Bug 13341

Summary:	Keyboard layout switcher in gnome
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Denis Yeldandi <del>
Component:	[OLD] GNOME	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team <gnome>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	1.4_rc2
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Denis Yeldandi 2003-01-05 23:25:09 UTC

I added gkb applet to a gnome panel, added Russian to the list. When I switch a
layout indicator changes, but I still type in English.

Comment 1 foser (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-01-14 10:20:17 UTC

Well, if i switch to one of the four (didnt test them all) russian maps i get
cyrillic chars (i suppose), but not with all of em. I just don't know much about
locales,keymaps,etc. so you're pretty much on your own here. I can only say that
it seems to work for me.

Comment 2 Markus Bertheau (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-01-14 12:14:59 UTC

Hold down AltGr, that gives you russian characters. Or use the plain russian
map, that gives you russian characters for free. Better yet, configure XFree to
switch keyboard layouts with altgr or both shift keys. 

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver    "keyboard"
    Option    "CoreKeyboard"
    Option    "XkbRules"   "xfree86"
    Option    "XkbModel"    "pc101"
    Option    "XkbLayout"   "ru"
    Option    "XkbOptions"  "grp:shift_toggle"
EndSection

shift_toggle, toggling register with two shifts. If you insert line
XkbOptions "grp:toggle", than Right Alt will toggle register, if
you insert XkbOptions "grp:caps_toggle", register will be togled by CapsLock. 

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