Install gnome-tweak-tool to get keyboard lazout with umlauts.
sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweaks
enable: gnome-tweaks > keyboard and mouse > show extended input sources
Input Source English (United States) -> German (US, with german letters)
keybindings.json
[
{
"key": "ctrl+alt+down",
"command": "editor.action.insertCursorBelow",
"when": "editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "shift+alt+down",
"command": "-editor.action.insertCursorBelow",
"when": "editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+alt+up",
"command": "editor.action.insertCursorAbove",
"when": "editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "shift+alt+up",
"command": "-editor.action.insertCursorAbove",
"when": "editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "shift+alt+up",
"command": "editor.action.copyLinesUpAction",
"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+shift+alt+up",
"command": "-editor.action.copyLinesUpAction",
"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
},
{
"key": "shift+alt+down",
"command": "editor.action.copyLinesDownAction",
"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+shift+alt+down",
"command": "-editor.action.copyLinesDownAction",
"when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+alt+b",
"command": "workbench.action.toggleActivityBarVisibility"
},
]