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#1 2017-07-07 05:34:21

isaac.dvory
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Keyboard Layout/extra languages

I've got the following setup:
VPS server, using Debian 8 with xfce4.
I'm using tightvnc to connect to 5 different desktops (displays) with different users.

I require a German, French & English keyboard but I can't understand how to add them...
English works fine , its the default, what do I do with the rest?

Here is a screenshot of the VNC https://s16.postimg.org/ooha1jrad/Capturevnc.png
Screenshot of "Keyboard Layout" plugin: https://s15.postimg.org/e0ebdhd3f/de-vnc.png (notice everything is disabled).


I have no idea what else to do... how can I write in German / French?

Last edited by isaac.dvory (2017-07-07 05:34:33)

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#2 2017-07-07 06:55:34

ozjd
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Re: Keyboard Layout/extra languages

Have you installed the locale packages for those languages?

You will probably need to check with Debian what the actual packages are.

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#3 2017-07-07 07:24:46

isaac.dvory
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Re: Keyboard Layout/extra languages

Yes, I have installed locales-all, I selected german an french in  dpkg-reconfigure locales

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#4 2017-07-07 10:50:34

Jerry3904
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Re: Keyboard Layout/extra languages

Have you added them to the keyboard? 

  • Click Start Menu > Settings > All Settings > Keyboard, Layout tab.

  • Uncheck Use system defaults, then click on the +Add button at the bottom

  • Select one at a time the keyboard(s) you want available.

To switch we use a nice keyboard switcher that fits in the Notification Area, but Xfce has its own panel plugin "Keyboard Layouts."


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#5 2017-07-07 11:11:25

isaac.dvory
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Re: Keyboard Layout/extra languages

Unfortunately the "Add" option is disabled:

https://s2.postimg.org/nk4f3peyh/keyboard-vnc.png

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#6 2017-07-07 12:00:03

isaac.dvory
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Re: Keyboard Layout/extra languages

I have add a small breakthrough (although it doesn't really help me).
I found out that I can write in all the languages that I have installed on my main machine (windows 7) while I'm in "Terminal emulator" in the VNC , but I still can't write in these languages when I'm in the Chromuim browser for example.

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#7 2017-07-07 12:47:17

Jerry3904
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Re: Keyboard Layout/extra languages

isaac.dvory wrote:

Unfortunately the "Add" option is disabled:

https://s2.postimg.org/nk4f3peyh/keyboard-vnc.png

Does your setup require root privileges to do this? If so, then open a terminal and run

gksu xfce4-keyboard-settings

MX-23 (based on Debian Stable) with our flagship Xfce 4.18.

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#8 2017-07-10 09:28:10

isaac.dvory
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Re: Keyboard Layout/extra languages

I didn't have that installed, I installed and ran the commend, got this: Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1.0".

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#9 2017-07-17 05:17:20

isaac.dvory
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Re: Keyboard Layout/extra languages

any other ideas?

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#10 2017-07-17 11:47:48

Jerry3904
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Re: Keyboard Layout/extra languages

Nope, don't really understand your system--sorry.


MX-23 (based on Debian Stable) with our flagship Xfce 4.18.

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