I want to have also a national keyboard, not only the english one. I am using fc6. I entered in
system/preferences/keyboard/keyboardlayout
and select also the national one.
But I don't know how to selet for use ! In win there ius a small icon down right. But in linux ?

what is your first language?

2) are you using KDE window manager?

assuming yes its (i use Mandriva which should be similar)
go into kde control centre and then into the subfolders
Region and access.
keyboard layout

in layout TAB
click to enable it....and scroll down to your preferred language
change keyboard number to 105 or 104 etc

in switching options TAB
click to show indicator....(this is what win has)
click to show country

change to global...and most important

click on apply

then you can exit and it should be instant change


good luck

I am using gnome and I don't know where control center is... I have something else here...

i do not use gnome but have a look at these pictures it looks like there is a tab for layouts so follow the instructing and then see if layouts has the answer?

http://www.debianadmin.com/special-c...in-ubuntu.html

if you are not a beginner....you may try this if above fails

source..... http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/us...en.html#s-ctkm

13.6.2.1 Changing the Command Line Keyboard Mapping

1. Logged in as root user, type: dpkg-reconfigure console-data.

2. Answer the questions on the screen as they appear.

13.6.2.2 Changing the Desktop Keyboard Mapping

1. Check that the keyboard mapping that you want is installed in / usr/shre/keymaps/i386.

If it is not, then install the package before remapping.

2. Open /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 in a text editor.

3. Find the "Input Device" Section, then the Identifier "Generic Keyboard."

4. Edit the option "XkbLayout".

The default setting for "XkbLayout" is "us".

However, you can change this setting using any layout listed in / usr/share/keymap/i386. The setting must be enclosed in double quotation marks.

5. Restart your system, or restart the X Window System. The X Window System is now configured to use the new keyboard mapping

OK. I make it the hard way ! I installed also KDE, I follow the indications and... I succeed !
BUT !!!!
I hane the romanian keyboard installed, I can choose it, but when I work in openoffice, in Times New Roman, the diacritics (specific romanian signs) ARE NOT available, even if I am in the romanian keyboard !
Something is not OK !
How you solve the problem with your national specific signs ?
I must mention that on my computer I have also the win xp installed with the same openoffice 22 and there it is working perfectly with my national signs !
I also mention that I have installed the
"Microsoft's TrueType core fonts on rpm based systems"

Solved ! I installed KDE, then I use:
KDE Control Center > Regional & Accessibility > Keyboard Layout > RO > Layout variant

and here I choose winkeys !!!!!