kdm multiple keyboard layouts

[Bogus Zaba]

On 03/27/2013 09:16 PM, zoolook wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Bogus Zaba <bogsub at bogzab.plus.com 
> <mailto:bogsub at bogzab.plus.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 03/27/2013 10:18 AM, zoolook wrote:
>
>         Hello,
>
>         First, is there a kdm-users dedicated mailing list?
>
>         Now my question.
>
>         I'm learning Dvorak keyboard layout but I share this computer
>         with my wife. She doesn't like the layout so I need kdm to
>         default to latam layout and have dvorak as a option (either a
>         keyboard shortcut or a menu option) so I don't have to
>         remember two passwords.
>
>         Is this possible?
>
>         Thanks!!
>
>         Norberto
>
>
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>     System settings > Input Devices > Keyboard > Layouts. The settings
>     form there allows you to add various keyboard layouts. Once these
>     have been activated an icon in the notifications area of your
>     panel tells you which keyboard layout is active at the time. I use
>     this to switch between UK, UK-international and Polisk keyboard
>     layouts. Just click the icon and you cycle through them, once you
>     have set them up in System Settings.
>
>
>
> I want kd_M_ (kde's display manager) to be mutiple-keyboard-layout 
> aware :-)  I want to be able to switch between 2 keyboard layouts in kdM.
>
> Or is there something I'm missing? I see no icon to switch layouts in kdM.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
Sorry, I misread your original post. I think you are right there is no 
kdm option to change keyboard layouts - the thing I was describing comes 
after you have logged in using kdm.

There may be options to achieve what you want by logging into your 
system in a plain text console rather than using a display manager 
login. You might then be able to set locale / keyboard map in the 
console and afterwards start your gui with "startx"?
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