Lion Looming

July 11, 2011

Lion is on the horizon. And you might be wondering if Watchtower Library for Mac supports Lion. The answer is yes but with a small fix. I’ve posted the following instructions in the FAQ as well.

Lion comes with a newer version of X11. So you need to download and add a small file called .Xmodmap; otherwise Lion uses different key codes and your keyboard outputs gobbledygook! Download it and follow the instructions below.

Note, due to the strange name of this file (it’s part of OS X’s Unix legacy), you will need to move it to your home folder using Terminal; Finder won’t let you. Launch Applications » Utilities » Terminal and enter:

mv ~/Downloads/Xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap

Please be very careful with your case, upper and lower: the case must match exactly. It might be easier to copy and paste. Don’t forget to press Enter to… [read more]