How can I recompile the source to force the option to allow changing languages and keyboard layouts at login?
3 Answers
Did you install the language packs from Language support ?
Update
I seem to have mixed the keyboard layout with the language support!
There is a solution provided in a bug report: Comment #16:
There is now an optional language selector in the GTK greeter for desktops that require it. To enable it set show-language-selector=true in /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf. Fixed in 0.9.8.
Solution
Execute this command:
gksu gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
Find the line:
#show-language-selector=false
Change it to:
show-language-selector=true
Save and exit. Logout / Login or reboot the machine to apply the effect.
answered Jul 1, 2012 at 21:41
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1Thanks for the rapid answer. If I got it right, that icon will only change the keyboard layout while I’m log in? I need the possibility to alter the system language after login. Using the old login screen, I just selected the user. After that, there was different options in the bottom of the screen. The leftmost icon was a globe followed by option to set the system language after login. If there is no equal option in the new login screen- how can I return to the old one? Best regards Bosch– BodozerJul 2, 2012 at 6:07
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Could you test this solution please? Quoting comment #16: There is now an optional language selector in the GTK greeter for desktops that require it. To enable it set show-language-selector=true in /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf. Fixed in 0.9.8. Jul 2, 2012 at 9:27
You can explicitly turn on the language selector in the login screen according to this comment:
To enable it set
show-language-selector=truein/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.
answered Jan 7, 2012 at 19:07
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For anyone using 14.04 or greater Find this
show-indicators=
in
/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
and then add to end of line
~language;
gdminstead oflightdm?