Gnome Shell Xkbswitcher

Gnome Shell Xkbswitcher is a simple Gnome-Shell extension to simplify the usage of customs layout located in the user directory (also at the system level, but it's not the purpose of this tool)

Installation

• Download the extension
• mkdir -p ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions
• Move the xkbswitcher@valentin.brosseau folder to ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/
• Restart Gnome Shell (alt-f2 then type r)
• Enable the extension (https://extensions.gnome.org/local/)

Configuration

• First you need a custom layout example (but if you are here…)
• Custom layout are loaded from ~/.xkb/symbols/
• Drop your custom layout inside it should be automaticaly available in the extension.

Exemple

$ mkdir -p ~/.xkb/symbols/
$ cd ~/.xkb/symbols/
$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/c4software/bepo_developpeur/master/linux/bepoDev

Done !