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Using multiple keyboard layouts
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The [official Qubes OS docs](https://www.qubes-os.org/faq/#my-keyboard-layout-settings-are-not-behaving-correctly-what-should-i-do) only cover how to change the layout *globally* - ie. both for dom0 and VMs, with a *single* layout.
The [official Qubes OS faq entry](https://www.qubes-os.org/faq/#my-keyboard-layout-settings-are-not-behaving-correctly-what-should-i-do) only covers how to change the layout *globally* - ie. both for dom0 and VMs, with a *single* layout.
This document depicts several ways of using *multiple* keyboard layouts and being able to *quickly* switch between them.
This document shows several ways of using *multiple* keyboard layouts and being able to *quickly* switch between them.
Recommended setup
-----------------
Run `setxkbmap` in *each* VM (dom0 will be configured with only one layout, since running `setxkbmap...` in dom0 would probably interfere with the VMs).
Run `setxkbmap` in *each* VM. Dom0 stays untouched (running `setxkbmap` in dom0 too will interfere with the VM's `setxkbmap` setup).
For instance the following command would alternate between the US English and the Bulgarian phonetic layout when pressing both shift keys:
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Type=Application
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If you prefer to have per-VM rather than per-template `setxkbmap` commands create a `/rw/config/setxkbmap.desktop` with the same content as above and add the following line to `/rw/config/rc.local`:
If you prefer to have a per-vm setup rather than per-template, create a `/rw/config/setxkbmap.desktop` with the same content as above and add the following line to `/rw/config/rc.local`:
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cp /rw/config/setxkbmap.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart
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Alternative setups
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- Configuring a keyboard shortcut in dom0 that would issue `qvm-run vname 'setxkbmap...'` to the VM whose window is under the mouse pointer (using `xprop -id $(xdotool getactivewindow`) ). This is a bit convoluted and `qvm-run` is sometimes slow when the system is under heavy I/O usage, so the layout switch doesn't happen immediately which is annoying.
- Change the layout in dom0 with `setxkbmap ...`. This isn't optimal because:
- Configuring a keyboard shortcut in dom0 that would issue `qvm-run vname 'setxkbmap ...'` to the VM whose window is under the mouse pointer (using `xprop -id $(xdotool getactivewindow`) ). This is a bit convoluted and `qvm-run` is sometimes slow when the system is under heavy I/O usage, so the layout switch doesn't happen immediately which is annoying.
- Change the layout in dom0 with `setxkbmap`. This isn't optimal because:
- there's no way to know which layout is used when typing the screensaver's password
- sometimes the keyboard layout would not be propagated to one of the VMs, requiring a reboot of the VM.
- Once Qubes OS gains support for keyboard layout propagation from dom0 to VMs (see [this official issue](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1396)) one could use the desktop environment's keyboard layout switcher (eg. Xfce Keyboard Layout switcher). It is not clear however if this solution won't exhibit the issues as above when running `setxkbmap ...` in dom0.
- Change the layout in dom0 with localectl: it's a no-go as it requires a reboot
- Once Qubes OS gains support for keyboard layout propagation from dom0 to VMs (see [this official issue](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1396)) the desktop environment's keyboard layout switcher (eg. Xfce Keyboard Layout switcher) could be used instead of `setxkbmap`. It is not clear however if this solution won't have the same issues when running `setxkbmap` in dom0 as above.
- Change the layout in dom0 with `localectl`: it's a no-go as it requires a reboot