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xcession

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From: Udon Thani, Thailand

Registered: 2008-05-07

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[SOLVED] KB Layout switching key not working after reboot

Hello,
Is this normal or it is a bug?
My keyboard layout switching key not working everytime after reboot.
I have to open Keyboard Preferences > Layouts > Layout options... uncheck my layout switching key and then check it again to make it work...:|

edit: I'm using gnome btw...

Last edited by xcession (2008-07-15 00:55:54)

ptcek

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From: Prague

Registered: 2008-07-11

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Re: [SOLVED] KB Layout switching key not working after reboot

Hi,

even in gnome i set layout switching in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Then while in X there's no reason for malfunction :-) Here is piece of that .conf file, i switch with alt+shift like in MS windows, but you can change it as you like.

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "pc105"
    Option         "XkbLayout"  "us,cz_qwerty"
    Option         "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle"
EndSection

Last edited by ptcek (2008-07-14 12:07:22)

xcession

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From: Udon Thani, Thailand

Registered: 2008-05-07

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Re: [SOLVED] KB Layout switching key not working after reboot

Thanks! ptcek for the reply...
from your sample I take gnome settings from gconf-editor > desktop > pepipherals > kbd and it works.
btw, where can I get more info about these Option things?
Like... How do I know if I want to set my keyboard layout in xorg.conf, I need to put Option "XkbLayout" "en,th" in to it?

Last edited by xcession (2008-07-14 12:57:33)

ptcek

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From: Prague

Registered: 2008-07-11

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Re: [SOLVED] KB Layout switching key not working after reboot

I'm glad it works now but i must say i don't know answer to your question. Only thing i can say is that i learned from xorg.conf examples on the web... Anyway, mark this topic as solved to clear it a bit. :-)

xcession

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From: Udon Thani, Thailand

Registered: 2008-05-07

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Re: [SOLVED] KB Layout switching key not working after reboot

Thanks anyway ptcek... this help me a lot..

Hohoho

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Registered: 2007-06-23

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Re: [SOLVED] KB Layout switching key not working after reboot

I solved this by adding setxkbmap to my additional startup programs in Sessions Preferences.