Fix Microsoft Sculpt key mappings for macOS

README.md

On the Nordic version of Microsoft Sculpt keyboard gets § and < keys are swapped for unknown reasons. To correct this, save file below as $HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/local.hidutilKeyMapping.plist and run

launchctl load $HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/local.hidutilKeyMapping.plist
launchctl start local.hidutilKeyMapping

For details see:

• https://rakhesh.com/mac/using-hidutil-to-map-macos-keyboard-keys/
• https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2450/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS40017618-CH1-KEY_TABLE_USAGES

local.hidutilKeyMapping.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>local.hidutilKeyMapping</string>

    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/bin/hidutil</string>
        <string>property</string>
        <string>--matching</string>
        <string>{
            "VendorID": 0x45e,
            "ProductID": 0x7a5
        }</string>
        <string>--set</string>
        <string>{
            "UserKeyMapping": [
                {
                    "HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000035,
                    "HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x700000064
                },
                {
                    "HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000064,
                    "HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x700000035
                }
            ]
        }</string>
    </array>

    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>