Re: [possible off-topic] typing in arabic with a Spanish keyboard

["Manuel Souto Pico" <m dot soutopico at gmail dot com>]

Hi!

I found this chain of mails that we shared some months ago.

I'm just replying to say that I couldn't solve my problem (in Gnome,
by the way). I did run the setxkbmap command, but no result. Anyway, I
stopped using Ubuntu, so I don't have that problem anymore (in Mac I
can alternately nice and easy between my language and Arabic).

Thank you very much for help, anyway, and I apology for not having
replied earlier.

Salam! Manuel


2006/9/30, Waleed Harbi <waleed dot harbi at gmail dot com>:
> وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته
>  run this command then you can switch from Spanish to Arabic via (Alt
> +Shift) keys.
>
> setxkbmap -layout "es,ar" -option "grp:alt_shift_toggle" -option
> "grp_led:caps"
>
> I wish this help you, by the way it works fine on ubuntu 6.06.
>
> On 9/30/06, Abdalla Alothman < abdalla at pheye dot net> wrote:
> > wa'alaikum waraHmatullaah wabarakatuh.
> >
> > Did you try configuring KDE the way you want? Usually
> > setting up and using Arabic under KDE is very easy. If
> > you're not using KDE, or you do not wish to use KDE,
> > probably you should just try to see if your setup works
> > on KDE then try to track the problem.
> >
> > You should add a language in KDE by using the KDE
> > "Control Center" (Regional section) and then add a
> > keyboard layout from the "Peripherals" section. After
> > you're done with that, you should see a small icon in
> > the system tray; if you click it will give you an option
> > to use the keyboard layouts you asked for.
> >
> > If you need more help, let us know.
> >
> > Salam,
> > Abdalla Alothman
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