Changing Keyboard layout in Gnome

[Linux for blind general discussion]

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 07:03:17PM +0200, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Appologies,

no need to.

> I see you can set the keymap with *set-x11-keymap, however, it takes
> dvorak-l as invalid, which is really odd, since that is the keymap on my
> console.*
>

you need to provide layout, model and variant eg:
$ localectl set-x11-keymap us pc105 dvorak-l

> On 8/13/21 4:39 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 03:54:11PM +0000, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > >
> > > I tried to install vanilla arch again, and was successful, but for some
> > > reason Mate didn't want to install. I am now making do with Gnome, not my
> > > favourite desktop, but anyway.
> > can you tell me how you tried to install mate. and what the error was?
> >
> > > I am one-handed, and have taught myself Left-Handed Dvorak. I need to change
> > > the layout in Gnome, otherwise I am as slow as can be. If anyone knows how
> > > to do this either in the GUI using orca, or even better, which config file I
> > > can go edit to do this, I would be really grateful.
> > hello Brandt. you can change keyboard layout with localectl[1] command.
> >
> > [1]: https://man.archlinux.org/man/localectl.1
> >
> > > Warm regards from a cold Johannesburg,
> > >
> > > Brandt Steenkamp
> > >
> > > Sent from my Arch powered ice heater!
> > --
> > Sincerely, Alexander
> >

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Sincerely, Alexander