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Ondra Žižka
Asked: 2017-05-07 18:44:26 +0800 CST

Ubuntu 17.04 - how to set Alt+Shift as keyboard layout switch?

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I've upgraded Ubuntu 16.04 with Gnome Flashback to 16.10 and then to 17.04.

After that, switching keyboard layout was set to Alt+Shift, but didn't work. What works is the default Super + Space.

When I want to change in the new UI for keyboard shortcuts, I can't - it doesn't register this shortcut. It seems the shortcuts need to contain some character.

I have tried this solution but it doesn't work either. As a stopgap I am using ['<Shift><Alt>X'].

PS: I wonder why do things that work need to be constantly changed. Does every new version need a new way of configuring the system? And why Alt+Shift, which worked on every system I have ever seen since Windows 3.11 in 90's, need to change now? ...

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1 Answers

  1. Start Gnome Tweak tool

    Typing -> Switching to another layout -> Alt+Shift (or CapsLock, ...)

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