Changing the layout from Generic 105-key to Generic 104-key only changes the layout that is displayed, not the keymap. You need to select a different keymap from the left system list to actually change the key assignments. Selecting "American" will get you the normal US layout, but, as a consequence you'll also lose your dead keys and have to reassign them via the dead keys drop down. John Scipione
After a restart - you are correct.. and I can't seem to replicate the behavior... very odd. It was working as it does now with the improperly named "American" keymap (should be "US - Qwerty") while using the international keymap after selecting 104, and toggling Window/Linux mode with Haiku mode a few times.
Not imagining things, either, I've been coding with it set that way for the last half-hour or so... and enjoying the proper responses for the ~ and ^ and keyboard shortcuts...
IMHO, on first-boot, Haiku should come up with a location dialogue, select your part in the world, and we should then set the default settings most likely to be in that area.
If I click on the Central Time Zone area in the U.S., Haiku should default to "US - Qwerty." If I click on an area in Europe or Asia, we should default to that keyboard - in both cases in a visible manner...
I searched many times for a US or qwerty keymap.. only to now find someone named it "American" quite annoying ;-)
--The loon