Cannot change keyboard layout while on wayland session.

[Cristiandis]

Distribution

Linux Mint 22

Package version

6.2.0

Graphics hardware in use

Intel Corporation GeminiLake [UHD Graphics 600]

Frequency

Always

Bug description

Missing keyboard layout option while on wayland session.

Steps to reproduce

Open settings and go to keyboard.

Expected behavior

There should be a third button that open a menu where you can change the keyboard layout but its missing in wayland session.

Additional information

No response

[Leniwcowaty]

Can confirm, Linux Mint 21.3, no Keyboard Layout in Wayland and defaults to English, issue not present on X11

[stvoidit]

I will subscribe to this question. So far, this problem is the only one for which I cannot fully use the Wayland session and test whenever possible.

[1vanK]

So far, this problem is the only one for which I cannot fully use the Wayland session and test whenever possible.

I also think this should be a higher priority.

[RossBrunton]

Dvorak user (btw) here. This is a blocker for me as well. I want to use Wayland (my GPU I think doesn't play nicely with X), but can't because of this.

[WhenGryphonsFly]

I regularly use the compose key (bound to scroll lock). I also have a custom XKB layout that classifies minus/underscore as alphabetic so that it is affected by caps lock. My understanding is that Wayland uses (or at least can use) XKB for keyboard layouts. Therefore, it is very annoying that even when an XKB layout (or compose key position) is manually set via dconf, the layout is not respected.

While I could struggle through the lack of underscore in caps lock, the lack of a compose key is a blocker for me. I believe I could also deal with the lack of ctrl+click (see issue 1), making this the sole blocker for me switching to Wayland for full-time testing.

I see that in #16 (before it was closed as a duplicate) that there is no timeline for work on this issue. I would be willing to work on this issue myself, but unfortunately I have too many other obligations to devote time to learning Cinnamon's codebase. Therefore, all I can ask is that the priority of this issue be reevaluated.

[ultraph]

will wait 4 this issue resolution.

[Bundy01]

Hi,

I would add that my AZERTY keyboard is QWERTY on some apps (Firefox, settings... No problem with Brave-browser,KeepassXC...).

For my root password, I use an @ that turns into <ffffff>. So I can't administer the PC with Wayland, even if I copy the password :(

Regards.

[Cristiandis]

Still not addressed in 6.2 with mint 22

[mruncreative]

This was the first thing I noticed negatively starting a Wayland session on Mint 22. Everything looked all right in Cinnamon until I started typing.

[ZeroOVi]

Yeah, i cant change keyboard layout too (spanish keyboard)

[testsieger73]

Can this be pushed as it makes Wayland useless for international users

[mtwebster]

Wayland support in Cinnamon is entirely experimental. You use it at your own risk. We definitely don't recommend it as a daily driver.

This issue tracker is a way for those who are interested in testing it can provide feedback. It is not necessarily going to inform any decisions we make regarding our development priorities.

[Weranders]

While I find this understandable, not having support for other keyboard layouts than the english one drastically limits the pool of early adopters and testers.

I just started using Wayland, fully aware that is is experimental and with helping in testing in the back of my head. Everything was fine, even better than x11 since I was finally able to configure my screen setup how I liked it which always failed before.

Until I started typing something. I will have to revert now until this issue is fixed.