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Martin Hope
ulidtko
Asked: 2019-03-06 01:31:09 +0800 CST
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This has been asked countless times, so I'll try to be brief.

I have two input layouts, Ukrainian and English, and want:

  • to use Caps Lock for fast switching;
  • not have any delays imposed, I'm a fast typer;
  • not have mode errors:
    • (any number of) CapsLock sets English,
    • (any number of) ShiftCapsLock sets Ukrainian;
  • see the current layout in the standard widget.

I've already tried three (!) GUIs to configure this, the Gnome Settings, the gnome-tweak-tool, the dconf-editor/gsettings. Nothing works. Tweaks crashes randomly.

Enough homework done

I've asked this myself 4 years ago for 14.04 LTS. Since then, that UI popup appeared and all broke. I can now easily configure stateful CapsLock toggle, but even then, it goes with that irritating delay. Basically unusable at times when I need language switched 4-5 times per sentence.

This thread suggests caps:none XKB option as a bug workaround. I've tried that, both with gsettings CLI and dconf-editor, and in combinations with grp:shift_caps_switch XKB option. No dice. Something trumps those core XKB features as it seems.

This thread offers caps:menu XKB option as a hack to be able to bind CapsLock in Gnome Settings → Devices → Keyboard. It kinda works, but A) it gives cyclic/stateful switching; B) I have to wait a decent timeout on every switch.

This thread asks exactly what I need, yet it's unanswered and even worse: closed as duplicate of two other questions (???) none of which are the same, and none of which give me a working solution. What's wrong with you guys?

There's another exact match — alas, unanswered as well!

Wanted: clean solution

gnome keyboard-layout accessibility input-language 18.04
Martin Hope
Hayate
Asked: 2018-04-30 00:45:28 +0800 CST
  • 136

Can I use Ctrl+Shift for changing languages? I can't set this hotkey for changing keyboard languages.

At this moment Alt+Shift switch languages, but I can't see this hotkey in keyboard hotkeys list or in 

gsettings list-recursively  org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings | sort | more

output.

input-language key-binding 18.04
Martin Hope
Madhav Nikam
Asked: 2015-06-07 09:46:46 +0800 CST
  • 11

In Windows we have Microsoft Indic Tool and Google Input Tool for typing. In Ubuntu we can use Google input tool in browsers only. Does Ubuntu have any Ubuntu Indic or Input Tool for typing?

If yes, how can I install it?

Notes
I know Linux has many input methods and keyboard layout for various ways of typing.

Here I am asking about the names of software which is helpful for typing and prompts the user with appropriate or dictionary words.

What's wrong with general keyboard?

Answer: There's nothing wrong with it but Input Tools are awesome and very helpful.

Here are some links for clarification:

I've already read the following posts:

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