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On Fri, 2014-04-18 at 20:43 +0100, bad apple wrote: > 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 gnome-tweek-tool but I have never managed to get any new themes loaded ..... -- ________________________________________________________________________ Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) A dedicated Linux user /usr/bin/microsoft Skype minions_shop www.minionsbandb.co.uk www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk FaceBook Minions_shop Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq