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Can't change keyboard layout in Xfce

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From: 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> envs.net>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 48549-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48549: Can't change keyboard layout in Xfce
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2023 08:38:53 +0800

Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> envs.net> writes:
>
>> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> In a VM image such as the one we offer for download here:
>>> https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-vm-image-1.3.0.x86_64-linux.qcow2
>>> or manually built with
>>>
>>> $ guix system image --image-size=20G -t qcow2 gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl
>>>
>>> it is not possible to switch the keyboard layout (it sticks to the
>>> default English US one) via the provided GUI (xfce4-keyboard-settings).
>>
>>
>> Hello, i find that select the layout won't make it active, but you have
>> to move it to the top row.  Closing now, as it does works..
>
> And is this is how it is intended to behave (the same on other GNU/Linux
> distributions, say?).
>
> Thanks for trying it out!

Yes, it also behave the same on ArchLinux, the "Keyboard Layouts" panel
plugin is more easier to use..

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