Linux: keyboard switching no longer working since Ubuntu 24.04
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Description
The keyboard switching code in the GnomeShellIbusKeyboardSwitchingAdaptor uses the org.gnome.Shell.Eval dbus method to switch keyboards. This is deprecated since Gnome 41 and no longer works.
The best solution might be to create or install a shell extension and adjust the code to call the method names. See https://askubuntu.com/a/1501535.
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Research direction
Start with SIL.Windows.Forms.Keyboarding/Linux/GnomeShellIbusKeyboardSwitchingAdaptor.cs around line 36 and review how it calls org.gnome.Shell.Eval through D-Bus. Read the linked Ubuntu guidance about the Gnome 41 change and determine the supported switching entry point or shell-extension approach. Done means keyboard switching works again on Ubuntu 24.04 without relying on the deprecated method.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100