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Bug 737647 - The default input source should be configurable
The default input source should be configurable
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: Other Preferences
3.13.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Control-Center Maintainers
Control-Center Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-09-30 08:00 UTC by Mike FABIAN
Modified: 2015-05-13 11:05 UTC
See Also:
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Description Mike FABIAN 2014-09-30 08:00:02 UTC 
See also: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1147839

Gnome 3.13.92 in Fedora 21 Alpha does not remember the input source last
used anymore.

That might be a good thing because remembering the last input source
was confusing (at least for some users), especially when different
input sources for different windows were used, then the input source
of the window which had focus when logging out was remembered.

Now, Gnome uses the first usable input source in the list, which 
might be better and easier to understand.

But in that case it would be useful if the user could easily
choose which input source should be at the top.

Currently one can only remove all input sources and add them back
in the desired order which is not only inconvenient but also not
obvious.

Rui Matos wrote:

<rtcm> mfabian: yeah, we'll change the g-c-c panel this cycle and I'll bring
       that issue up

So this bug is just a reminder that this problem is not forgotten.
Comment 1 Jens Petersen 2014-09-30 08:23:27 UTC 
It might be good to have "Up" and "Down" buttons on the Input Sources selection page
to adjust the order/priority of layouts and input methods, but I agree at least
the default Input Source should be configurable.
Comment 2 Rui Matos 2014-09-30 11:38:44 UTC 
Yes, we should consider this for the re-design[1].

[1] https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/RegionAndLanguage
Comment 3 Mike FABIAN 2014-10-02 10:41:27 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)
> Yes, we should consider this for the re-design[1].
> 
> [1] https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/RegionAndLanguage

Good! By the way, in the mockup for the dialog to add input methods:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/system-settings/region-and-language/panel.png

I miss the gear-wheel images behind the input source which are engines
(like the gear-wheels shown there in f20 and f21).
It is useful to see whether something is an engine or a plain keyboard
layout, so I think this indicator should not be removed.
Comment 4 Mike FABIAN 2015-05-13 11:05:42 UTC 
(In reply to Jens Petersen from comment #1)
> It might be good to have "Up" and "Down" buttons on the Input Sources
> selection page
> to adjust the order/priority of layouts and input methods, but I agree at
> least
> the default Input Source should be configurable.

There are “Up” and “Down” buttons on the input sources selection
page now in 

[mfabian@Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-2 ~]$ rpm -q control-center
control-center-3.16.1-1.fc22.x86_64
[mfabian@Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-2 ~]$ 

The gear-wheel images behind the input sources which are engines
are there as well.

(Tested on Fedora 22 TC3).

-> RESOLVED FIXED.