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by archiebald
Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:16 am
Forum: General Help
Topic: How to add layouts to keyboard preferences in LXDE?
Replies: 5
Views: 25383

Re: How to add layouts to keyboard preferences in LXDE?

Try this, but it's only temporary, until next reboot: setxkbmap -option grp:switch,grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll us,ar This is from ArchWiki, about Xorg input hotplugging and it's permanent solution, if you boot your desktop from login managers: Copy the file (10-keymap.fdi): /usr/share/hal/fd...
by archiebald
Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:33 pm
Forum: General Help
Topic: How to add layouts to keyboard preferences in LXDE?
Replies: 5
Views: 25383

Re: How to add layouts to keyboard preferences in LXDE?

As far as I know, there is no such utility currently available, you need to manually edit your keyboard layout. But there is keyboard indicator for LXPanel. Right click on LXPanel-> Add/Remove Panel Items -> Panel Applets -> Add -> Keyboard Layout Switcher . It is somewhat similar to Xfce's panel in...
by archiebald
Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:02 am
Forum: General Help
Topic: Language of lxpanel/lxappearance/pcmanfm
Replies: 5
Views: 5426

Re: Language of lxpanel/lxappearance/pcmanfm

Try adding this to your ~/.xinitrc

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export LC_ALL=de_DE.utf8
export LANGUAGE=de_DE.utf8
export LANG=de_DE.utf8
But I'm using Arch Linux, and don't know if this will work in Gentoo.
by archiebald
Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:14 pm
Forum: General Help
Topic: How to set up permanent default keyboard layout in LXPanel?
Replies: 1
Views: 3800

Re: How to set up permanent default keyboard layout in LXPanel?

Now I see how LXDE manages keyboard layout. If I start LXDE with SLiM login manager (propably also works with KDM,GDM,Quingy), than I see country flag acording with my keyboard layout. If I startx from console, than, LXPanel shows USA flag, but keyboard layout stays the same, which is defined in 10-...
by archiebald
Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:43 am
Forum: General Help
Topic: How to set up permanent default keyboard layout in LXPanel?
Replies: 1
Views: 3800

How to set up permanent default keyboard layout in LXPanel?

Every time I reboot or logout from LXDE, I get "us" default layout keyboard and USA flag instead of mine, and I put my keyboard layout in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi. I have mine letters, but to see my country flag coresponding to keyboard layout, I have to remove Keyboard Layout Swi...