Ubuntu 17.10 and later: can't change the input switching shortcut to alt+shift
When I try to set the default combo for switching to different language layouts in my keyboard from Shift+Super+Space to Alt+Shift I can't.
I used to have this combo since Ubuntu 14 and even before that when I used to have Windows. Now for some stupid reason it does not allow (actually nothing happens its not like I get an error or the combo is used elsewhere). How could I bypass this bug?
shortcut-keys 17.10 keyboard-layout gnome-shell settings
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When I try to set the default combo for switching to different language layouts in my keyboard from Shift+Super+Space to Alt+Shift I can't.
I used to have this combo since Ubuntu 14 and even before that when I used to have Windows. Now for some stupid reason it does not allow (actually nothing happens its not like I get an error or the combo is used elsewhere). How could I bypass this bug?
shortcut-keys 17.10 keyboard-layout gnome-shell settings
edited Oct 13 '18 at 8:54
pomsky
31.1k1194127
asked Oct 21 '17 at 20:40
papajopapajo
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add a comment |
When I try to set the default combo for switching to different language layouts in my keyboard from Shift+Super+Space to Alt+Shift I can't.
I used to have this combo since Ubuntu 14 and even before that when I used to have Windows. Now for some stupid reason it does not allow (actually nothing happens its not like I get an error or the combo is used elsewhere). How could I bypass this bug?
shortcut-keys 17.10 keyboard-layout gnome-shell settings
edited Oct 13 '18 at 8:54
pomsky
31.1k1194127
asked Oct 21 '17 at 20:40
papajopapajo
7822721
When I try to set the default combo for switching to different language layouts in my keyboard from Shift+Super+Space to Alt+Shift I can't.
I used to have this combo since Ubuntu 14 and even before that when I used to have Windows. Now for some stupid reason it does not allow (actually nothing happens its not like I get an error or the combo is used elsewhere). How could I bypass this bug?
shortcut-keys 17.10 keyboard-layout gnome-shell settings
shortcut-keys 17.10 keyboard-layout gnome-shell settings
edited Oct 13 '18 at 8:54
pomsky
31.1k1194127
asked Oct 21 '17 at 20:40
papajopapajo
7822721
edited Oct 13 '18 at 8:54
pomsky
31.1k1194127
asked Oct 21 '17 at 20:40
papajopapajo
7822721
edited Oct 13 '18 at 8:54
pomsky
31.1k1194127
edited Oct 13 '18 at 8:54
pomsky
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edited Oct 13 '18 at 8:54
pomsky
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asked Oct 21 '17 at 20:40
papajopapajo
7822721
asked Oct 21 '17 at 20:40
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7822721
asked Oct 21 '17 at 20:40
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7822721
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You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. First install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
(on Ubuntu 18.04 and later) or
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go to Keyboard & Mouse section. Click on the "Additional Layout Options".
A new window should pop up. Look for "Switching to another layout" and expand it. Then check the "Alt+Shift" option.
answered Oct 22 '17 at 8:24
pomskypomsky
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What a mess.. and I am lucky since there are only hardcoded options and the one I want is in there.. :P I already miss unity ... Thanks m8! Also such a cute puppy! ^^
– papajo
Oct 22 '17 at 12:58
2
Also it is well known bug 1218322. Only gnome-tweak-tool solve this problem.
– N0rbert
Oct 22 '17 at 16:07
@N0rbert Are you sure Tweaks is the only way? Not possible withdconf/gsettings?
– pomsky
Nov 1 '17 at 9:18
1
@user502144 You're not doing anything wrong, that's a GNOME issue, it triggers on-press instead of on-release. See this for a not-so-elegant workaround: askubuntu.com/a/973906/480481
– pomsky
Nov 20 '17 at 18:53
1
What I wanted was exactly the opposite - to free this key combination as it was messing up with my PHPStorm IDE's shortcuts, and the gnome tweak tool was the only way to do it (for me at least). This shortcut was enforced after an update which asked me if I wanted to enable this key combination... I don't remember clearly the type of the update. Even though I would like to have alt + shift for language switching, it does not behave exactly as the windows version and interferes with other short keys which use alt + shift, like for instance "alt + shift + up" in PHPStorm.
– vivanov
Aug 23 '18 at 19:35
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You can achieve this using gsettings (command-line configuration tool).
Set forward switch to Shift+Alt(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source "['<Shift>Alt_L']"
Set backward switch to Alt+Shift(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source-backward "['<Alt>Shift_L']"
To see the current setting value use get command:
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source-backward
Examples of other key bindings:
<Primary>space, Alt_R, <Shift>Control_R, <Shift><Super>space
Changes will take effect immediately.
edited Jun 15 '18 at 15:07
pomsky
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answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:13
Evgeny KharitonovEvgeny Kharitonov
51635
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This is a nice way to achieve the desired change, but the instructions create a mapping that is unnatural for Windows users: you have to first press shift and then press Alt. To use the natural Windows sequence, change"['<Shift>Alt_L']"to"['<Alt>Shift_L']"and similarly for the backwards. Works just as it should.
– laugh
Apr 18 '18 at 9:55
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– php_nub_qq
Jul 30 '18 at 7:51
This must be the accepted answer :)
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Sep 18 '18 at 15:12
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You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. First install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
(on Ubuntu 18.04 and later) or
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go to Keyboard & Mouse section. Click on the "Additional Layout Options".
A new window should pop up. Look for "Switching to another layout" and expand it. Then check the "Alt+Shift" option.
answered Oct 22 '17 at 8:24
pomskypomsky
31.1k1194127
8
What a mess.. and I am lucky since there are only hardcoded options and the one I want is in there.. :P I already miss unity ... Thanks m8! Also such a cute puppy! ^^
– papajo
Oct 22 '17 at 12:58
2
Also it is well known bug 1218322. Only gnome-tweak-tool solve this problem.
– N0rbert
Oct 22 '17 at 16:07
@N0rbert Are you sure Tweaks is the only way? Not possible withdconf/gsettings?
– pomsky
Nov 1 '17 at 9:18
1
@user502144 You're not doing anything wrong, that's a GNOME issue, it triggers on-press instead of on-release. See this for a not-so-elegant workaround: askubuntu.com/a/973906/480481
– pomsky
Nov 20 '17 at 18:53
1
What I wanted was exactly the opposite - to free this key combination as it was messing up with my PHPStorm IDE's shortcuts, and the gnome tweak tool was the only way to do it (for me at least). This shortcut was enforced after an update which asked me if I wanted to enable this key combination... I don't remember clearly the type of the update. Even though I would like to have alt + shift for language switching, it does not behave exactly as the windows version and interferes with other short keys which use alt + shift, like for instance "alt + shift + up" in PHPStorm.
– vivanov
Aug 23 '18 at 19:35
|
show 10 more comments
You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. First install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
(on Ubuntu 18.04 and later) or
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go to Keyboard & Mouse section. Click on the "Additional Layout Options".
A new window should pop up. Look for "Switching to another layout" and expand it. Then check the "Alt+Shift" option.
answered Oct 22 '17 at 8:24
pomskypomsky
31.1k1194127
8
What a mess.. and I am lucky since there are only hardcoded options and the one I want is in there.. :P I already miss unity ... Thanks m8! Also such a cute puppy! ^^
– papajo
Oct 22 '17 at 12:58
2
Also it is well known bug 1218322. Only gnome-tweak-tool solve this problem.
– N0rbert
Oct 22 '17 at 16:07
@N0rbert Are you sure Tweaks is the only way? Not possible withdconf/gsettings?
– pomsky
Nov 1 '17 at 9:18
1
@user502144 You're not doing anything wrong, that's a GNOME issue, it triggers on-press instead of on-release. See this for a not-so-elegant workaround: askubuntu.com/a/973906/480481
– pomsky
Nov 20 '17 at 18:53
1
What I wanted was exactly the opposite - to free this key combination as it was messing up with my PHPStorm IDE's shortcuts, and the gnome tweak tool was the only way to do it (for me at least). This shortcut was enforced after an update which asked me if I wanted to enable this key combination... I don't remember clearly the type of the update. Even though I would like to have alt + shift for language switching, it does not behave exactly as the windows version and interferes with other short keys which use alt + shift, like for instance "alt + shift + up" in PHPStorm.
– vivanov
Aug 23 '18 at 19:35
|
show 10 more comments
You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. First install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
(on Ubuntu 18.04 and later) or
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go to Keyboard & Mouse section. Click on the "Additional Layout Options".
A new window should pop up. Look for "Switching to another layout" and expand it. Then check the "Alt+Shift" option.
answered Oct 22 '17 at 8:24
pomskypomsky
31.1k1194127
You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. First install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
(on Ubuntu 18.04 and later) or
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go to Keyboard & Mouse section. Click on the "Additional Layout Options".
A new window should pop up. Look for "Switching to another layout" and expand it. Then check the "Alt+Shift" option.
answered Oct 22 '17 at 8:24
pomskypomsky
31.1k1194127
edited Oct 25 '18 at 8:14
answered Oct 22 '17 at 8:24
pomskypomsky
31.1k1194127
answered Oct 22 '17 at 8:24
pomskypomsky
31.1k1194127
answered Oct 22 '17 at 8:24
pomskypomsky
31.1k1194127
31.1k1194127
8
What a mess.. and I am lucky since there are only hardcoded options and the one I want is in there.. :P I already miss unity ... Thanks m8! Also such a cute puppy! ^^
– papajo
Oct 22 '17 at 12:58
2
Also it is well known bug 1218322. Only gnome-tweak-tool solve this problem.
– N0rbert
Oct 22 '17 at 16:07
@N0rbert Are you sure Tweaks is the only way? Not possible withdconf/gsettings?
– pomsky
Nov 1 '17 at 9:18
1
@user502144 You're not doing anything wrong, that's a GNOME issue, it triggers on-press instead of on-release. See this for a not-so-elegant workaround: askubuntu.com/a/973906/480481
– pomsky
Nov 20 '17 at 18:53
1
What I wanted was exactly the opposite - to free this key combination as it was messing up with my PHPStorm IDE's shortcuts, and the gnome tweak tool was the only way to do it (for me at least). This shortcut was enforced after an update which asked me if I wanted to enable this key combination... I don't remember clearly the type of the update. Even though I would like to have alt + shift for language switching, it does not behave exactly as the windows version and interferes with other short keys which use alt + shift, like for instance "alt + shift + up" in PHPStorm.
– vivanov
Aug 23 '18 at 19:35
|
show 10 more comments
8
What a mess.. and I am lucky since there are only hardcoded options and the one I want is in there.. :P I already miss unity ... Thanks m8! Also such a cute puppy! ^^
– papajo
Oct 22 '17 at 12:58
2
Also it is well known bug 1218322. Only gnome-tweak-tool solve this problem.
– N0rbert
Oct 22 '17 at 16:07
@N0rbert Are you sure Tweaks is the only way? Not possible withdconf/gsettings?
– pomsky
Nov 1 '17 at 9:18
1
@user502144 You're not doing anything wrong, that's a GNOME issue, it triggers on-press instead of on-release. See this for a not-so-elegant workaround: askubuntu.com/a/973906/480481
– pomsky
Nov 20 '17 at 18:53
1
What I wanted was exactly the opposite - to free this key combination as it was messing up with my PHPStorm IDE's shortcuts, and the gnome tweak tool was the only way to do it (for me at least). This shortcut was enforced after an update which asked me if I wanted to enable this key combination... I don't remember clearly the type of the update. Even though I would like to have alt + shift for language switching, it does not behave exactly as the windows version and interferes with other short keys which use alt + shift, like for instance "alt + shift + up" in PHPStorm.
– vivanov
Aug 23 '18 at 19:35
8
8
What a mess.. and I am lucky since there are only hardcoded options and the one I want is in there.. :P I already miss unity ... Thanks m8! Also such a cute puppy! ^^
– papajo
Oct 22 '17 at 12:58
What a mess.. and I am lucky since there are only hardcoded options and the one I want is in there.. :P I already miss unity ... Thanks m8! Also such a cute puppy! ^^
– papajo
Oct 22 '17 at 12:58
2
2
Also it is well known bug 1218322. Only gnome-tweak-tool solve this problem.
– N0rbert
Oct 22 '17 at 16:07
Also it is well known bug 1218322. Only gnome-tweak-tool solve this problem.
– N0rbert
Oct 22 '17 at 16:07
@N0rbert Are you sure Tweaks is the only way? Not possible with
dconf/gsettings?– pomsky
Nov 1 '17 at 9:18
@N0rbert Are you sure Tweaks is the only way? Not possible with
dconf/gsettings?– pomsky
Nov 1 '17 at 9:18
1
1
@user502144 You're not doing anything wrong, that's a GNOME issue, it triggers on-press instead of on-release. See this for a not-so-elegant workaround: askubuntu.com/a/973906/480481
– pomsky
Nov 20 '17 at 18:53
@user502144 You're not doing anything wrong, that's a GNOME issue, it triggers on-press instead of on-release. See this for a not-so-elegant workaround: askubuntu.com/a/973906/480481
– pomsky
Nov 20 '17 at 18:53
1
1
What I wanted was exactly the opposite - to free this key combination as it was messing up with my PHPStorm IDE's shortcuts, and the gnome tweak tool was the only way to do it (for me at least). This shortcut was enforced after an update which asked me if I wanted to enable this key combination... I don't remember clearly the type of the update. Even though I would like to have alt + shift for language switching, it does not behave exactly as the windows version and interferes with other short keys which use alt + shift, like for instance "alt + shift + up" in PHPStorm.
– vivanov
Aug 23 '18 at 19:35
What I wanted was exactly the opposite - to free this key combination as it was messing up with my PHPStorm IDE's shortcuts, and the gnome tweak tool was the only way to do it (for me at least). This shortcut was enforced after an update which asked me if I wanted to enable this key combination... I don't remember clearly the type of the update. Even though I would like to have alt + shift for language switching, it does not behave exactly as the windows version and interferes with other short keys which use alt + shift, like for instance "alt + shift + up" in PHPStorm.
– vivanov
Aug 23 '18 at 19:35
|
show 10 more comments
You can achieve this using gsettings (command-line configuration tool).
Set forward switch to Shift+Alt(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source "['<Shift>Alt_L']"
Set backward switch to Alt+Shift(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source-backward "['<Alt>Shift_L']"
To see the current setting value use get command:
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source-backward
Examples of other key bindings:
<Primary>space, Alt_R, <Shift>Control_R, <Shift><Super>space
Changes will take effect immediately.
edited Jun 15 '18 at 15:07
pomsky
31.1k1194127
answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:13
Evgeny KharitonovEvgeny Kharitonov
51635
7
This is a nice way to achieve the desired change, but the instructions create a mapping that is unnatural for Windows users: you have to first press shift and then press Alt. To use the natural Windows sequence, change"['<Shift>Alt_L']"to"['<Alt>Shift_L']"and similarly for the backwards. Works just as it should.
– laugh
Apr 18 '18 at 9:55
YOU ARE A HERO!
– php_nub_qq
Jul 30 '18 at 7:51
This must be the accepted answer :)
– luben
Sep 18 '18 at 15:12
add a comment |
You can achieve this using gsettings (command-line configuration tool).
Set forward switch to Shift+Alt(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source "['<Shift>Alt_L']"
Set backward switch to Alt+Shift(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source-backward "['<Alt>Shift_L']"
To see the current setting value use get command:
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source-backward
Examples of other key bindings:
<Primary>space, Alt_R, <Shift>Control_R, <Shift><Super>space
Changes will take effect immediately.
edited Jun 15 '18 at 15:07
pomsky
31.1k1194127
answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:13
Evgeny KharitonovEvgeny Kharitonov
51635
7
This is a nice way to achieve the desired change, but the instructions create a mapping that is unnatural for Windows users: you have to first press shift and then press Alt. To use the natural Windows sequence, change"['<Shift>Alt_L']"to"['<Alt>Shift_L']"and similarly for the backwards. Works just as it should.
– laugh
Apr 18 '18 at 9:55
YOU ARE A HERO!
– php_nub_qq
Jul 30 '18 at 7:51
This must be the accepted answer :)
– luben
Sep 18 '18 at 15:12
add a comment |
You can achieve this using gsettings (command-line configuration tool).
Set forward switch to Shift+Alt(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source "['<Shift>Alt_L']"
Set backward switch to Alt+Shift(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source-backward "['<Alt>Shift_L']"
To see the current setting value use get command:
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source-backward
Examples of other key bindings:
<Primary>space, Alt_R, <Shift>Control_R, <Shift><Super>space
Changes will take effect immediately.
edited Jun 15 '18 at 15:07
pomsky
31.1k1194127
answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:13
Evgeny KharitonovEvgeny Kharitonov
51635
You can achieve this using gsettings (command-line configuration tool).
Set forward switch to Shift+Alt(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source "['<Shift>Alt_L']"
Set backward switch to Alt+Shift(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source-backward "['<Alt>Shift_L']"
To see the current setting value use get command:
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source-backward
Examples of other key bindings:
<Primary>space, Alt_R, <Shift>Control_R, <Shift><Super>space
Changes will take effect immediately.
edited Jun 15 '18 at 15:07
pomsky
31.1k1194127
answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:13
Evgeny KharitonovEvgeny Kharitonov
51635
edited Jun 15 '18 at 15:07
pomsky
31.1k1194127
edited Jun 15 '18 at 15:07
pomsky
31.1k1194127
edited Jun 15 '18 at 15:07
pomsky
31.1k1194127
31.1k1194127
answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:13
Evgeny KharitonovEvgeny Kharitonov
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answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:13
Evgeny KharitonovEvgeny Kharitonov
51635
answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:13
Evgeny KharitonovEvgeny Kharitonov
51635
51635
7
This is a nice way to achieve the desired change, but the instructions create a mapping that is unnatural for Windows users: you have to first press shift and then press Alt. To use the natural Windows sequence, change"['<Shift>Alt_L']"to"['<Alt>Shift_L']"and similarly for the backwards. Works just as it should.
– laugh
Apr 18 '18 at 9:55
YOU ARE A HERO!
– php_nub_qq
Jul 30 '18 at 7:51
This must be the accepted answer :)
– luben
Sep 18 '18 at 15:12
add a comment |
7
This is a nice way to achieve the desired change, but the instructions create a mapping that is unnatural for Windows users: you have to first press shift and then press Alt. To use the natural Windows sequence, change"['<Shift>Alt_L']"to"['<Alt>Shift_L']"and similarly for the backwards. Works just as it should.
– laugh
Apr 18 '18 at 9:55
YOU ARE A HERO!
– php_nub_qq
Jul 30 '18 at 7:51
This must be the accepted answer :)
– luben
Sep 18 '18 at 15:12
7
7
This is a nice way to achieve the desired change, but the instructions create a mapping that is unnatural for Windows users: you have to first press shift and then press Alt. To use the natural Windows sequence, change
"['<Shift>Alt_L']" to "['<Alt>Shift_L']" and similarly for the backwards. Works just as it should.– laugh
Apr 18 '18 at 9:55
This is a nice way to achieve the desired change, but the instructions create a mapping that is unnatural for Windows users: you have to first press shift and then press Alt. To use the natural Windows sequence, change
"['<Shift>Alt_L']" to "['<Alt>Shift_L']" and similarly for the backwards. Works just as it should.– laugh
Apr 18 '18 at 9:55
YOU ARE A HERO!
– php_nub_qq
Jul 30 '18 at 7:51
YOU ARE A HERO!
– php_nub_qq
Jul 30 '18 at 7:51
This must be the accepted answer :)
– luben
Sep 18 '18 at 15:12
This must be the accepted answer :)
– luben
Sep 18 '18 at 15:12
add a comment |
protected by Community♦ Aug 21 '18 at 7:21
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