Thank you!
Same comments here as other have made about the lack of need for apologies. Are you using Gnome or KDE (or other)? Which version?
It is KDE 4.1.3 (build 4.9)
All I want to do: a) have THREE (not the present intimidating long list) KB layouts: Japanese, English and German b) be able to switch between these using a SIMPLE shortcut (like Alt+Shift) Does <CTRL>-<ALT>-k do anything
Yes, it changes the country flag shown in the right lower corner of the screen. From Japanese to German and back. But this has NO effect on the behavior of the keyboard. If I want to change in input method between English (no need for an extra keyboard layout) and Japanese, I have to click on the keyboard icon to switch through a series(!) of choices. Then I am able to type either in Japanese or English. No shortcut key works.
But if I change to the "German keyboard layout" (German flag shows), I still get the same behavior as with English. No German characters are available. With YaST -> software management I added Japanese and German as "additional languages". If changing the KB layout is really sooo difficult ... I believe there is work to done. I am grateful for any help. Thomas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org