Enlightenment 22 keyboard layout

michal017 · 06-02-2020, 10:19 AM

Could anybody help me configure keyboard layout for Enlightenment 22 (I'm using the one from Debian repo)? I can add new layouts but it's always 'us' only, I did not find a way to change language. Thanks.

DavidMcCann · 06-03-2020, 11:44 AM

The configuration files live in ~/.e22 I believe and you may be able to alter one. The problem is that Enlightenment doesn't have any adequate documentation, as you have probably realised. You need to set a group-shift key to change keyboards. Good options are the Windows Menu key or the Scroll-lock If you can't find a way to do that with E, then create a file with these contents:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
setxkbmap -option grp:sclk_toggle

(or menu-toggle if your prefer). Mark the file as executable and put it in the list of programs to run at start-up.

michal017 · 06-04-2020, 03:01 AM

Thank you for the answer.
However I'm not sure how this would help my situation. This command would enable me to change keyboard layouts with a particular key, but my problem is that all the keyboard layouts I'm able to add are 'us' only, I can't see a way to change the language for new keyboard.
FYI I have the following in my X11 configuration and it works fine in other window managers, e.g. ratpoison, even E16:

Code:

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "system-keyboard"
        MatchIsKeyboard "on"
        Option "XkbLayout" "us,sk"
        Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
        Option "XkbVariant" ",qwerty"
        Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle"
EndSection

However E22 seems to ignore that and alter this configuration, so when I run

Code:

setxkbmap -query

I only see the 'us' keyboard layouts, which matches what E22 is reporting.

DavidMcCann · 06-04-2020, 10:41 AM

I assume that the code you quoted is in an xorg.conf file and E is just ignoring it? In that case, you need to need to use a start-up file of the type I described, but to specify everything that is non-standard:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
setxkbmap -layout us,sk
setxkbmap -option grp:alt_shift_toggle

I think that should do it.

michal017 · 06-05-2020, 03:14 AM

No, this just does not work. Creating a shell script like you mentioned, and add it to list of startup applications does not change anything.
Also putting these commands to the startup .xinitrc does not work.
Or running the commands in a terminal once E is started does not change anything.
It seems as if it's not possible to override whatever is configured in the E keyboard gadget.

DavidMcCann · 06-05-2020, 11:08 AM

Then I'm sorry, but I'm out of ideas. It doesn't help that I don't have Enlightenment, Enlightenment doesn't seem to have any end-user documentation, and hardly anyone seems to be using it