I have a fresh i3 version 4.11 (2015-09-30, branch "4.11") installed over my Ubuntu 16.04.
Actually I need to use 3 different keyboard layouts for example en
, fr
and ru
with the possibility to switch between them by using some keyboard shortcut.
I have tried some methods but neither was completely satisfactory:
- Using
ibus-daemon
almost works but I cannot use any shortcuts for change layouts. My actual setup is configuring
setxkbmap
when I starti3
:
exec --no-startup-id "setxkbmap -model pc105 -layout fr,us,ru -option grp:alt_shift_toggle"
So I can switch between my layouts but sometimes I have no idea which layout I am actually in use because there is not any tray icon for that in this setup.
For conclusion my needs are:
Be able to switch layouts by pressing some hotkeys.
Some indications(preferably, tray icon) for layout I am actually in use.
Is there some work around about this? Or maybe there is some i3 plugin tha t actually does the job? Some third software?