I'd like my Option and Alt keys to switch places in certain applications. Is there any way to change the modifier keys according specific applications in Mac OS X?
Alternatively; is there "an application for that"?
I use Ukulele for a PC keymap (there are included Logitech keymaps for OSX86 users). DoubleCommand is a great app to swap Command, Option and Control, and it can correct the behavior of the Home/End keys on PC.
You may build a different keymap and switch keymap when you switch application. I don't know if Ukelele allows you to change the position of the modifiers key, but if it doesn't I guess you still can edit the XML by hand.
(still, I think you'd better accept the proper keys rather than doing this dirty workaround)
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(or with Ukelele). You could switch the keymaps under ⌥ and ⇧ for example, but that would only affect text output, not shortcuts in most cases. (⌘ and ⌃ don't usually even have output.)
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, this might be a viable choice.