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8.8. Keyboard Preferences
8.8.b. Keyboard Layouts Preferences
Use the Layouts tabbed section to set your keyboard's language, and also the make and model of keyboard you are using.
This will allow GNOME to make use of special media keys on your keyboard, and to show the correct characters for your keyboard's language.
- Keyboard model
Use the browse button (labelled with an ellipsis, ...) to choose another keyboard make and model.
- Selected Layouts
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You can switch between selected layouts to change the characters your keyboard produces when you type. To add a layout, click Add. You can have up to four layouts. To remove a layout, select it and press Remove.
To switch between keyboard layouts, use the Keyboard Indicator panel applet.
- Separate group for each window
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When this option is selected, each window has its own keyboard layout. Changing to a different layout will only affect the current window.
This allows you to to type with a Russian keyboard layout in a word processor, then switch to your web browser and type with an English keyboard layout, for example.
Click Reset to Defaults to restore all keyboard layout settings to their initial state for your system and locale. (Next: Keyboard Layout Options)
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Chapter 8. Configuring Your Desktop
Table of Contents
8.1. Assistive Technology Preferences
8.3. Desktop Background Preferences
8.4. File Management Preferences
8.5. Font Preferences
8.5.a. Previewing
a Font
8.5.b. Adding
a TrueType Font
8.7. Keyboard Accessibility Preferences
8.7.a. Basic
Preferences
8.7.b. Filter
Preferences
8.7.c. Mouse
Preferences
8.8. Keyboard Preferences
8.8.a.
Keyboard Preferences
8.8.b. Keyboard Layouts Preferences (you
are here)
8.8.c. Keyboard
Layout Options
8.8.d. Typing
Break Preferences
8.9. Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences
8.10. Menus & Toolbars Preferences
8.11. Mouse Preferences
8.11.a. Buttons
Preferences
8.11.b. Pointer
Preferences
8.11.c. Motion
Preferences
8.12. Multimedia Systems Selector
8.13. Network Proxy Preferences
8.14. Preferred Applications
8.14.a. Web
Browser Preferences
8.14.b. Email
Client Preferences
8.14.c. Text
Editor Preferences
8.14.d. Terminal
Preferences
8.15. Remote Desktop Preferences
8.16. Screen Resolution Preferences
8.17. Screensaver Preferences
8.18. Sessions Preferences
8.18.a. Setting
Session Preferences
8.18.b. Setting
Session Properties
8.18.c. Configuring
Startup Applications
8.19. Sound Preferences
8.19.a. General
Sound Preferences
8.19.b. Sound
Event Preferences
8.19.c. System
Bell Settings
8.20. Theme Preferences
8.20.a. To
Create a Custom Theme
8.20.b. To
Install a New Theme
8.20.c. To
Install a New Theme Option
8.20.d. To
Delete a Theme Option
8.20.e. Previewing
Themes
8.21. Windows Preferences
