keyboard layout switch

zandyg · 12-03-2023, 04:20 AM

Hi. I want to have two keyboard layout in 4MLinux and switch bitween them. Is this possible? Tell me, please, how to do it.

pan64 · 12-03-2023, 04:49 AM

4MLinux has jwm as window manager, and you can configure a menu item to change keyboard map (see setxkbmap) http://techtimejourney.net/wp-conten...jwm.x70132.pdf

zandyg · 12-03-2023, 11:20 AM

I found the following solution:
First, I copied /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard-layout.conf to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
and edit it with Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle"
Next I added layout in /etc/kbd.conf
LAYOUT=us,ru (for example).
After reboot I can to switch keyboard layouts with alt+shift.

zk1234 · 12-03-2023, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zandyg

I found the following solution:
First, I copied /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard-layout.conf to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
and edit it with Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle"
Next I added layout in /etc/kbd.conf
LAYOUT=us,ru (for example).
After reboot I can to switch keyboard layouts with alt+shift.

Bravo you!

To tell the truth I had no idea that such an option existed

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