LXDM by default in US Keyboard, how change it ?

[Lylyrian]

I find this topic : viewtopic.php?f=8&t=36434&p=48772 but it doesn't answer the question.

When I start my computer, I have LXDM, the connection manager. In LXDM (and only on it), I have choice between keyboard but it is always by default on US keyboard. So boring to select my keyboard at all connection... After connection, when I am on my session, it is ok, my locale are in azerty. It's only on LXDM where the default US keyboard is annoying, because my password is not qwerty compatible. So, how I can change default preselected keyboard in LXDM (and only on this composant) ? If I disable the language selection menu, it is on US keyboard to, and I only can connect with TTY

[drooly]

after you login, there should be a way to change language/locale/keyboard settings "system wide" or "for all users".

[Lylyrian]

After my login, system is in french for all my user, with a french keyboard. My /etc/locale.conf is

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LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
#Si pas de français
LANGUAGE="fr_FR:en_US"
# tri par défaut
LC_COLLATE=C

And for %locale :

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LANG=fr_FR.utf8
LC_CTYPE="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_NUMERIC="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_TIME="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_COLLATE=C
LC_MONETARY="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_MESSAGES="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_PAPER="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_NAME="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_ADDRESS="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_TELEPHONE="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="fr_FR.utf8"
LC_ALL=

But no way, LXDM stay on US keyboard by default. Maybe there are an other thing to do ?

[Rex Bouwense]

Have you used the Keyboard Layout Handler settings to change your keyboard to French? Theoretically, you can change from one to the other or you can eliminate the US keyboard entirely.

[drooly]

But no way, LXDM stay on US keyboard by default. Maybe there are an other thing to do ?

hmm.
maybe lxdm requires its own locale configuration?
have you tried editing the appropriate config files?

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/cos ... xdm.1.html

[Lylyrian]

I tried all and noting work, I just forgot to say I resolve it (sort of) by installing another connection manager (LightDM). It work better

[zorba395]

Ok Lylyrian, thanks for the update.

I havn't give-up yet...

If I find a solution I'll post it here.

Bye,

[zorba395]

@ Lylyrian,

I also tried everything and nothing worked.

I also posted a new tread on this forum and didn't receive a single answer!

So I finally took the same decision as you: forget about LXDM and install LightDM only to use the greeter, once I'm login, I use Enlightenment DE and very happy with it.

However, I'm facing the same issue: cannot get the "be" keyboard layout for the greeter login screen!
Using setxkbmap in lightdm.conf doesn't work!

Thanks for your help,
M.T.

[drooly]

Using setxkbmap in lightdm.conf doesn't work!

Lightdm is not the same as LXDM!
in case you need a solution for lightdm: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Li ... _displayed

general configuration for LXDM: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXDM#Configuration

[Alexander256]

think that I've made a concept to re-design the LXmenu... If someone could ever create something like this, I would personally be very grateful