[SOLVED] Keyboard combination for switching language input

[martienne]

Switching between different keyboards can be necessary if you are typing in multiple languages.
In Windows I have set it up so I simply press Ctrl + Shift to rotate around the input languages.
This is because of additional or different characters.
Can this be achieved in Mint?

[tolkien]

You can probably configure this graphically, at least I did in MATE.
But anyway, you can also type this into the terminal:
setxkbmap -layout us,jp -option grp:switch,grp:ctrl_shift_toggle

just replace "jp" with your country acronym/abbreviation.

[martienne]

You can probably configure this graphically, at least I did in MATE.
But anyway, you can also type this into the terminal:
setxkbmap -layout us,jp -option grp:switch,grp:ctrl_shift_toggle

just replace "jp" with your country acronym/abbreviation.

I did:

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sudo setxkbmap -layout uk,sv,ru -option grp:switch,grp:ctrl_shift_toggle
[sudo] password for hanna: 
Error loading new keyboard description

any ideas?

[tolkien]

What does "sv" stand for?

[martienne]

Swedish

[tolkien]

Try "se" then.

[martienne]

Yeah I did but it doesn't work. Besides, I really think it's sv - it's the ISO standard for Swedish.

[tolkien]

Hmm... I have tried "se" myself, and it is working. But you are right, it does show "sv" in the notification bar.

EDIT:
Perhaps this guide can help you:
http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2013/11/h ... -mate.html

[martienne]

Thanks for checking! But no joy for me. Here is cut and paste from what failed.

hanna@ATHENA ~ $ sudo setxkbmap -layout uk,se,ru -option grp:switch,grp:ctrl_shift_toggle
[sudo] password for hanna:
Error loading new keyboard description

Am I being stupid.... or are our machines working differently for some reason?
Could it be different for MATE?

[tolkien]

Because you need to use "gb", not "uk". Also, see the link I pasted above.

[martienne]

Edit: I AM being stupid for sure!
There was a really nice menu for it in Cinammon so no need for any commands!
In fact, the selection of shortcuts is better than Windows, although I prefer to stick with the one that I am used to.

Då säger jag: Спасибо всем!

[tolkien]

You are welcome, have fun using Linux.
: )