Keyboard Layout Options

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Chapter 8. Configuring Your GNOME Desktop

8.8. Keyboard Preferences

8.8.c. Keyboard Layout Options

The Layout Options tabbed section has options for the behaviour of keyboard modifier keys and certain shortcut options.

Expand each group label to show the available options. A label in boldface indicates that the options in the group have been changed from the default setting.

	Note:
	The options shown in this tabbed section depend on the X windowing system you are using. Not all the following options might be listed on your system, and not all the options shown might work on your system.

Adding the EuroSign to certain keys

Use these options to add the Euro currency symbol to a key as a third-level character. To access this symbol, you must assign a third level chooser.

Alt/Win key behavior

This group of options allows you to assign the behaviour of Unix modifier keys Super, Meta, and Hyper to the Alt and Windows keys on your keyboard.

CapsLock key behavior

This group has several options for the Caps Lock key.

Compose key position

The Compose key allows you to combine two keypresses to make a single character. This is used to create an accented character that might not be on your keyboard layout. For example, press the Compose key, then ', then e to obtain e-acute character.

Control key position

Use this group of options to set the location of the Ctrl key to match the layout on older keyboards.

Group Shift/Lock behavior

Select keys or key combinations to switch your keyboard layout when pressed.

Miscellaneous compatibility options

Shift with numpad keys works as in MS Windows.

With this option selected, using Shift with keys on the numerical pad when NumLock is off extends the current selection.

With this option unselected, use Shift with keys on the numerical pad to obtain the reverse of the current behaviour for that key. For example, when NumLock is off, the 8 key acts as an up-arrow. Press Shift+8 to type an '8'.

Special keys (Ctrl+Alt+<key>) handled in a server.

Select this option to have certain keyboard shortcuts passed to the X windowing system instead of being handled by GNOME.

Third level choosers

A third level key allows you to obtain a third character from a key, in the same way that pressing Shift with a key produces a different character to pressing the key alone.

Use this group to select a key you want to act as a third level modifier key.

Pressing the third-level key and Shift produces a fourth character from a key.

The third and fourth level characters for your keyboard layout are shown in the Keyboard Indicator Layout View Window.

Use keyboard LED to show alternative group.

Use this option to specify that one of the light indicators on your keyboard should indicate when an alternative keyboard layout is in use.

	Note:
	The selected keyboard light will no longer indicate its standard function. For example, the Caps Lock light will not react to the Caps Lock key.

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Chapter 8. Configuring Your Desktop
Table of Contents

8.1. Assistive Technology Preferences

8.2. CD Database 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

8.6. Login Photo Preferences

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
      8.8.c. Keyboard Layout Options (you are here)
      8.8.d. Typing Break Preferences

8.9. Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences

8.10. Menus & Toolbars Preferences