On ubuntu I have set command ctrl+3 - ua ctrl+2-ru ctrl+1 - english
I use custom shortkey and command gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources current 0
0 - index language
but this command does not work on ubuntu mate
Hi @1116,
I've done some hotkeys for gsettings like Pluma wrapping but unfamiliar with setting input sources. So here's some general help.
- Are the gsettings commands correct? Do they work in a terminal?
- Are the Ctrl+1,2,3 working ok? Can those hotkeys be used for other things in all your language settings? Try something simple like launching pluma.
The dconf Editor can be a nice feedback if the value is actually getting set. It responds in real time.
Applications -> System Tools -> dconf Editor and here is my unpopulated values:
I set some hotkeys to Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2 and Ctrl+3 to make sure they're available in my English environment.
I need terminal’s command for switching languages. Do you know this command?
I mean command for switching keyboard layout
- command 1 - english
- command 2 - russian
- command 3 - ukraine
They are the same commands placed in the hotkey. Your original post had it correct.
For English (shortcut Ctrl+1):
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources current 0
For Russian (shortcut Ctrl+2):
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources current 1
For Ukraine (shortcut Ctrl+3):
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources current 2
Unlike my picture of dconf Editor above, you should see your language settings listed under sources. My picture has no values to switch to.
@1116, I'm at my limit of experience. I'm unfamiliar with multi-language support. Anyone know if these dconf settings are still valid?
When you run Applications -> System Tools -> dconf Editor
and navigate the tree to org.gnome.desktop.input-sources.
Do you see entries in sources? Mine is blank:
It should have a list of keyboard layouts but I'm unable to confirm this. In a virtual machine, I attempted to load Russian and Ukraine languages and keyboards but unable to get this list.
Without this list, the commands could never work, if I read this right. Do you have a list in your system?
No! I don`t have list only [] like you. But I have three language in layout :
en - english
ru - russian
ua - ukrainian
Why did not list be filled automatically when I added this languages in a layout?
Can I manually filled this list and How can I do it?
Hi @1116, I'm trying to learn something and getting confused. 
I suspect I don''t understand the difference between switching a keyboard layout and switching an input method.
I'm playing with a virtual machine of Ubuntu-Mate 16.04 and discovered how to switch keyboard layouts with a key stroke. It switches per-application very nicely. I'm using the very last one in the list: Win Key+Space
Does this help what you're trying to do?
And no, adding these did not put anything in that dconf list.
Thank you for response @Bill_MI . But seriatim switching of language does not fit me. I need appropriate keyboard shortcut for some languages layout because I have three layout languages.
commands
setxkbmap -layout ua
setxkbmap -layout en
setxkbmap -layout ru
It is what I need!