Quoting Oded Arbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > OTOH, if you switch to Hebrew, and then use the X's group switching > shortcut to change to English, the kxkb tray indicator stays in Hebrew > mode saying you are using the Hebrew layout which means diddly squat to > what language you are actually typing. > I personally find this annoying.
I really like the kxkb behavior. I don't switch to English using the arcane X method. I mapped the keyboard switching to an easily-accessible function key (why people prefer pressing two keys together is beyond me), and I use it to switch layouts, and have visual feedback at the bottom. And you can get the variant of your choice for Nikud (I use LyX), using simple shift. Also, I use Dvorak as my main (English) layout, but I still have the US keyboard layout in the menu, in case I want someone to use my computer. In short, if you just get used to switching layouts, it works perfectly, and you can have variants in the layout you switch to. And I've been using application-based keyboard switching myself. Window-based is too fine for me - I want the next chat in Kopete to still have the Hebrew keyboard on even if I closed the chat window. I have a majority of Hebrew-speakers on my ICQ/MSN list. But when I switch to Konsole it's English again. Too bad there is no way for Firefox to understand how to switch the keyboard by context... ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
