Lost the layout after an update in Catalina (v10.15.5)

[njanik]

Hi, After an update, the layout does not appear anymore in the keyboard preference (even in "Other" category) I've also tested to add the layout files in the "User" library, but nothing change. Still no layout to choose. Does anyone have this problem ?

[ergosteur]

Just updated to 10.15.5 and am still seeing the layout on my Air. Mine is in /Library/Keyboard Layouts.

[njanik]

Still in the "Other" category ?

[dukechem]

Open a Terminal, and paste in: sw_vers and then ls -l /Library/Keyboard\ Layouts/ (without sudo for either). You should see something like this:

$ sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.15.7
BuildVersion:   19H15

$ ls -l /Library/Keyboard\ Layouts/
total 112
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   4662 Nov 11 13:15 cf.icns
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  46181 Nov 11 13:15 cf.keylayout

If you don't see cf.icns and cf.keylayout listed, then try these commands:

$ /usr/bin/curl -s -O https://codeload.github.com/ergosteur/cf-keylayout/zip/master
$ unzip master
$ cd cf-keylayout-master/
$  sudo  ./install.  ## just blindly type in your password and hit enter. you won't see dots as you type password.
$ s -l /Library/Keyboard\ Layouts/

Now you should see cf.icns and cf.keyboard. and also be able to select it as an Input in SysPrefs->Keyboard

[joallard]

I'm on Catalina v10.15.7, and it works for me, so at least we know it's not a compatibility issue. Personally, I got it in ~/Library/Keyboard\ Layouts/.

I'm also working on an experimental Brew Cask installer (#23), maybe that can help.