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Alejandro Vera
Asked: 2017-10-11 05:13:55 +0800 CST

How to change the "Alternative switch to next source"

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I have been using Ubuntu 17.10 for a while and is working great. But today after the update, I have a new shortcut, Alt+Shift, as an alternative Switch to the next input source. Alt+Shift is a common modifier in Intellij so a lot of shortcuts doesn't work any more.

I tried to change the shortcut but it is not listed in the shortcuts window.

Is there a file where I can change it (the alternative)?

Here is the screenshot of the option

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4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Finally I found the option. I had to install Tweaks and go to

    Keyboard and mouse > Additional layout options > switching to another layout

    The strange thing is that there is that the default shortcut super+space was not selected in that window, only the alternative shortcut.

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  2. In my answer I assume that you use Gnome 3.x.

    You can use Tweaks, but you can also write the value directly, for example, changing from Alt+Shift to Ctrl+Shift can be done by the following command in terminal:

    dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options ['grp:ctrl_shift_toggle','grp_led:scroll']
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  3. To disable the option of alternative switch to the next source type in terminal:

    xkbopts="/org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options"
dconf read $xkbopts
dconf write $xkbopts "['']"

    This worked for me. No reboot is necessary.

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  4. For Ubuntu 18.04: Alternative switch to next source Can Changed or Disabled only with "Tweak Tool":

    $ sudo add-apt-repository universe
$ sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
$ gnome-tweaks

    and then Keyboard & Mouse > Additional Layout Options > Switching to another layout

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