#keyboard-layout

Yes, I switched to i3 window manager and the first problem I faced was that, the i3wm assumes the keyboard layout to be qwerty (keys are positional, say mnemonics).

To fix this issue, temporarily switch to qwerty and rerun the i3-config-wizard (if you get an error then delete your existing config file).

TL;DR: Shift + Right-Alt + Backslash

So, I bought a Surface Book in America because they’re available and cheap. But I live in the UK so I changed the keyboard settings to English-UK.

It means that the keys don’t exactly map to what’s written on them. The most obvious examples are that Shift-2 gives me double quote (”) rather than the @ symbol that’s written on the key.

I’d managed to get on ok with the various swap-arounds - until I tried to type pipe, aka “vertical bar” -> |.

It was written on the keyboard just above the enter key.

But if I hit that key it gives me backslash. Shift + that key gives me squiggly / tilde (~).

Eventually I found it. It’s Shift + Right-Alt + That-key.

Resolved: Changing TTY keyboard layout on a server? #computers #programming #solution

Changing TTY keyboard layout on a server?

I use 12.04 Server in command line mode (no X installed), and I would like to change the keyboard layout. How can I do this?

Answer [by PetterF]: Changing TTY keyboard layout on a server?

Please try the following command:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-data

If it says you don’t have the package, then install console-data with:

sudo apt-get install…

How to: Is there an OpenVMS EDT keypad plugin for gedit? #dev #it #fix

Is there an OpenVMS EDT keypad plugin for gedit?

Is there a OpenVMS EDT keypad (layout) plugin for gedit?

Answer [by RedGrittyBrick]: Is there an OpenVMS EDT keypad plugin for gedit?

There are none listed at the Gnome Gedit plugin page but that page does have a list of “Requested plugins” – maybe you can get your idea listed there?

I know very little about Gedit and GTK but it appearsGedit…

How to: How can I remap windows and alt keys in OS X? #fix #development #dev

How can I remap windows and alt keys in OS X?

I sometimes hook up my macbook to a windows keyboard. The annoying thing is that on windows keyboards the modifier keys at the lower left are layout as

ctrl - windows - alt

while apple keyboards use

ctrl - alt - apple

The windows key functions as the apple key, the problem is that they are located at a different location, and my muscle memory is so…

Solution: Problem removing US keyboard layout from input languages #computers #development #dev

Problem removing US keyboard layout from input languages

I’m working on English (UK) version of Windows 7, my second input language is Russian. Since installation of Windows I have removed US keyboard layout and set LEFT ALT+SHIFT as input switcher.

Everything was fine until now. Recently I noticed that my switch combination does not always work. I opened language select bar and found there…

Fixed: How to switch the KeyboardLayout for all Application at once #dev #development #solution

How to switch the KeyboardLayout for all Application at once

I’m using Kubuntu at work for quite a while now and been using multiple keyboard layouts , German, English, Romanian. When I switch the layout on Kubuntu it changes globaly.

Is there an option for that on Windows 7 ? currently the layout changes in a per-application way, which might be considered a feature, but I would like it to be…

Fixed: How do I remove automatically added keyboard layouts? #it #programming #answer

How do I remove automatically added keyboard layouts?

I have a Spanish keyboard on my notebook, but I use it mostly for English and Chinese writing.

This is how I configured the languages:

However, Windows added some layouts on its own (probably when connecting via Remote Desktop to computers with different languages/layouts):

Those layouts are all part of the AltShift cycle, which is…