Change keyboard layout?

[fredvs]

Hello.

I have successfully install FreeBSD 10 + Xorg-minimal + JWM + sound + web-access. ;-)

I block on how to change the keyboard layout.

The default is English US.

Running kbdmap in console is working.
I was able to choose a other layout and did enter.

Sadly, the layout did not change, it is still English US.

What did I forget to do ?

Thanks.

Fre;D

 

[taz]

x11/setxkbmap

setxkbmap [I]xkb_layout[/I]

 

[fredvs]

taz => many thank for helping.
I will test it and give feedback.

Fre;D

 

[fredvs]

Hello.

I have try with setxkbmap [I]xkb_layout[/I]
Without luck. ;-)
I get error message about wrong kb_layout and i do not know what to write.

Running kbdmap in console gives this =>

After < OK >, it comes back to clear console but the keyboard layout did not change.

Thank to help.

Fred.

 

[srobert]

kbdmap is for the console. setxkbmap is the utility you want for X11.
setxkbmap pt or setxkbmap br may be what you want.

 

[fredvs]

kbdmap is for the console. setxkbmap is the utility you want for X11.
setxkbmap pt or setxkbmap br may be what you want.

Hello and thank for help.

I will try.
But it does not solve the choosing.
Does it exist a program for x that does the same thing than kbdmap ?
Or where is stored the choice done by kbdmap to use it for setxbmap ?

Thanks.

 

[fredvs]

setxkbmap pt or setxkbmap br may be what you want.

Yep, that works, many thanks.

Now how to link kbdmap to use it for setxbmap ?

Thanks.

 

[srobert]

Hello and thank for help.
But it does not solve the choosing.
Does it exist a program for x that does the same thing than kbdmap ?
Or where is stored the choice done by kbdmap to use it for setxbmap ?

Thanks.

Most of the desktop environments, such as KDE, GNOME, XFCE etc. have graphical menus for selecting keyboard layouts. I don't think there's something for JWM specifically. But you could set up a command like exec setxkbmap pt & in your ~/.xinitrc (or perhaps ~/.xsession). Or you could configure it in xorg.conf or xorg.conf.d/input.conf.

 

[fredvs]

Hello and thanks for answer.

exec setxkbmap pt & in your ~/.xinitrc (or perhaps ~/.xsession). Or you could configure it in xorg.conf or xorg.conf.d/input.conf.

Yep, this if you already know what keyboard you want ;-)

Maybe, after running kbdmap, a config file is created somewhere.
I will search for this file and use it to define the keyboard layout to use.
Then setxkbmap kb_layout_of_kbdmap

Thanks.

 

[cpm@]

A way to change the keymap is to use the kbdmap(1) command from a virtual console and you will presented with a similar graphical user interface for choosing a keymap. The kbdmap command, however, does not write anything to /etc/rc.conf, so if you reboot FreeBSD, the keymap will be set back to whatever /etc/rc.conf specifies, or the standard default.

So read the FreeBSD Handbook to know how to specify your language environment:
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/using-localization.html

 

[BsDjUsTbSd]

i know this post is old but i am posting the answer for anyone who is looking at this anyways

setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout first-layout,second-layout,third-layout #replace layout with us or gr or de and then shift alt will shuffle through the layout

 

[uunnxx]

i know this post is old but i am posting the answer for anyone who is looking at this anyways

setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout first-layout,second-layout,third-layout #replace layout with us or gr or de and then shift alt will shuffle through the layout

Yep, and you can specify variants too:
setxkbmap -layout us,us -variant ,dvp -option grp:alt_space_toggle
This command will set two us keyboard layout: 1st standard us layout, and 2nd dvorak programmer layout.