Allow users to choose between QWERTY and QWERTZ #1777
              
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Summary
Aerospace currently uses keybinds optimized for QWERTY keyboards (e.g.,
alt+[,alt+]). On QWERTZ keyboards (common in Germany, Austria, Switzerland), these special characters are in completely different positions, making the default keybinds awkward or impossible to use efficiently.Problem
On QWERTZ keyboards:
;requireshift+,alt-shift-semicolonbinding becomesalt-shift-shift-,, which doesn't work@,~,{,},|,\are in different positions than QWERTYZandYkeys are swappedThis makes the out-of-the-box experience frustrating for QWERTZ users, who need to rebind many keybinds to work with their keyboard layout.
Use Case
As a German user with a QWERTZ keyboard, I want to:
Current Workaround
Users must manually rebind keybinds in their config file to use keys that are easily accessible on QWERTZ, but this:
Additional Context
This affects users in:
Given macOS's international user base, having better keyboard layout support would significantly improve accessibility for non-US users.
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