[kxkb] [Bug 358791] No way to switch keyboard layouts in KDE 4.10.5 except to use configuration file.

[Alexey Zhuravliov via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358791

--- Comment #2 from Alexey Zhuravliov  ---
It's rather a widget.

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[kxkb] [Bug 358791] No way to switch keyboard layouts in KDE 4.10.5 except to use configuration file.

[Alexey Zhuravliov via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358791

Alexey Zhuravliov  changed:

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 Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED
 Resolution|--- |MOVED

--- Comment #1 from Alexey Zhuravliov  ---
I found the way to put the keyboard layouts switch to screen without editing
any files. There is a gadget now which should be used to switch keyboard
layouts. (You should right-click on the panel).

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[kde] [Bug 358791] New: No way to switch keyboard layouts in KDE 4.10.5 except to use configuration file.

[Alexey Zhuravliov via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358791

Bug ID: 358791
   Summary: No way to switch keyboard layouts in KDE 4.10.5 except
to use configuration file.
   Product: kde
   Version: unspecified
  Platform: Slackware Packages
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
  Severity: major
  Priority: NOR
 Component: general
  Assignee: unassigned-b...@kde.org
  Reporter: alexz...@ukrpack.net

There was a way to place a keyboard layout indicator to the lower right corner
in KDE 3 but not in KDE 4.

I have found a way to do it by adding a configuration file but there seems to
be no way to do it inside KDE. The remedy is: you have to create a file called
*00-keyboard.conf* in the directory */etc/X11/xorg.conf.d* containing:
-- 00-keyboard.conf 
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "system-keyboard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us,ru"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:ctrl_shift_toggle"
EndSection
- End of 00-keyboard.conf -
The languages here are US-English and Russian and the keys switching the layout
are Control and Shift. After creating the file and launching X Window you will
get a nice indicator in the lower right corner with letters showing witch
keyboard layout is chosen (us or ru) it also lets you choosing layouts with
your mouse.

The information was on the site of Archlinux ,namely at the address
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Keyboard_configuration_in_Xorg#Using_X_configuration_files
. You can also find several other hints on how to switch keyboard layouts in X
Window there.

It's very annoying not to be able to pick a layout for your native language.
People using just one language just may not understand how frustrating it can
be not to be able to use another keyboard layout.

Reproducible: Always




My system:
Slackware Linux 14.1
KDE 4.10.5
Kernel 3.10.17

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[kde] [Bug 358791] No way to switch keyboard layouts in KDE 4.10.5 except to use configuration file.

[Alexey Zhuravliov via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358791

Alexey Zhuravliov  changed:

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   Keywords||usability

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