I use English normally, but on occasion I use German and Spanish. I have all 3 languages installed but the language flag does not appear in the panel. I have Mint 18.3 Cinnamon. Previously in 18.1 the flag always appeared in the panel.
I don't see an applet to add for language flag, only a keyboard layout which I tried but it never stayed on the panel and was useless.
What am I missing?
[SOLVED]Language flag in panel missing
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[SOLVED]Language flag in panel missing
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Re: Language flag in panel missing
The language flag belongs to the keyboard layouts, not the languages. Note, that the name for the applet is keyboard. It does only appear visible, if you have added more than 1 keyboard layout, to be done in the keyboard settings. Now you can switch with the applet the layout.
Note, that you cannot switch languages on the fly. A change of the language - only doable via language settings - needs to log out and back in into your user account.
Note, that you cannot switch languages on the fly. A change of the language - only doable via language settings - needs to log out and back in into your user account.
Re: Language flag in panel missing
Thanks Cosmo,
I did have the applet for Keyboard installed for the panel.
What I forgot was in Keyboard 'layouts' to add the other languages to English. When I did so the flags appeared.
I did have the applet for Keyboard installed for the panel.
What I forgot was in Keyboard 'layouts' to add the other languages to English. When I did so the flags appeared.