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Can't change keyboard layout in Xfce

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> envs.net>
Cc: 48549-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48549: Can't change keyboard layout in Xfce
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 21:16:24 -0400

Hi,

宋文武 <iyzsong <at> envs.net> writes:

> 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..

I see, thanks for confirming.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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