Hi folks
install Lubuntu 20.04 on Thinkpad x220 Intel(R) Core™ i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz
everything works but I had problems with switch keyboard layout (eng/ru)
built in way to choose keys to change layout (in mouse and keyboard settins) - does not work at all and as I understand developers already know about it
in all my Linux systems I use “Caps Lock to first layout; Shift+Caps Lock to last layout”
I found next solution:
setxkbmap command to turn off caps locks key
To turn off caps lock key, enter:
$ setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps
(check that capslock is NOT enabled or will be FROZEN IN ENABLE POSITION)
I was able to solve the problem without editing X confs by adding line
options=grp:shift_caps_switch (Caps Lock to first layout; Shift+Caps Lock to last layout)
to ~/.config/lxqt/session.conf in [Keyboard] section.
Other key shortcuts are found in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst
I think you have to reboot after correction in session.conf
no I could not,
1 add russian layout
2 choose desirable keys to change layouts
3 nothing works…(i steel was able change layout by clicking language icon)
ps:
now I understand that didn’t check default layout maybe it was working…
Ill modify original post thank you
Have the same troubles with fresh LTS Lubuntu 20.04.2. lxqt-config-input: any chosen element in “Keyboard Layouts → Key to change layout” doesn’t work properly (always resets to None).
I edited [Keyboard] section in ~/.config/lxqt/session.conf manually (options param was added):
[Keyboard]
layout="us,ru"
model=pc105
# was added
options=grp:lalt_lshift_toggle
variant=","
Hi all! I have the same problem on a fresh installation. I’ve added two layouts, Finnish and Russian, and I’ve noticed that the shortcut (Win+Space) only works when switching from Russian to Finnish, but not vice versa.
I’ve tried adding more layouts, and the shortcut does not work in most of them. Russian and German are the two layouts where the shortcut works. I uninstalled fcitx, but this didn’t help. I do not want to disable the caps lock, has anyone here been able to solve their problem without switching to another distribution?