Add this line as the last line of the settings block: XKBOPTIONS="grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
I know you are quite technical, and you asked for a file to add the config to... עמיחי רוטמן פינגווין - שרותי מחשוב וייעוץ טכני בקוד פתוח 073-7962360 || 054-4605787 Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail! On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Steve G. <[email protected]> wrote: > You can select to not use unity, and instead use classic, which is what I > am doing, as I abhor Unity. > > I ran as guest and the alt-tab worked. I will sooner or later try with > unity on my own login, but even if it works, I won't use unity. > > /etc/default/keyboard gives me the layout. I switch between languages > using setxkbmap us/il but I do not believe it helps in either language. > > Z. > > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Amichai Rotman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Take a look at this file for clues: >> >> /etc/default/keyboard >> >> When you install the server and get to the keyboard part, don't use the >> defaults, choose Asia/Israel and go through the Keyboard Layout wizard. It >> will ask you for the key combination to change layout at the end. >> >> Amichai Rotman >> Penguin - FLOSS Computer Service and Technical Consulting >> +972-73-7962360 || +972-54-4605787 >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Meir Kriheli <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> ubuntu-desktop is not GNOME, it's actually Unity. >>> >>> See for a possible answer here: >>> http://askubuntu.com/a/68171 >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Steve G. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I had a computer that I considered for use as a server, and thus >>>> installed ubuntu server edition on it. I proceeded to install gnome desktop >>>> with - if I remember correctly - the command: sudo apt-get install >>>> ubuntu-desktop >>>> >>>> It gave me a perfectly satisfactory desktop, except for one thing - I >>>> can't switch between applications using the alt-tab shortcut, which always >>>> worked for me. >>>> >>>> I tried installing the compizconfig-settings-manager, but it does not >>>> have this option (to switch windows). System Settings - hardware - keyboard >>>> does not seem to do it either. I can add a custom shortcut, but it does not >>>> work >>>> >>>> Any advice? I'd best like to know which line to add to a configuration >>>> file, instead of messing with GUIs that are supposed to work but don't. >>>> >>>> THX, >>>> >>>> Z. >>>> >>>> uname -a : >>>> >>>> 3.5.0-26-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 8 23:18:20 UTC 2013 x86_64 >>>> x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Linux-il mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Meir Kriheli >>> http://meirkriheli.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-il mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Sincerely, > > Steve > > http://www.words2u.net - GPS points and tracks (mainly in Costa Rica) > > http://www.words2u.net/recipes - Recipe collection >
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