How to add another keyboard layout
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Hello every body
this is my first try to the Trisquel linux distro
I have installed Trisquel mini and I have choosed the USA keyboard layout while installing but now I want to add another keyboard layout and change between the two layout but I could not find any option that let me do this
can any one help me please?
Thnx in advance
You can select the layout at the login screen.
First of all thanks for your reply
In the login screen I can find English onyl
I want to add the Arabic layout and change between the layouts without logout and login again
name at domain writes:
> Hello every body
Hello
> this is my first try to the Trisquel linux distro
First of all, it is GNU/Linux. Linux is just a kernel, and is useless by
itself, no matter how many distributions of it are out there.
>but now I want to add another keyboard layout and change between the
>two layout but I could not find any option that let me do this
Go to "System->Preferences->keyboard". In the new window go to the
"Layouts" tab and click the "Add" button. After you have two or more
layout you will have to choose how to switch between them. Click the
"Options" button under "Layouts" and go to "Keys(s) to change layout"
and check whatever combination you like.
On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:39:12 +0300, Ivaylo Valkov <name at domain>
wrote:
> name at domain writes:
>
>> Hello every body
>
> Hello
>
>> this is my first try to the Trisquel linux distro
>
> First of all, it is GNU/Linux. Linux is just a kernel, and is useless by
> itself, no matter how many distributions of it are out there.
>
>>but now I want to add another keyboard layout and change between the
>>two layout but I could not find any option that let me do this
>
> Go to "System->Preferences->keyboard". In the new window go to the
> "Layouts" tab and click the "Add" button. After you have two or more
> layout you will have to choose how to switch between them. Click the
> "Options" button under "Layouts" and go to "Keys(s) to change layout"
> and check whatever combination you like.
If you're using GNOME, there is an applet that can be added at the panel
bar which allows you to switch between the different keyboard layouts. Look
on the "Add to panel" menu, the one appearing on right click on the panel
bar, for it.
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Luis A. Guzmán García writes:
> If you're using GNOME, there is an applet that can be added at the panel
> bar which allows you to switch between the different keyboard layouts. Look
> on the "Add to panel" menu, the one appearing on right click on the panel
> bar, for it.
Not anymore. It is part of the system tray/gnome-settings-daemon. [1]
In older versions of GNOME it is still available as applet.
[1] http://blogs.gnome.org/sudaltsov/2009/12/27/gnome-keyboard-applet-as-good-as-gone/
On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:21:36 +0300, Ivaylo Valkov <name at domain>
wrote:
[...]
> Not anymore. It is part of the system tray/gnome-settings-daemon. [1]
> In older versions of GNOME it is still available as applet.
>
> [1]
>
http://blogs.gnome.org/sudaltsov/2009/12/27/gnome-keyboard-applet-as-good-as-gone/
Geez, i'm getting outdated ... and old :P
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http://ark.switnet.org
¡Se Libre! -- http://fsfla.org/selibre/
Thnx ivaylo: for your reply
I used this method in ubuntu before but in Trisquel I can not find the system menu and I tried to add it to my panel but no way
could you please tell me how to add this menu?
thnx in advance
name at domain writes:
> I can not find the system menu and I tried to add it to my panel but
> no way
I've made some changes on my system after installation, so that
might be the problem. I think the "System" menu should be available under
the main Trisquel/GNOME menu. I have "Menu Bar" option in "Add to Panel"
dialog that adds the "Application", "Places", "System" menus.
I do not use the mini version of Trisquel, so I do not know is there any
difference. It uses GNOME too right?
You could always access the keyboard settings by typing the application
name (terminal or ALT+F2): gnome-keyboard-properties.
It seems that the keyboard settings application is not installed in the mini version
I have typed gnome-keyboard-properties in the terminal and this is the result
sudo: gnome-keyboard-properties: command not found
Is there any way to install it?
I also tried sudo apt-get install gnome-keyboard-properties
but it gives me E: Couldn't find package gnome-keyboard-properties
name at domain writes:
> It seems that the keyboard settings application is not installed in
> the mini version
name at domain writes:
> In fact, Trisquel Mini uses LXDE as a desktop environment
That explains everything. Thanks.
According to LXDE's wiki [1] one should use the X11/Xkbmap
configuration files. It is also suggested to use fbxkb or xkb (the package
is xxkb). There is also a lxinput package that seems to provide some
keyboard related settings. Maybe you should try lxinput first. If it is
already installed maybe there is some menu option. That is all I can
say, never tried LXDE.
These are the packages:
fbxkb - X11 keyboard indicator and switcher
xxkb - Keyboard state indicator and switcher for xkb
lxinput - a program to configure keyboard and mouse settings for LXDE
I do not use the mini version of Trisquel, so I do not know is there any difference. It uses GNOME too right?
In fact, Trisquel Mini uses LXDE as a desktop environment (see http://trisquel.info/en/trisquel-40-lts-taranis-strikes).
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