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misha
Asked: 2016-07-21 12:11:02 +0800 CST

Keyboard shortcut for switching between different keyboard layouts in Ubuntu Mate

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Is there a pre-assigned keyboard shortcut for switching between different keyboard layouts in Ubuntu Mate?

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4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    No, there is no pre-assigned shortcut.

    You can choose from many options to assign a shortcut to switch layouts from the menu:

    Keyboard Preferences > Layouts

    This menu can be found under System > Preferences > Hardware

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  2. Quick answer:

    1. Right click on language icon and select Keyboard Preferences.
    2. In Layouts tab --> click Options... .
    3. Expand Switching to another layouts.
    4. Select Alt+Shift shortcut or other options.
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  3. The pre-assigned shortcuts are SUPER + Space.

    SUPER generally means the Window key.

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    1. Open the terminal
    2. Type: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source "['<Alt>Shift_L']"
    3. Switch languages with Alt + Shift_left
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