[xubuntu-users] Swiss-French Keyboard in Xubuntu 12.04

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On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 9:25 PM, pao_drop <pao_drop at bluewin.ch> wrote:

> Hello!
> I am trying to install Xubuntu 12.04 on an old PC. Everything works fine,
> except that
> I am unable to find the Swiss-french keyboard in the keyboard layout list.
>
> Since I am living in Switzerland and speaking  - and typing- french, this
> is a absolute MUST for me.
>
> The command:
>
> setxkbmap -model pc105 -layout ch -variant fr
>
> works fine, albeit obviously only for the current session.
> This in my opinion means that the swiss-french layout IS present somewhere
> in the system.
>
> But how do I get it permanently, not being able to use the desktop
> application?
> I have tried editing the /etc/default/keyboard file from:
>
> XKBMODEL = "pc105"
> XKBLAYOUT = "ch"
> XKBVARIANT = ""
> XKBOPTIONS =""
>
> to:
>
> XKBMODEL = "pc105"
> XKBLAYOUT = "ch"
> XKBVARIANT = "fr"
> XKBOPTIONS =""
>
> but to no avail!
>
> What am I overlooking??
>
> Regards, Pao
>
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Hi. You have 2 options from within Settings Manager:

1. go to Session and Startup and add the setxkbmap command as an autostart
app
OR
2. go to Keyboard and then Layout and try to set it up from there
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