keyboard layout

jello · #1 23rd April 2012, 06:14 PM

I have a new installation of fedora 15 so far almost everything is working
the problem is i have the system in English but with a Brazilian keyboard
This is not working.
I tried to change the keyboard layout but i cant find it anywhere.
A tutorial on the net talked about

"run the Keyboard Preferences utility by selecting System → Preferences → Keyboard from the panel,"
but it is not there

secipolla · #2 23rd April 2012, 06:41 PM

I think it's <your name button> → System Settings, isn't it?
Did your computer come with F15 pre-installed? Because current is F16 and next month F17 is launched.
-edit- I see you're using KDE (the above was for GNOME).
Open the menu and go to 'System Settings' (I'm writing this from memory). Then find which button has the keyboard option (when you hover the mouse over them it shows the options), click on it and change the keyboard for the one from Brazil.
You can change the 'locale' too still keeping the system in English. It's somewhere else in the System Settings app and that will give you a Brazilian calendar and other things like units and how it shows time and date.

You can change a lot of things in KDE. Try exploring all the options in 'System Settings' (without necessarily changing them) so you get acquainted with them.

jello · #3 23rd April 2012, 07:10 PM

i went to system systems and then to locale no other gaves me language options but there i can only change the default language no keyboard options. I look at every option in system settings but no option for the keyboard layout

JONOR · #4 23rd April 2012, 11:16 PM

For Gnome the keyboard layouts are found in system settings > region and language > layouts.
KDE should be fairly similar i imagine.

jello · #5 24th April 2012, 12:40 AM

I did a new install this time with kde as default
now in system settings it gives me the option input devices but to be honest i cant the Portuguese keyboard to work.
anyone have any sugestions?

secipolla · #6 24th April 2012, 12:46 AM

So you were on GNOME before? Using Konqueror?
Did you find the keyboard option in KDE?
Remember you must click 'Apply' after the changes. And there should be a box where you can test the keyboard.

jello · #7 24th April 2012, 03:36 PM

I am on kde and there was no keyboard option in the system settings. I did a fresh install this time with Kde as default. Still there is no keyboard option in the system settings however this time there is a input devices option.
but i dont have any luck with that either. I can put the portuguease layout in it as a option but the keyboard does not behaves as it should do?

JONOR · #8 25th April 2012, 12:29 AM

Just switched to KDE here, there is a keyboard option within input devices on this system.
So : KDE system settings > input devices > keyboard > layouts > configure layouts > add

j0534ng31 · #9 25th April 2012, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jello

I can put the portuguease layout in it as a option but the keyboard does not behaves as it should do?

As I have had almost the same problem (spanish instead

), I suppose you are looking for this:

Code:

$ su -
# system-config-keyboard

JONOR · #10 25th April 2012, 08:38 AM

Code:

$ su -
# system-config-keyboard

Ha ! first time i've seen a Brazilian keyboard mentioned, not that i would personally need it.
That list is quite different from kde systems settings keyboard layouts and variants.

secipolla · #11 25th April 2012, 01:25 PM

I was talking based on my experience with KDE in Debian sid (last I used was 4.7.4). I had my system in en_GB and the locale and keyboard for Brazil and it worked just fine.

j0534ng31 · #12 25th April 2012, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JONOR

Code:

$ su -
# system-config-keyboard

Ha ! first time i've seen a Brazilian keyboard mentioned, not that i would personally need it.
That list is quite different from kde systems settings keyboard layouts and variants.

And it's different from gnome list too...

With old Fedora versions I can't remember to have had this problem... but with F17 beta I've used this command to change the keyboard.

Until I did that, all my console windows were using the english keyboard layout.

ggabriel96 · #13 31st May 2013, 09:15 PM

Hello guys! I'm new to this forum and I'm desperately looking for a solution.
I live in Brazil and my keyboard is English International on Windows, and it works perfectly. But on Fedora 18, it simply does not work. In none keyboard layout, neither English neither Portuguese (yes, tested them all!) ;x
Oh, and I'm using Gnome.
I need it because of the accents that my language has (é, í, ã...). Some are working with English (International with dead keys), but the c cedilla does not work at all. Additionally I can do things like these: ḿ, ṕ, ẃ, ẽ, ṽ that doesn't exist here >_< (and bothers a lot when writing, because it is not intended ;x)