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#1 2010-01-11 13:40:37
- Mad Fish
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- Registered: 2009-09-22
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Switching keyboard layouts
I'm trying to switch from GNOME to Awesome, and I can't find an easy way to switch keyboard layouts. It would be nice if I can cycle through layouts with some key (e.g., Caps Lock).
Any suggestions?
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#2 2010-01-11 13:59:24
- nblock
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- Registered: 2008-08-06
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Re: Switching keyboard layouts
i use this to switch between qwertz and neo:
setxkbmap -layout de,de -variant neo,basic -option -option grp:sclk_toggle -option grp_led:scrollyou can use the 'scroll' key (pos1) to change between those two layouts. I got this tip from neo-layout.org
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#3 2010-01-11 21:51:02
- fluffylime
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- From: Russia, Moscow
- Registered: 2009-04-03
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Re: Switching keyboard layouts
The deficiency (at least for me) of this method is that it can't switch layout in per-window basis. I've tried to use xxkb for this, but with no luck - for some strange reason it doesn't work correctly in awesome.
Since now I'm using awesome in conjuction with KDE, kxkb manages layout switching for me.
Sorry for little offtopic...
English is not my native language, sorry.
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