[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
On 18/04/14 20:18, bad apple wrote: > The dreaded 12.04 LTS > 14.04 LTS upgrade cycle has already begun and > amidst the many, many problems I've run into there's only one that is > really making me pull my hair out - the annoying thing is it's probably > a really simple one, and not something that requires a ton of terminal > voodoo (which is probably why I'm stumped). I know tons of you here are > using Mint or something else + Cinnamon so I'm asking before I get > violent in the root shell and end up breaking everything. > > Ubuntu 14.04 64bit with Cinnamon 2.2.3 > > Using the ibus tray indicator for keyboard input type only shows English > (US). I've clicked on it repeatedly, gone into keyboard, language and > input settings entries respectively in the horrid mess that is > Cinnamon's excuse for system settings (why are there so many overlapping > and confusing choices?) and manually added English (UK) several times, > even going so far as to entirely delete English (US) completely. It > completely ignores me, even after logout or reboot and stubbornly > refuses to change the keymap, leaving me with US layout. I've checked > locale, xorg.conf and all the lower level stuff I'm familiar with and > everything is correctly set: the fault is definitely Cinnamon. Googling > just yields a bunch of useless crap on this (although it definitely > seems to be a known issue). > > So, Cinnamon with a UK keyboard input please. > > Anyone? > > Regards > Disregard that, fixed it. Stupid Cinnamon... Now, does one use gnome-tweak-tool to fiddle with Desktop settings and tweaks to tune minor cosmetic stuff on Cinnamon or does it have it's own tool hidden away somewhere? Regards -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq