How to change text entry in Ubuntu 18.04
I was using Ubuntu 16.04. There it was so easy to change the text entry option. Settings > Text entry.
But when I switch to Ubuntu 18.04 I can't find such option. So how can I write in another language? How to change text entry i.e. by super+shift or something like that?
keyboard keyboard-layout language 18.04 text
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I was using Ubuntu 16.04. There it was so easy to change the text entry option. Settings > Text entry.
But when I switch to Ubuntu 18.04 I can't find such option. So how can I write in another language? How to change text entry i.e. by super+shift or something like that?
keyboard keyboard-layout language 18.04 text
edited 6 mins ago
pomsky
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asked May 1 '18 at 5:21
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If you need something like<Ctrl+Shift>or<Alt+Shift>you can use GNOME Tweaks (see my answer).
– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:26
add a comment |
I was using Ubuntu 16.04. There it was so easy to change the text entry option. Settings > Text entry.
But when I switch to Ubuntu 18.04 I can't find such option. So how can I write in another language? How to change text entry i.e. by super+shift or something like that?
keyboard keyboard-layout language 18.04 text
edited 6 mins ago
pomsky
29.8k1191119
asked May 1 '18 at 5:21
user642711user642711
127129
I was using Ubuntu 16.04. There it was so easy to change the text entry option. Settings > Text entry.
But when I switch to Ubuntu 18.04 I can't find such option. So how can I write in another language? How to change text entry i.e. by super+shift or something like that?
keyboard keyboard-layout language 18.04 text
keyboard keyboard-layout language 18.04 text
edited 6 mins ago
pomsky
29.8k1191119
asked May 1 '18 at 5:21
user642711user642711
127129
edited 6 mins ago
pomsky
29.8k1191119
asked May 1 '18 at 5:21
user642711user642711
127129
edited 6 mins ago
pomsky
29.8k1191119
edited 6 mins ago
pomsky
29.8k1191119
edited 6 mins ago
pomsky
29.8k1191119
29.8k1191119
asked May 1 '18 at 5:21
user642711user642711
127129
asked May 1 '18 at 5:21
user642711user642711
127129
asked May 1 '18 at 5:21
user642711user642711
127129
127129
If you need something like<Ctrl+Shift>or<Alt+Shift>you can use GNOME Tweaks (see my answer).
– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:26
add a comment |
If you need something like<Ctrl+Shift>or<Alt+Shift>you can use GNOME Tweaks (see my answer).
– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:26
If you need something like
<Ctrl+Shift> or <Alt+Shift> you can use GNOME Tweaks (see my answer).– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:26
If you need something like
<Ctrl+Shift> or <Alt+Shift> you can use GNOME Tweaks (see my answer).– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:26
add a comment |
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How to add and select a language in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Edited to make it easier to find your language. Thanks to @Gunnar Hjalmarsson.
Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol
You arrive at the Settings menu. Select Region & Language
Click on the long button Manage Installed Languages
If the system is new, a window may pop up: 'The language support is not installed completely'. In that case click on Install
Click on Install/Remove Languages
Select and tick your language(s), like I did with Swedish
Click on Apply
Now you might want to select language for menus and windows and drag it to the top of the box
It should look like this with your language at the top of the box
Now you might want to click on Apply System-Wide
Close the window 'Language support' and the Settings menu
Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol to restart the Settings menu
Back in the Settings menu, Click on +
Mark 'your language' (that you should find directly without clicking on
⋮)
Click on the green button Add
If you do not find your language directly
Click on
⋮
to get a list with more languages.
Click on 'Other' (it might be slow, so wait a while ...)
Select your language from the long list
Click on the green button Add
Mark your language in the list
Click on ^ to move it to the top of the list
Now you can select between English and your language. Click on the applet near the top right corner of the screen.
How to assign a keyboard shortcut to switch keyboard layout
@N0rbert suggested to add a screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching. It is a good idea, and there is a detailed description at this link,
18.04 ctrl+shift to change language
On Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with GNOME desktop from GNOME Tweaks.
Install it
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweaks
Then open GNOME Tweaks (
gnome-tweaks).
- Select Keyboard & Mouse tab
- Click Additional Layout Options button
- Expand Switching to another layout
- Select Ctrl+Shift here
Right-click and open the screenshot picture in another [big] window to see it in full size. That way it is easier to read the text.
answered May 1 '18 at 6:39
sudodussudodus
23.6k32874
Could you please add screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching.
– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:25
1
@N0rbert, Done :-) Good idea (and +1 to your answer in that other thread).
– sudodus
May 1 '18 at 10:56
I did all this and I can't write polish diacritics anywhere. Right Alt+ letter just desn't work
– zwolin
Sep 25 '18 at 16:19
@zwolin, I have no experience of Polish. Let us hope that someone who knows will chip in and help you. Maybe chances are better, if you create an own question and describe your particular case with as many details as possible.
– sudodus
Sep 25 '18 at 18:10
I found a solution for my case - in GNOME Tweaks I set Keyboard & Mouse->Additional Layout Options -> Key to choose the 3rd level -> Right Alt. Now Polish diacritic characters work as expected
– zwolin
Sep 26 '18 at 15:49
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How to add and select a language in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Edited to make it easier to find your language. Thanks to @Gunnar Hjalmarsson.
Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol
You arrive at the Settings menu. Select Region & Language
Click on the long button Manage Installed Languages
If the system is new, a window may pop up: 'The language support is not installed completely'. In that case click on Install
Click on Install/Remove Languages
Select and tick your language(s), like I did with Swedish
Click on Apply
Now you might want to select language for menus and windows and drag it to the top of the box
It should look like this with your language at the top of the box
Now you might want to click on Apply System-Wide
Close the window 'Language support' and the Settings menu
Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol to restart the Settings menu
Back in the Settings menu, Click on +
Mark 'your language' (that you should find directly without clicking on
⋮)
Click on the green button Add
If you do not find your language directly
Click on
⋮
to get a list with more languages.
Click on 'Other' (it might be slow, so wait a while ...)
Select your language from the long list
Click on the green button Add
Mark your language in the list
Click on ^ to move it to the top of the list
Now you can select between English and your language. Click on the applet near the top right corner of the screen.
How to assign a keyboard shortcut to switch keyboard layout
@N0rbert suggested to add a screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching. It is a good idea, and there is a detailed description at this link,
18.04 ctrl+shift to change language
On Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with GNOME desktop from GNOME Tweaks.
Install it
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweaks
Then open GNOME Tweaks (
gnome-tweaks).
- Select Keyboard & Mouse tab
- Click Additional Layout Options button
- Expand Switching to another layout
- Select Ctrl+Shift here
Right-click and open the screenshot picture in another [big] window to see it in full size. That way it is easier to read the text.
answered May 1 '18 at 6:39
sudodussudodus
23.6k32874
Could you please add screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching.
– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:25
1
@N0rbert, Done :-) Good idea (and +1 to your answer in that other thread).
– sudodus
May 1 '18 at 10:56
I did all this and I can't write polish diacritics anywhere. Right Alt+ letter just desn't work
– zwolin
Sep 25 '18 at 16:19
@zwolin, I have no experience of Polish. Let us hope that someone who knows will chip in and help you. Maybe chances are better, if you create an own question and describe your particular case with as many details as possible.
– sudodus
Sep 25 '18 at 18:10
I found a solution for my case - in GNOME Tweaks I set Keyboard & Mouse->Additional Layout Options -> Key to choose the 3rd level -> Right Alt. Now Polish diacritic characters work as expected
– zwolin
Sep 26 '18 at 15:49
|
show 1 more comment
How to add and select a language in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Edited to make it easier to find your language. Thanks to @Gunnar Hjalmarsson.
Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol
You arrive at the Settings menu. Select Region & Language
Click on the long button Manage Installed Languages
If the system is new, a window may pop up: 'The language support is not installed completely'. In that case click on Install
Click on Install/Remove Languages
Select and tick your language(s), like I did with Swedish
Click on Apply
Now you might want to select language for menus and windows and drag it to the top of the box
It should look like this with your language at the top of the box
Now you might want to click on Apply System-Wide
Close the window 'Language support' and the Settings menu
Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol to restart the Settings menu
Back in the Settings menu, Click on +
Mark 'your language' (that you should find directly without clicking on
⋮)
Click on the green button Add
If you do not find your language directly
Click on
⋮
to get a list with more languages.
Click on 'Other' (it might be slow, so wait a while ...)
Select your language from the long list
Click on the green button Add
Mark your language in the list
Click on ^ to move it to the top of the list
Now you can select between English and your language. Click on the applet near the top right corner of the screen.
How to assign a keyboard shortcut to switch keyboard layout
@N0rbert suggested to add a screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching. It is a good idea, and there is a detailed description at this link,
18.04 ctrl+shift to change language
On Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with GNOME desktop from GNOME Tweaks.
Install it
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweaks
Then open GNOME Tweaks (
gnome-tweaks).
- Select Keyboard & Mouse tab
- Click Additional Layout Options button
- Expand Switching to another layout
- Select Ctrl+Shift here
Right-click and open the screenshot picture in another [big] window to see it in full size. That way it is easier to read the text.
answered May 1 '18 at 6:39
sudodussudodus
23.6k32874
Could you please add screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching.
– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:25
1
@N0rbert, Done :-) Good idea (and +1 to your answer in that other thread).
– sudodus
May 1 '18 at 10:56
I did all this and I can't write polish diacritics anywhere. Right Alt+ letter just desn't work
– zwolin
Sep 25 '18 at 16:19
@zwolin, I have no experience of Polish. Let us hope that someone who knows will chip in and help you. Maybe chances are better, if you create an own question and describe your particular case with as many details as possible.
– sudodus
Sep 25 '18 at 18:10
I found a solution for my case - in GNOME Tweaks I set Keyboard & Mouse->Additional Layout Options -> Key to choose the 3rd level -> Right Alt. Now Polish diacritic characters work as expected
– zwolin
Sep 26 '18 at 15:49
|
show 1 more comment
How to add and select a language in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Edited to make it easier to find your language. Thanks to @Gunnar Hjalmarsson.
Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol
You arrive at the Settings menu. Select Region & Language
Click on the long button Manage Installed Languages
If the system is new, a window may pop up: 'The language support is not installed completely'. In that case click on Install
Click on Install/Remove Languages
Select and tick your language(s), like I did with Swedish
Click on Apply
Now you might want to select language for menus and windows and drag it to the top of the box
It should look like this with your language at the top of the box
Now you might want to click on Apply System-Wide
Close the window 'Language support' and the Settings menu
Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol to restart the Settings menu
Back in the Settings menu, Click on +
Mark 'your language' (that you should find directly without clicking on
⋮)
Click on the green button Add
If you do not find your language directly
Click on
⋮
to get a list with more languages.
Click on 'Other' (it might be slow, so wait a while ...)
Select your language from the long list
Click on the green button Add
Mark your language in the list
Click on ^ to move it to the top of the list
Now you can select between English and your language. Click on the applet near the top right corner of the screen.
How to assign a keyboard shortcut to switch keyboard layout
@N0rbert suggested to add a screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching. It is a good idea, and there is a detailed description at this link,
18.04 ctrl+shift to change language
On Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with GNOME desktop from GNOME Tweaks.
Install it
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweaks
Then open GNOME Tweaks (
gnome-tweaks).
- Select Keyboard & Mouse tab
- Click Additional Layout Options button
- Expand Switching to another layout
- Select Ctrl+Shift here
Right-click and open the screenshot picture in another [big] window to see it in full size. That way it is easier to read the text.
answered May 1 '18 at 6:39
sudodussudodus
23.6k32874
How to add and select a language in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Edited to make it easier to find your language. Thanks to @Gunnar Hjalmarsson.
Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol
You arrive at the Settings menu. Select Region & Language
Click on the long button Manage Installed Languages
If the system is new, a window may pop up: 'The language support is not installed completely'. In that case click on Install
Click on Install/Remove Languages
Select and tick your language(s), like I did with Swedish
Click on Apply
Now you might want to select language for menus and windows and drag it to the top of the box
It should look like this with your language at the top of the box
Now you might want to click on Apply System-Wide
Close the window 'Language support' and the Settings menu
Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol to restart the Settings menu
Back in the Settings menu, Click on +
Mark 'your language' (that you should find directly without clicking on
⋮)
Click on the green button Add
If you do not find your language directly
Click on
⋮
to get a list with more languages.
Click on 'Other' (it might be slow, so wait a while ...)
Select your language from the long list
Click on the green button Add
Mark your language in the list
Click on ^ to move it to the top of the list
Now you can select between English and your language. Click on the applet near the top right corner of the screen.
How to assign a keyboard shortcut to switch keyboard layout
@N0rbert suggested to add a screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching. It is a good idea, and there is a detailed description at this link,
18.04 ctrl+shift to change language
On Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with GNOME desktop from GNOME Tweaks.
Install it
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweaks
Then open GNOME Tweaks (
gnome-tweaks).
- Select Keyboard & Mouse tab
- Click Additional Layout Options button
- Expand Switching to another layout
- Select Ctrl+Shift here
Right-click and open the screenshot picture in another [big] window to see it in full size. That way it is easier to read the text.
answered May 1 '18 at 6:39
sudodussudodus
23.6k32874
edited May 2 '18 at 14:23
answered May 1 '18 at 6:39
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answered May 1 '18 at 6:39
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Could you please add screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching.
– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:25
1
@N0rbert, Done :-) Good idea (and +1 to your answer in that other thread).
– sudodus
May 1 '18 at 10:56
I did all this and I can't write polish diacritics anywhere. Right Alt+ letter just desn't work
– zwolin
Sep 25 '18 at 16:19
@zwolin, I have no experience of Polish. Let us hope that someone who knows will chip in and help you. Maybe chances are better, if you create an own question and describe your particular case with as many details as possible.
– sudodus
Sep 25 '18 at 18:10
I found a solution for my case - in GNOME Tweaks I set Keyboard & Mouse->Additional Layout Options -> Key to choose the 3rd level -> Right Alt. Now Polish diacritic characters work as expected
– zwolin
Sep 26 '18 at 15:49
|
show 1 more comment
Could you please add screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching.
– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:25
1
@N0rbert, Done :-) Good idea (and +1 to your answer in that other thread).
– sudodus
May 1 '18 at 10:56
I did all this and I can't write polish diacritics anywhere. Right Alt+ letter just desn't work
– zwolin
Sep 25 '18 at 16:19
@zwolin, I have no experience of Polish. Let us hope that someone who knows will chip in and help you. Maybe chances are better, if you create an own question and describe your particular case with as many details as possible.
– sudodus
Sep 25 '18 at 18:10
I found a solution for my case - in GNOME Tweaks I set Keyboard & Mouse->Additional Layout Options -> Key to choose the 3rd level -> Right Alt. Now Polish diacritic characters work as expected
– zwolin
Sep 26 '18 at 15:49
Could you please add screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching.
– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:25
Could you please add screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching.
– N0rbert
May 1 '18 at 10:25
1
1
@N0rbert, Done :-) Good idea (and +1 to your answer in that other thread).
– sudodus
May 1 '18 at 10:56
@N0rbert, Done :-) Good idea (and +1 to your answer in that other thread).
– sudodus
May 1 '18 at 10:56
I did all this and I can't write polish diacritics anywhere. Right Alt+ letter just desn't work
– zwolin
Sep 25 '18 at 16:19
I did all this and I can't write polish diacritics anywhere. Right Alt+ letter just desn't work
– zwolin
Sep 25 '18 at 16:19
@zwolin, I have no experience of Polish. Let us hope that someone who knows will chip in and help you. Maybe chances are better, if you create an own question and describe your particular case with as many details as possible.
– sudodus
Sep 25 '18 at 18:10
@zwolin, I have no experience of Polish. Let us hope that someone who knows will chip in and help you. Maybe chances are better, if you create an own question and describe your particular case with as many details as possible.
– sudodus
Sep 25 '18 at 18:10
I found a solution for my case - in GNOME Tweaks I set Keyboard & Mouse->Additional Layout Options -> Key to choose the 3rd level -> Right Alt. Now Polish diacritic characters work as expected
– zwolin
Sep 26 '18 at 15:49
I found a solution for my case - in GNOME Tweaks I set Keyboard & Mouse->Additional Layout Options -> Key to choose the 3rd level -> Right Alt. Now Polish diacritic characters work as expected
– zwolin
Sep 26 '18 at 15:49
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