Mac-like keyboard layout switching in Fedora 16

I have a Mac in the office and PC in home.

Is there a way to tweak Fedora 16 with Gnome3 to use Mac-like keyboard switch shortcur? (Left win + Space)

skayred

Posted 2012-03-02T13:12:54.673

Reputation: 103

Answers

The closest preconfigured one in Gnome 3 is Alt+Space.

Go to System Settings > Keyboard Layout > Layouts > Options ....

Expand the Key(s) to change layout menu and click the checkbox on the shortcut sequence you like the best.

Adam Prax

Posted 2012-03-02T13:12:54.673

Reputation: 921

And can I change some configuration manually or add some custom hotkey? – skayred – 2012-03-04T09:50:39.440

Sadly, there isn't an easy way to add a custom key sequence to Gnome 3 for changing the keyboard layout. You could write your own shell script that interfaces with 'setxkbmap' to change the keyboard layout, though this would take a lot more effort. – Adam Prax – 2012-03-04T10:02:21.770

Ok, can you provide some links to read about it? – skayred – 2012-03-04T10:12:57.773

See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14172068/slow-keyboard-layout-switching-in-gnome-3-6 ... the point is that for switching keyboard layout just with modifiers you need to use gnome-tweak-tool.

mcepl

Posted 2012-03-02T13:12:54.673

Reputation: 121