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ethan0l

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[SOLVED] How to change layout for xfce-session?

I using dvorak, so wanna change default layout when logging to user, but not found any answer about it.

Last edited by ethan0l (2025-01-25 19:26:03)

k3dAR

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Re: [SOLVED] How to change layout for xfce-session?

in Settings/Keyboard/Layout, you can disable "Use system defaults" and add layout(s) what you like, for switch by mouse and/or show actual selected layout on panel you can add keyboard plugin to panel...

Last edited by k3dAR (2025-01-22 17:11:05)

ethan0l

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Re: [SOLVED] How to change layout for xfce-session?

in Settings/Keyboard/Layout, you can disable "Use system defaults" and add layout(s) what you like, for switch by mouse and/or show actual selected layout on panel you can add keyboard plugin to panel...

I disabled it, but not working. Yes, it's us, but not dvorak. And I don't remember how I fixed it earlier. Somehow through xorg, or I don't know.

k3dAR

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Re: [SOLVED] How to change layout for xfce-session?

in Layout tab, when you click to Add button, then you see list of main layouts, if layout have variants, then before name is little arrow, this expand list of variants ;-)

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ethan0l

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Re: [SOLVED] How to change layout for xfce-session?

in Layout tab, when you click to Add button, then you see list of main layouts, if layout have variants, then before name is little arrow, this expand list of variants ;-)

Nooo, I did it already and have dvorak layout right now, but when I first boot up my computer I have qwerty

PackRat

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Re: [SOLVED] How to change layout for xfce-session?

You can change the system keyboard settings from the command line with setxkbmap. Something like this -

http://xahlee.info/linux/linux_switch_k … ayout.html

scroll down past the lxde section.

There may be some minor variations between distros. Debian/Ubuntu-based make have dpkg-reconfigure to let you make the change. Research that to be sure.

Last edited by PackRat (2025-01-23 21:47:30)

ethan0l

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Re: [SOLVED] How to change layout for xfce-session?

You can change the system keyboard settings from the command line with setxkbmap. Something like this -

http://xahlee.info/linux/linux_switch_k … ayout.html

scroll down past the lxde section.

There may be some minor variations between distros. Debian/Ubuntu-based make have dpkg-reconfigure to let you make the change. Research that to be sure.

okay, I can change layout, but only for current session. When I say "session" I mean this first screen, when we write our password. But all settings with setxkbmap or other is works! But when I trying to first log in I have not my favorite layout. But after I wrote password I have right layout for my desktop and etc. Sorry for my bad explanation of problem

eriefisher

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Re: [SOLVED] How to change layout for xfce-session?

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

more info
https://www.baeldung.com/linux/console- … ard-layout

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k3dAR

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Re: [SOLVED] How to change layout for xfce-session?

[...] I mean this first screen, when we write our password [...]

if for "login screen" you use lightdm (*) you can set kbd for it in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf in/under [Seat:*] section add line:

display-setup-script = setxkbmap code_for_your_dvorak_kbd

*) if you don't know, you can show what dm you use by:

systemctl status display-manager | head -n1

ethan0l

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Re: [SOLVED] How to change layout for xfce-session?

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

more info
https://www.baeldung.com/linux/console- … ard-layout

I use voidlinux, so all methods related to systemd is unusable, I think.

Added later 04 min 13 s:

[...] I mean this first screen, when we write our password [...]

if for "login screen" you use lightdm (*) you can set kbd for it in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf in/under [Seat:*] section add line:

display-setup-script = setxkbmap code_for_your_dvorak_kbd

*) if you don't know, you can show what dm you use by:

systemctl status display-manager | head -n1

Thank you! This method is worked for me!