====== Keyboard Layout in Xfce ===== If you haven't set the [[.keyboard_layout|keyboard layout]] system-wide, you can specify it in ''Xfce 4 Settings Manager''. ====Setting Keyboard Layout==== 1. Open ''Xfce 4 Settings Manager'' Menu => Settings => Settings Manager 2. Click on the ''Keyboard'' icon. 3. Switch to the ''Layout'' tab. 4. Untick ''Use system defaults'' 5. Click the ''Add'' button and choose the appropriate keymap from the list. 6. Select the active layout. ====Xfce Keyboard Plugin==== If you need to switch between different layouts, installing the [[http://slackbuilds.org/desktop/xfce4-xkb-plugin/|Xfce panel keyboard plugin]] might be a more convenient option. 1. Install ''xfce4-xkb-plugin'' from [[http://www.slackbuilds.org/desktop/xfce4-xkb-plugin/|SlackBuilds]] 2. Right-click on the Xfce panel and choose ''Add new items'' 3. Select ''Keyboard'' and click ''Add'' 4. The keyboard plugin should appear in your panel. Note: Also you can set your keyboard layouts manually, by: setxkbmap -option grp:switch,grp:alt_shift_toggle ====== Sources ====== * Originally written by [[wiki:user:sycamorex]] {{tag>howtos hardware keyboard settings xfce author_sycamorex}}