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.TH KXKB 1 "June 2006" "K Desktop Environment" "A utility to switch keyboard maps"
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\- A utility to switch keyboard maps
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\fBkxkb\fP [Qt\-options] [KDE\-options]
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\fBKxkb\fP is a keyboard layout switching utility based on X11 xkb extension. It allows to use different keyboard layouts for inputing text. \fBKxkb\fP features keyboard layout indicator.
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\fBKxkb\fP starts automatically and stays in system tray as a flag with 2 or 3 letter abbreviation of layout name on top of it if more than one layout is defined or Show indicator for single layout option is turned on.
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When \fBKxkb\fP is running you can change layouts clicking on its tray icon with the mouse or pressing its keyboard shortcut. Keyboard shortcut or mouse click will switch to next layout or alternatively you can right mouse button click the \fBKxkb\fP icon and select layout from the list.
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Right mouse button clicking on the \fBKxkb\fP icon you can start its configuration by selecting Configure... or by opening \fBControl Center\fP and selecting Localization/Keyboard Layout. Alternatively, you can start it by typing \fBkcmshell keyboard_layout\fP in a terminal.
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Show help about options
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Show Qt specific options
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Show KDE specific options
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Show author information
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Show version information
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Show license information
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.B \-\-display <displayname>
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Use the X-server display 'displayname'
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.B \-\-session <sessionId>
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Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'
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Causes the application to install a private color
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map on an 8\-bit display
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Limits the number of colors allocated in the color
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cube on an 8\-bit display, if the application is
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using the QApplication::ManyColor color
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tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard
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running under a debugger can cause an implicit
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\-nograb, use \-dograb to override
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switches to synchronous mode for debugging
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.B \-\-fn, \-\-font <fontname>
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defines the application font
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.B \-\-bg, \-\-background <color>
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sets the default background color and an
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application palette (light and dark shades are
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.B \-\-fg, \-\-foreground <color>
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sets the default foreground color
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.B \-\-btn, \-\-button <color>
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sets the default button color
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sets the application name
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sets the application title (caption)
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.B \-\-visual TrueColor
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forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on
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.B \-\-inputstyle <inputstyle>
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sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible
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values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and
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.B \-\-im <XIM server>
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mirrors the whole layout of widgets
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.B \-\-caption <caption>
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Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar
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Use 'icon' as the application icon
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.B \-\-miniicon <icon>
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Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar
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.B \-\-config <filename>
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Use alternative configuration file
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.B \-\-dcopserver <server>
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Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'
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.B \-\-nocrashhandler
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Disable crash handler, to get core dumps
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Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager
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sets the application GUI style
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.B \-\-geometry <geometry>
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sets the client geometry of the main widget \- see man X for the argument format
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Don't run in the background.
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Full user documentation is available through the KDE Help Center. You can also enter the URL
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directly into konqueror or you can run
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.BR "khelpcenter help:/kxkb/"
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from the command\-line.
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Andriy Rysin <rysin@kde.org>
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Shaheed Haque <srhaque@iee.org>
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Ilya Konstantinov <kde\-devel@future.galanet.net>
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Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs; do not mail the authors directly.
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This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann <Holger_Hartmann@gmx.de> for the Debian Project, but may be used by others. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
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On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common\-licenses/GPL.