GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 699541
Caps Lock Cannot Be Set as Shortcut to Change Layouts
Last modified: 2013-07-10 11:24:00 UTC
Many people don't use the caps lock button, and use it to switch layouts. The keyboard shortcut editor does not allow assigning shortcuts to Caps Lock.
It doesn't through the regular means but it does allow it: http://blogs.gnome.org/mclasen/files/2013/01/modifiers.png .
That is very confusing for the user. Is there a way it can be simplified?
I have changed this to Caps-Lock but my layout does not change. My layout only appears to actually change when using "Switch to next input source" and something different than Caps Lock. This behaviour is highly confusing. First it is very counter-intuitive. Then, and most importantly, it just doesn't appear to work.
Which versions of * gnome-shell * mutter * gnome-settings-daemon * gnome-control-center do you have? Also, after setting that option to Caps Lock what's the output of $ setxkbmap -query ?
Unfortunately I have downgraded to 3.6 but I can tell you that the versions were at least at the time of me posting above, even though it is possible i had some other combinations, too. gnome-shell_3.8.3-1ubuntu2.1~raring1 mutter_3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring1 gnome-settings-daemon_3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring2 gnome-control-center_3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring2 i cannot give you the corresponding setxkbmap results Right now i use 3.6 (official raring ubuntu) and Caps works, but the indicator doesn't follow. Sorry I cannot be of more help If some version DOES work, however, on one setup, I strongly encourage you to please give the versions of the corresponding packages and the configuration that you have used to make it work because people with this problem will be coming back to this thread, only to find out combinations that do not work.
Everything >= 3.8.3 should work.