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wrong keyboard layout

Posted: 30. Apr 2014, 11:24
by jpg153
Hi, system language should be set to German - where can I look up?

However, on startup the keyboard symbol on the xfce bar shows always EN(US) and I cannot make it change.

If I look into settings, the keyboard is set to German...

How to get it right?

It probably has to do with ibus settings, as this does not work properly...

Thanks

Re: wrong keyboard layout

Posted: 30. Apr 2014, 14:45
by djemos
jpg153 wrote:Hi, system language should be set to German - where can I look up?

However, on startup the keyboard symbol on the xfce bar shows always EN(US) and I cannot make it change.

If I look into settings, the keyboard is set to German...

How to get it right?

It probably has to do with ibus settings, as this does not work properly...

Thanks
open a terminal and type

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sudo /usr/sbin/gtklocalesetup
and choose german language
also can type

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sudo /usr/sbin/gtkkeyboardsetup
to set the keyboard

Re: wrong keyboard layout

Posted: 30. Apr 2014, 15:16
by jpg153
Hi Djemos,

the latter one (gtkkeyboardsetup) is something I have never seen before. :?

Dont know where it is hidden in the menu... :?:

Thanks!

Re: wrong keyboard layout

Posted: 30. Apr 2014, 17:51
by djemos
both are under system->language
system->keyboard

Re: wrong keyboard layout

Posted: 2. May 2014, 08:51
by jpg153
Djemos,

you are right, but it didnot work here until I deactivated iBus.
To whatever reason iBus was not working properly. Maybe its because I use an ancient keyboard?
(pre Windows keyboard - Kyocera EP-900/GR, no USB, no PS/2...DIN to PS/2 adapter - I know its old and oldfashioned, but solid)

Re: wrong keyboard layout

Posted: 2. May 2014, 10:45
by mimosa
Ibus has some problems, and we are looking into alternatives for CJK input. That's what it's really meant for - were you trying to use it to get your German keyboard? Assuming not, what's your setup with CJK, and how have you found its performance in 14.1?

Re: wrong keyboard layout

Posted: 4. May 2014, 16:10
by jpg153
Hi Mimosa,

my setup was just German DEde for system language and DE qwertz-latin1 for the keyboard.

Ibus proposed to change to English (US) keyboard but not back. After I switched off ibus all runs fine.
I usually don't need any other keyboard layout than German.