KDE Visual Design Group/KCMs/Keyboard
Keyboard KCM
Purpose of the KCM
This module allows you to choose how your keyboard works, mainly switching between layouts and some hardware-related tweaks.
Current features
| Feature | Current position | Proposed integration | Still relevant on Wayland/Libinput? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyboard Model selection | Hardware tab | KCM (advanced) | ? |
| Numlock on Startup | Hardware tab | KCM (advanced) | Yes |
| Keyboard Repeat on/off | Hardware tab | KCM (advanced?) | Yes |
| Keyboard Repeat delay | Hardware tab | KCM (advanced) | Yes |
| Keyboard Repeat rate | Hardware tab | KCM (advanced) | Yes |
| Show layout indicator | Layouts tab | Kill (automatic depending on number of layouts) | Yes |
| Show for single layout | Layouts tab | Kill | Yes |
| Show flag/label/label on flag | Layouts tab | Kill (Plasma theme decides) | No |
| Switching Policy | Layouts tab | KCM (advanced) | Yes |
| Main Shortcuts | Layouts -> Shortcuts for Switching Layout | External | Yes |
| 3rd level shortcuts | Layouts -> Shortcuts for Switching Layout | External | ? |
| Alternative Shortcut | Layouts -> Shortcuts for Switching Layout | KCM (advanced) | Yes |
| Configure Layouts | Layouts tab | Kill (automatic based on number of layouts) | Yes |
| Variant | Layouts list | KCM (integrated in layouts list) | Yes |
| Label | Layouts list | kill | Yes |
| Shortcut | Layouts list | KCM (Advanced) / external / kill | Yes |
| Spare layouts | Layouts list | Kill | ? |
| Main layout count | Layouts list | Kill | ? |
| Advanced options | Advanced tab | External | Yes |
Additional option: Cursor blink speed in advanced options