Comment by martinjc
5 hours ago
I bought a K4 Nordic version, only to learn none of their software supports it. So i can't reconfigure the firmware.
The keyboard has swapped Super/Alt (Windows/Alt) on the windows layout which is so annoying. I hate spending money on hardware so i'm living with it, but i curse the engineer that burned the prom every day.
That sucks, the main reason I like KeyChron is the little switch on the side of mine that toggles between Mac and Windows! I wouldn't buy another keyboard without this feature TBH.
I had a similar issue with mine. But was able to reset it with Fn + z + j for a couple of seconds.
Yeah on the mac it works fine. The keyboard just shipped with the Left Alt and Left Windows key in the correct positions, but they are mapped opposite in the firmware. Imagine how maddening it was in the beginning.
GP’s point is that many keyboards these days come with a Mac/Windows switch, and one of the things that switch does is swap the keycodes sent by the Alt and Win keys—the “Mac” behaviour is exactly what you’re describing. (The other thing it does is toggle FnLock for the F-keys.) So if I had a problem like yours with my keyboard I’d think that the Mac/Win switch were in the wrong position. If I’m reading page 9 of the manual[1] right, on the K4 the switch in question is right next to the USB-C port.
[1] https://www.keychron.com/pages/k4-keyboard-user-manual
Are you sure you don't have a tiny switch on the side? The manual indicates it should have one -
https://www.keychron.com/pages/k4-user-manual
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Just remap it! If you're on Windows, SharpKeys will do that for you. https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys
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> "the little switch on the side of mine that toggles between Mac and Windows"
The physical slide switch on the Keychrons is a net negative for power users who use a KVM between Windows/Mac/Linux because it would wear out quickly and isn't replaceable. It's more sensible to have switching between layouts by keypress combination.
At least on the keychrons i've got, you can absolutely configure layout changes via key combination, and that slide switch is just an input like every button is an input.
I've got 2 that both run QMK firmware, so maybe the non-QMK ones can't do that, but at least some can.
Have been using one of their keyboards for two years switching between windows and macos and that key was not the one that wore out first. Plus on most keyboards you could configure the layout switch with qmk anyways.
Why not reconfiguring it with something like AutoHotkey at the OS level ?