TL;DR Download the Akan layout bundle, unzip and continue at point 10.
The above bundle replaces two hardly used letters on the US international keyboard:
option
+ ;
= ɔ
and
option
+ shift
+ ;
= Ɔ
and
option
+ '
= ɛ
and
option
+ shift
+ '
= Ɛ
I wanted to write some text in Akan, but macOS doesn't provide any keyboard layouts with ɔ/Ɔ or ɛ/Ɛ. So I had to create a custom layout. Unfortunately the Akan MacOS X Keyboard from kasahorow.org didn't work. So I had to create one my self. Here are the steps with macOS 12.3 and Ukelele 3.5.5:
- Install Ukelele
- Open Ukelele
- Change to Input Source you want to base your new keyboard layout on.
- Close Empty Keyboard Window
File
>New From Current Input Source
- Right mouse click >
Open Keyboard Layout
(alternatively just double click) - (Optional) Righ click and change Keyboard Name and Keyboard Language and even the Keyboard Icon
- Edit accordingly
File
>Save...
- Find your file in Finder and double click. If asked to choose a application to open, choose "Keyboard Installer".
(Optional: If all fails, move the
.bundle
file into~/Library/Keyboard Layouts
folder. (When you don't see aLibrary
folder in you home directory in the Finder, right-clickShow View Options
or from the menu barView > Show View Options
and tickshow Library
)) (Move to/Library/Keyboad Layouts/
for global usage.) - Restart your computer
1.
System Preferences
>Keyboard
>Input Sources
> add your language
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