Keyboard layout on Macbook Pro doesn't fit the symbols on the keys

Question

I have a Macbook Pro 5,5 running Ubuntu 11.04 Natty amd64. It performs like a dream, but in ubuntu (both 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04), I have had problems getting the correct keyboard layout.

My Macbook Pro is with a danish keyboard, and almost all the keys does fit the symbols. But there are some keys that don't.

E.g., if I wanna type $, I gotta press Alt+4, where on OS X, I can just press on the $ key. If I do, however, press the $ key, it gives me a ½. Also @ is a bit off. In OS X, to type @, I would press Alt+[the @ key], but in Ubuntu, it will type ˝ (only with double-press on keys, single press wont do anything), and to type @, I will actually have to press Alt+2.

I have set my keyboard layout to Danish Macintosh keyboard (with and without dead keys) and tried all such things, but it doesn't fix it.

How do I get a proper keyboard layout that matches the symbols on my keys?

Solution

In keyboard Preferences > Layouts > Keyboard model try to set vendor to Apple and pick proper keyboard model.

Comments

[jrg]

This question appears to be abandoned - if you feel this is in error, then please flag as such explaining why and the moderators will reopen it. :)

[chrisbuchholz]

Thanks for the suggestion. I picked Apple as vendor and Macbook/Macbook Pro (intl) as model, as that is what I have. It did give a different result in the "preview" and such, but it didn't fix the problem. It does sound like it could be one of the maybe many steps to take for it to function properly.