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panel-plugins:xfce4-xkb-plugin:start [2024/12/14 20:12] – add addition preferences screenshots kevinbowenpanel-plugins:xfce4-xkb-plugin:start [2025/01/09 01:09] (current) – Direct users to xfce4-settings:keyboard for the Settings menu screenshots and documenation newhoa
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   - [[:xfce:xfce4-panel:add-new-items|Add the plugin to the panel]].   - [[:xfce:xfce4-panel:add-new-items|Add the plugin to the panel]].
-  - Right-click on the added plugin, select **Properties** to open the settings window. +  - Right-click on the added plugin, select **Properties** to open the plugin's properties window.  
 +  - Right-click on the added plugin, select **Settings** to open the Xfce keyboard settings window.
  
 Once the plugin is added to a panel, it displays the current keyboard layout configuration. Once the plugin is added to a panel, it displays the current keyboard layout configuration.
  
-The keyboard layouts, keyboard model and layout change shortcut key can be configured from the settings dialog. A default layout is selected through the list of the configured layouts and this layout is used for all new windows.+The **Properties** window allows configuration of the plugin's appearance, as well as whether the plugin manages the layout globally (one common layout for all windows), per application or per window.
  
-The plugin can manage the layout globally (one common layout for all windows), per application and per window.+Selecting **Settings** opens **[[xfce:xfce4-settings:keyboard| xfce4-keyboard-settings]]** where overall desktop keyboard settings can be set. The keyboard layouts, keyboard model and layout change shortcut key can be configured from the settings window. A default layout is selected through the list of the configured layouts and this layout is used for all new windows.
  
 If more than three layouts are configured, then, when clicked, the plugin pops-up a menu with the available layouts. If there are two layouts configured, then the layout is changed right away with a click on the plugin. If more than three layouts are configured, then, when clicked, the plugin pops-up a menu with the available layouts. If there are two layouts configured, then the layout is changed right away with a click on the plugin.
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 ===== Screenshots ===== ===== Screenshots =====
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 +Below you fill find screenshots of the Xkb Plugin Panel Indicator and the Xkb Plugin Properties dialog. As the Settings menu item is simply a launcher for xfce4-keyboard-settings, which is where you can set system-wide keyboard layouts and settings, please see the **[[xfce:xfce4-settings:keyboard| Keyboard section of xfce4-settings]]** for screenshots and further documentation of the Settings dialog window.
  
 <figure "Xkb Plugin Panel Indicator and Dropdown Selection Menu"> <figure "Xkb Plugin Panel Indicator and Dropdown Selection Menu">
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 <figure "Xkb Plugin Layout Properties Dialog Window"> <figure "Xkb Plugin Layout Properties Dialog Window">
 {{:panel-plugins:xkb-plugin_layout_properties.png|Xkb Plugin Layout Properties Dialog Window}} {{:panel-plugins:xkb-plugin_layout_properties.png|Xkb Plugin Layout Properties Dialog Window}}
-</figure> 
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-<figure "Xkb Plugin Preferences Behavior Tab"> 
-{{:panel-plugins:xkb-plugin_preferences_behavior.png|Xkb Plugin Preferences Behavior Tab}} 
-</figure> 
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-<figure "Xkb Plugin Preferences Application Shortcuts Tab"> 
-{{:panel-plugins:xkb-plugin_preferences_app_shortcut.png|Xkb Plugin Preferences Application Shortcuts Tab}} 
-</figure> 
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-<figure "Xkb Plugin Preferences Layout Tab"> 
-{{:panel-plugins:xkb-plugin_preferences_layout.png|Xkb Plugin Preferences Layout Tab}} 
 </figure> </figure>