How to add xfce4-xkb-plugin/keyboard layout plugin at startup?

[vickoxy]

Hi,
i have this-for me huge problem- xfce4-xkb-plugin won´t save my keyboard setup and it won´t show after startup in xfce4 panel (xubuntu 9.10):

I did this:

1) i added in /etc/default/console-setup needed keyboard layouts (de,hr,rs)-because i know that after restart xfce4-xkb-plugin will not memorize my layouts.

XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="de,hr,rs"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS=""

2) i added at startup:

/usr/lib/xfce4-xkb-plugin/xfce4/panel-plugins/xfce4-xkb-plugin

That is where i found that plugin.

But after logout-nothing

So-is there any way to make keyboard applet to show up with proper Layouts?

Thanks

[vickoxy]

Bump!
No one uses keyboard applet in xubuntu?

I keep losing that applet every one-two days- and have to add it in panel manually.

Some sort of bug?

This is tastatur.desktop file in home/.config/autostart/

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=0.9.4
Type=Application
Name=Tastatur
Comment=
Exec=/usr/lib/xfce4-xkb-plugin/xfce4/panel-plugins/xfce4-xkb-plugin
StartupNotify=false
Terminal=false
Hidden=false

[3Miro]

The plugin is odd. I never lose it from the panel, once added it stayed there for me; however, every time I log out and back in, the settings have hanged. Everything is reset back to standard English and the keyboard shortcut is disabled. I have to manually add layouts again and again.

[vickoxy]

The plugin is odd. I never lose it from the panel, once added it stayed there for me; however, every time I log out and back in, the settings have hanged. Everything is reset back to standard English and the keyboard shortcut is disabled. I have to manually add layouts again and again.

Ok- i think you should add your keyboard layouts here (before there was xorg.conf file where you could add this):

/etc/default/console-setup

At the end you have these lines:

XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="de,hr,rs"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS=""

So, change/add manually in XBLAYOUT your keyboard layouts (i have "de,hr,rs").

So, after logout/reboot, your setup should be memorized. But still, i think you will lose your applet after few days continuous working.

[3Miro]

So, after logout/reboot, your setup should be memorized. But still, i think you will lose your applet after few days continuous working.

Thanks I will try the advice, however, I have never lost the applet. I have both a laptop and a desktop and neither one has ever lost it. This is some sort of a bug probably.

[vickoxy]

Thanks I will try the advice, however, I have never lost the applet. I have both a laptop and a desktop and neither one has ever lost it. This is some sort of a bug probably.

One question-do you use gnome (ubuntu) or xfce (xubuntu)? Because-this disappearing issue i didn´t have in gnome (ubuntu).

[lunatico]

The plugin is odd. I never lose it from the panel, once added it stayed there for me; however, every time I log out and back in, the settings have hanged. Everything is reset back to standard English and the keyboard shortcut is disabled. I have to manually add layouts again and again.

Hey I know this is old but did you ever found a workaround?

At the moment after every logout it won't save my shortcut to change layout.

Thanks!

[vangop]

Also need help. How to make this stupid applet startup??

[vickoxy]

I don´t use xfce any more, so i am not from any help here... Sorry...