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November 22, 2021 17:50
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GNOME Shell extension to switch between two most recently used keyboard layouts
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// Installation: | |
// 1. mkdir -p ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/switch-to-last-keyboard-layout@envek | |
// 2. cp ./extension.js ./metadata.json ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/switch-to-last-keyboard-layout@envek | |
// 3. Restart GNOME Shell (e.g. log out and log in) | |
// 4. Enable it in the GNOME Extensions App | |
// Usage: | |
// gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/SwitchToLastKeyboardLayout --method org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.SwitchToLastKeyboardLayout.Call | |
const { Gio } = imports.gi; | |
const { getInputSourceManager } = imports.ui.status.keyboard; | |
const MR_DBUS_IFACE = ` | |
<node> | |
<interface name="org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.SwitchToLastKeyboardLayout"> | |
<method name="Call"> | |
</method> | |
</interface> | |
</node>`; | |
class Extension { | |
enable() { | |
this._dbus = Gio.DBusExportedObject.wrapJSObject(MR_DBUS_IFACE, this); | |
this._dbus.export(Gio.DBus.session, '/org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/SwitchToLastKeyboardLayout'); | |
} | |
disable() { | |
this._dbus.flush(); | |
this._dbus.unexport(); | |
delete this._dbus; | |
} | |
Call() { | |
getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate() | |
} | |
} | |
function init() { | |
return new Extension(); | |
} |
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{ | |
"name": "Switch to last keyboard layout", | |
"description": "Switch to latest previously used keyboard layout", | |
"uuid": "switch-to-last-keyboard-layout@envek", | |
"shell-version": [ | |
"41" | |
] | |
} |
Thanks for sharing the updated version, @PerchunPak!
I realised that I'm not using this anymore, instead I switched to this one published in Gnome Extensions: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4042/switch-two-layouts/
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GNOME 45 version: