GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 691862
Missing some keyboard switching option
Last modified: 2021-06-09 16:05:54 UTC
In gnome 3.4.x I can switch keyboard layout this way: Caps Lock (to first layout), Shift+Caps Lock (to last layout). But in gnome 3.6.2 this option is missing. gnome-tweak-tool and dconf don't have this option too. I'm using setxkbmap as a temporary solution, but I need to switch off keyboard switcher and all gnome's keyboard setting. This setting will be back in the future?
(In reply to comment #0) > In gnome 3.4.x I can switch keyboard layout this way: > Caps Lock (to first layout), Shift+Caps Lock (to last layout). > But in gnome 3.6.2 this option is missing. > gnome-tweak-tool and dconf don't have this option too. > I'm using setxkbmap as a temporary solution, but I need to switch off keyboard > switcher and all gnome's keyboard setting. > This setting will be back in the future? Maybe. Must think about it.
I don't want to sound rude, but there really isn't much to think about here. This is an option that many people use. And it is really painfull, that along with useful improvements gnome keeps losing useful features. It's an option for power users, that want to be in control of what layout is currently used without checking the indicator. I personally use this when I constantly switch between cyrillic and latin text, so far I've had to stumble my way through typing every time layout fails to change or changes to a wrong layout. It might not be noticable with 2 layout, but with 3 or more, out of which 2 are most often used, this option was a killer featured, compared with other OSes. And besides, come on, it's been standart for setxkcb for ages. Why remove it?
(In reply to comment #2) > I don't want to sound rude, but there really isn't much to think about here. > This is an option that many people use. And it is really painfull, that along > with useful improvements gnome keeps losing useful features. It's an option for > power users, that want to be in control of what layout is currently used > without checking the indicator. I personally use this when I constantly switch > between cyrillic and latin text, so far I've had to stumble my way through > typing every time layout fails to change or changes to a wrong layout. It might > not be noticable with 2 layout, but with 3 or more, out of which 2 are most > often used, this option was a killer featured, compared with other OSes. > And besides, come on, it's been standart for setxkcb for ages. Why remove it? +5
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