Doesn't work xfce4-xkb-plugin

FreeArcher · 01-16-2021, 01:42 AM

Hi.
Slackware current doesn't have xfce4-xkb-plugin in its repository.
I built it myself. But xfce4-xkb-plugin does'n work. It does'n switch key layout.
However, command "setxkbmap -layout us" switches keylayout.

In Zenwalk xfce4-xkb-plugin is working.

What is the problem?

marav · 01-16-2021, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreeArcher

I built it myself.

From what sources ?
Which version ?

titopoquito · 01-16-2021, 05:31 AM

You need this patch and recompile libxfceui with it applied. This should fix it.

https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce...5d66b6492f1a0c

FreeArcher · 01-16-2021, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by titopoquito

You need this patch and recompile libxfceui with it applied. This should fix it.

https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce...5d66b6492f1a0c

Thank you.

I got patch and did
patch -p1 ./xfce-shortcuts-grabber.c ./27.diff
but without result...

After compiling switch key layout didn't work.

Maybe something else needs to be fixed?

titopoquito · 01-16-2021, 10:56 AM

I guess you restarted Xfce after recompiling libxfceui? Besides that I don't know. I had entries in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard-layout-evdev.conf and I could switch between the layouts. No clue otherwise.

emidevices · 01-16-2021, 11:10 AM

I confirm, the selected keyboard layout is only activated if this is the only one that exists in xfce keyboard config. If combined with en-US, it always takes en-US, no matter what order they appear

titopoquito · 01-16-2021, 11:26 AM

I configured Xfce under Settings -> Keyboard to use the system settings. In /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard-layout-evdev.conf I have

Code:

Section "InputClass"
	Identifier "keyboard-all"
	MatchIsKeyboard "on"
	MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
	Driver "evdev"
	Option "XkbLayout" "de,en_US,dk"
	#Option "XkbVariant" ""
	Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection

Then of course libxfce4ui with the mentioned patch. This way it is working here. I cannot remember to have made any other change. If I type the key that is assigned on my German layout to "ö" and switch between the three layouts I am getting "ö;æ". In the settings of the plugin I have configured it to apply the layout globally (for all programs/windows).

moesasji · 01-17-2021, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreeArcher

Hi.
Slackware current doesn't have xfce4-xkb-plugin in its repository.
I built it myself. But xfce4-xkb-plugin does'n work. It does'n switch key layout.

You don't really give enough information to be able to help, but I get the impression that you are not aware that the "semi-official" source for packages not included by default is Slackbuild.org. Ponce maintains a version of this for current and the plugin you are after is included in his repository. That repository should really be your first point of call.

If you are not familiar how to use these Slackbuilds it is worth looking at sbopkg.

FreeArcher · 01-17-2021, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by titopoquito

I configured Xfce under Settings -> Keyboard to use the system settings. In /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard-layout-evdev.conf I have

Code:

Section "InputClass"
	Identifier "keyboard-all"
	MatchIsKeyboard "on"
	MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
	Driver "evdev"
	Option "XkbLayout" "de,en_US,dk"
	#Option "XkbVariant" ""
	Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection

Then of course libxfce4ui with the mentioned patch. This way it is working here. I cannot remember to have made any other change. If I type the key that is assigned on my German layout to "ö" and switch between the three layouts I am getting "ö;æ". In the settings of the plugin I have configured it to apply the layout globally (for all programs/windows).

Thank you, it helped me.