KDE - changing keyboard layout doesn't actually change layout.

Fred-die-hard · 2015-01-12 22:50:14

So, when I change US layout to LT layout, my keyboard numbers still produce numbers instead of lithuanian letters.

E.g. "1" should be the same as "ą" and so on...

I am out of ideas what do to. It worked absolutelly fine on xfce4, but on KDE - doesn't work at all.

I have tried all other possible layouts related to LT language and even changed hardware keyboard module in KDE settings - still doesn't work as expected...

Goresome · 2015-01-13 10:47:06

Could you try letting fcitx or IBus handle non English layouts?

Soukyuu · 2015-01-13 13:19:19

Where exactly are you setting your keyboard layouts?
Going to system settings -> input devices -> keyboard -> layouts I can add a Lithuanian keyboard just fine.
There seem to be two layouts, the EurKey US based one, and a pure Lithuanian one. If you click on "preview", you can see how the layout will look like.

@Goresome: Aren't fcitx and co. for CJK languages?

Goresome · 2015-01-13 14:22:46

Soukyuu wrote:

@Goresome: Aren't fcitx and co. for CJK languages?

I think they take over DE layout switching, I can't switch via KDE anything as long as fcitx works, instead you add any languages you need to fcitx. I have English, Russian and KKC provided by fcitx.

Fred-die-hard · 2015-01-13 19:16:28

Goresome wrote:

Soukyuu wrote:
@Goresome: Aren't fcitx and co. for CJK languages?
I think they take over DE layout switching, I can't switch via KDE anything as long as fcitx works, instead you add any languages you need to fcitx. I have English, Russian and KKC provided by fcitx.

Yes, it should work as expected but it doesn't work at all! I will try to give a shot with fcitx (whatever it is, sounds promising)...

EDIT: at this point am really like JF;ALSDKF;ASLJKF;SDLAFJAS;DFNASPOIDFH AS;DFKJASDKLVFNSADLKJVFHADLKSDF AARRRRRHHHHHHHHHH no idea how to get it working!!!

Only at one moment I have got lithuanian symbols working with fcitx, but for now I can't find any way of how to switch to LT keyboard instead of US - still numbers instead of lithuanian letters....

So, I managed it. First I need to manually configure and set layouts in fcitx settings, then disable everything in KDE related to keyboard layouts. then turn off fcitx applet or whatever it is in the system tray and layouts magically works!

I added it here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fc … tx_and_KDE

Last edited by Fred-die-hard (2015-01-13 21:22:26)

Goresome · 2015-01-13 22:17:03

Why step '6 - Exit'? If LT layout uses US keyboard even in fcitx then something wrong on completely different level.
Keyboard - Lithuanian - Lithuanian works here in fcitx

ąčęėįšųū„“

Soukyuu · 2015-01-14 13:57:54

That wiki entry makes the wrong impression. Just because something doesn't work for you, does not mean it doesn't work for everyone.
Like I already said, it works fine on my installation - LT characters instead of numbers when I switch layouts, also RU etc. And I didn't have to configure anything special to make it work.

As Goresome say, there is something wrong with your configuration somewhere, that overrides your KDE setting.

Just a stab in the dark, but did you maybe configure the wrong layout in Xorg?

Fred-die-hard · 2015-01-15 10:53:36

Soukyuu wrote:

That wiki entry makes the wrong impression. Just because something doesn't work for you, does not mean it doesn't work for everyone.
Like I already said, it works fine on my installation - LT characters instead of numbers when I switch layouts, also RU etc. And I didn't have to configure anything special to make it work.
As Goresome say, there is something wrong with your configuration somewhere, that overrides your KDE setting.
Just a stab in the dark, but did you maybe configure the wrong layout in Xorg?

Well, I didn't do anything for Xorg. I just reinstalled my Arch system and installed KDE, nothing else related to layouts, so I do believe that it must work out of the box, but it doesn't

Zhengshuai · 2016-03-01 21:14:29

Exactly the same issue with Gnome 3.18 now.

I have fctix and the default layout is EN, and I have a google-pinyin input method, also a french keyboard layout, but when I toggled to french keyboard , doesn't work at all!

jasonwryan · 2016-03-01 21:20:25

Please don't necrobump: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … bumping.22

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KDE - changing keyboard layout doesn't actually change layout.

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