was using Monterey, the whole keyboard image popped up. Now that I'm using Sonoma 14.7.2, all I get is this below. How do I get it to display a full keyboard?
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iMac 24″, macOS 14.7
Dannymac22 wrote:
"Ruling out system modifications" just says that SOMETHING did a system modification. Doesn't tell you what or how to fix it.
I always hope that a user is informed enough to know what they have installed on their Mac, but that’s unfortunately not often. In that case the next troubleshooting step would be to post the EtreCheck report to show what the user should already have known, but doesn’t.
Fair point, but I *rarely* install anything that isn't supported by Apple.
I didn't say you did. I explained the purpose of Safe Mode, which led to another question I thought you wanted an answer to. Perhaps not.
Tom Gewecke wrote:
Go to Home/Library/Preferences and delete
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/e80a21b6-c29f-411c-8999-4afa076b0e09
and reboot.
To get to Home/Library, you hold down the option key while doing Finder > Go
Good idea. But I did that and rebooted, and no change.
I guess it can fix directory errors,
I don’t think so, but it does clear some system caches. That’s one reason it is suggested. Another reason is to rule out third-party system modifications.
Not clear that any of these options are "show keyboard when it wasn't being shown". Not sure how booting into safe mode fixes anything. For normal operations, I don't want to be in safe mode. So if it works properly in safe mode, who cares?
Apparently you didn't read my post. It doesn't say stay in Safe Mode. And no, none of the options state specifically "show keyboard when it wasn't being shown". I asked if you tried any of them. Good luck in any case.
My point is that by my understanding, Safe Mode doesn't FIX anything. It's a diagnostic tool. It just puts you in a default mode where lots of things are reset. I guess it can fix directory errors, but my assumption is that this is an operational problem requiring instructions, and not a directory problem. Did I try "fade", "dwell", "zoom", or "opacity"? Um, why would I?
Dannymac22 wrote:
What does that have to do with anything? You mean everyone earlier has my problem?
No. But updating to the latest version can sometimes fix things that have gone wrong on your particular install. And it always makes sense to make sure you are already on that when trying to solve probems like yours (which I have not seen reported by anyone else).
The same goes for the Safe Boot. Have you tried that yet? And of course for an ordinary reboot.
dialabrain wrote:
Dannymac22 wrote:
As you could see in the image I posted. there is no "House".
In the image you posted, you hadn't clicked on "Custom Panels" yet.
True. But when I do that, nothing happens. Just goes back to the image I posted.
Dannymac22 wrote:
True. But when I do that, nothing happens. Just goes back to the image I posted.
Not according to your previous post…
"When I click ⋯⃝ and select Custom Panels, I just see "None".
So you at least see "None" as in the last image I posted.
Have you tried the various options? If that doesn't work, try booting into Safe Mode then restart normally. Sometimes that will fix anomalies.
Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support
Not clear if that helps.
In normal boot mode, with the keyboard viewer open, click ⋯⃝ and select Custom Panels… and you may see Keyboard -ISO (Large). This is what I see for an attached U.S. Apple extended Magic Keyboard:
Mine's ANSI and translucent. :)
Dannymac22 wrote:
When I click ⋯⃝ and select Custom Panels, I just see "None". You click on that, and you get, um, nothing.
Click the "House"…
How do I display full keyboard viewer in Sonoma 14.7.2?
