Keyboard switching

[ghost]

I run all this commands in console, but i can switch keyboard language yet.
In i3 I use setxkbmap like this setxkbmap -model logitechdinovoedge -layout us,ru -option grp:alt_shift_toggle
What I doing wrong? Which is difference with setxkbmap and XKB.Please help me. I have been registered in Github for this.

[progandy]

You have to set the xbk definitions before starting sway. The following settings work for me.

export XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT=de,us
export XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS=grp:alt_shift_toggle
sway

[ghost]

Thank you. Спасибо.
I wrote alias in my zshrc
alias swaywm='export XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT=ru,us && export XKB_DEFAULT_OPTION=grp:alt_shift_toggle && sway -d 2> ~/sway.log'
Please write me if I doing something wrong again.

[kigerpunk]

@VasilPupkin Sorry that this is off-topic, but are Rennaissance waifus a thing?

[ghost]

Sorry, I dont check my git acc yet. I dont understand what mean "Rennaissance", because  im from Russia and I learn english now in school. I just choose arch-tan picture for wallpaper. If you want to know my favorite anime girl is Azusa from K-ON, lol.

[riquito]

@cafehaine thanks for redirecting me here but it doesn't seem to help with my problem.
I cannot understand how to change the keyboard layout from inside a running sway (I usually change keyboard layouts to write in different languages to different people. Killing and restarting sway is not exactly the solution I was hoping for). If it isn't supported I'll open a feature request

[cafehaine]

export XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT=de,us
export XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS=grp:alt_shift_toggle
sway

then press alt and shift to switch layouts

There is now way to do it programmatically

[riquito]

My brain started working again, it's indeed a solution and I don't really need to do it programmatically. Thank you very much

[knezi]

Hi to all,
this option for switching layouts is not applicable to my use case. I use the following two layouts:

setxkbmap cz-prog,cz-moje -variant ,ucw -option grp:caps_switch

setxkbmap us,cz-moje -variant ,ucw -option grp:caps_switch

between which I toggle with a small bash script. I can't use Alt+Shift to toggle between them, because it uses capslock as a switch between the variants. The question is if there is any way to switch between these two without the need of restarting sway?

[ddevault]

No, that's not presently possible.

[knezi]

Should I fill feature request?

[ddevault]

No. It should be possible when wlroots is complete.