Xcode 13.1: What happened to shortcuts on international keyboards?

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Ninakadin OP
Created Oct ’21
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For "centuries" commenting selected source code lines, which was "Cmd+/" on US keyboards was "Cmd+Shift+7" on German keyboards.

Now (Xcode 13.1 on macOS 12.0.1) it is "Cmd-ß".

Indentation (US keyboards: "Cmd+[" and "Cmd+]") has moved from "Cmd+Alt+5" and "Cmd+Alt+6" to "Cmd+Ö" and "Cmd+Ä". This is strange since it does not make any sense. On German keyboards you reach "/", "[" and "]" using the keys 5, 6, 7 with Shift or Alt modifiers.

And the really bad thing is: You can't change it. If you change the key bindings in the preferences, it has no effect.

When I'm coding right now, I get always confused typing the shortcuts, I used for so many years, and seeing them not working anymore. Please, I want them back!

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PatrikTegelberg OP
Nov ’21

I found comment on shift + cmd + ? on a Swedish keyboard, but it is shown in preferences as cmd + /. It broke after installing Monterey. I deleted the rest because it was not constructive.

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maberube @ poka OP
Nov ’21

Having the same problem here...

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blanorama OP
Nov ’21

same here

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IIIac OP
Nov ’21

German keyboard... same here :-(

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claus-joergensen OP
Nov ’21

Found a workaround.

  1. Change the shortcut to something custom in Xcode

  2. Open ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/Keybindings/Default.idekeybindings in a text editor

  3. Change the shortcut to @$7

i.e.

<key>Keyboard Shortcut</key>
<string>@$7</string>

You'll need to do it for all 4 comment shortcuts.

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lightnburger OP
Dec ’21

same here. Very unsatisfying to have your usual workflow crashed by an IDE update. Especially when you can't change it back

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Ninakadin OP
Dec ’21

Thanks, Apple, the usual keyboard shortcuts are back in Xcode 13.2! 👍

Nina

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Bigby Woody OP
Jan ’22

The shortcuts in Xcode 13.1 were localized: they were the same key combinations for every keyboard and language, or what made the most sense. After a few days using them, I got accustomed and really enjoyed the small boost of productivity they gave me. This was hard at first but the reward was worth it.

Now with Xcode 13.2 they took this feature back and I have to mentally remap the shortcuts to the previous one (argh). That's too bad. They may have had to revert the modification because too much people were complaining (may they be right or wrong). Now I am stuck with the previous shortcuts although I have tasted the new ones and preferred them.

Maybe the best option would be to let people choose what shortcuts they prefer? Or when to take the step to learn the new shortcuts and get a productivity gain?

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Mattijah OP
Apr ’22

The recent Xcode releases are absolute ridiculous. Always dealing with some kind of issue.

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mycoconut OP
Sep ’22

Oh dear, that happened again with Xcode 14 🤦‍♂️

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