Bug 15772 - Switching keyboard layout with Alt+Space (mac style)
Summary: Switching keyboard layout with Alt+Space (mac style)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: xkeyboard-config
Classification: Unclassified
Component: General (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: medium enhancement
Assignee: xkb
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Keywords: NEEDINFO
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Reported: 2008-04-30 12:00 UTC by Sergey Kuleshov
Modified: 2008-11-22 13:13 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Attachments
patch (1.79 KB, patch)
2008-04-30 12:01 UTC, Sergey Kuleshov 		Details | Splinter Review
patch (2.06 KB, patch)
2008-04-30 12:46 UTC, Sergey Kuleshov 		Details | Splinter Review
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Description Sergey Kuleshov 2008-04-30 12:00:13 UTC 
This patch allows switching keyboard layouts with alt+space.
Comment 1 Sergey Kuleshov 2008-04-30 12:01:18 UTC 
Created attachment 16265 [details] [review]
patch
Comment 2 Sergey Kuleshov 2008-04-30 12:46:52 UTC 
Created attachment 16266 [details] [review]
patch
Comment 3 Sergey V. Udaltsov 2008-04-30 13:59:40 UTC 
In your definition, Shift+LAlt changes the current group to the previous one. Why?
Comment 4 Chusslove Illich 2008-05-20 10:55:45 UTC 
Any progress on this one? I too would like to have Alt+Space available for layout switching. (I would have requested it earlier myself, but for whatever reason took for granted that only modifer-only shortcuts are admissible.)
Comment 5 Sergey V. Udaltsov 2008-05-27 15:14:26 UTC 
Once Sergey answers my question - I will most probably commit that code.
Comment 6 Chusslove Illich 2008-11-21 15:58:31 UTC 
(Time passes...)

It seems to me that the intent with the patch was to have both forward (Alt+Space) and backward (Shift+LAlt) rotation, in case of more than two layouts.

But this is not so usual for layout switching option, and nowhere else mentioned (e.g. in description), so I suggest backrotation by Shift+LAlt be dropped, only the Alt+Space part committed.

And if Sergey really wants backrotation, then it can be discussed as another switching option, with proper description and all.
Comment 7 Sergey V. Udaltsov 2008-11-22 13:13:51 UTC 
Committed without Shift+LAlt part. Thanks for the patch!

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