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lxqt / lxqt-config

Tools to configure LXQt and the underlying operating system
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Shortcut for switching to specific keyboard layout(s) #447

Open tsujan opened 5 years ago

tsujan commented 5 years ago

When there are multiple layouts, it'll be useful if shortcuts can also be added for switching to each one, especially when languages are (going to be) mixed in one and the same document.

tsujan commented 5 years ago

lxqt-config may not be able to do it; perhaps, it's related to lxqt-globalkeys, or the former should change the config of the latter, or something else is needed. All is all, it isn't as simple as it appears.

johnvranos commented 5 years ago

Hi, I am test-using LXQT, with Manjaro Linux.

lxqt-config appears to provide the ability of changing keyboard layout with a keyboard shortcut.

tsujan commented 5 years ago

lxqt-config appears to provide the ability of changing keyboard layout with a keyboard shortcut.

Yes, of course (I use Ctrl+Menu-key). But, for example, if you have French, German, Spanish and English layouts, you might want to switch to each one with a specific shortcut and without cycling.

Please tell me if I'm missing something here.

tsujan commented 5 years ago

I labeled this with "enhancement" but there is a problem too:

Unless I'm missing something — in which case, it should be very hidden — there isn't even a menu to choose an added layout from. A left-click cycles through layouts and a right-click shows the settings menu.

johnvranos commented 5 years ago

Yes, you are right.

I am not one of the project developers, I just browsed the bug reports.

tsujan commented 5 years ago

The menu problem can be fixed easily, I guess, by adding an option to the widget settings for middle-clicking: a left-click could show the menu and a middle-click could change the layout.