Switch keyboard layout in gnome switcher

About:

Extention is a fork from "switch-to-last-keyboard-layout@envek".

It can grant access to swiching keyboard layouts by console command.

You also can bind command to custom hotkey in gnome-settings tool.

Thanks to https://github.com/Envek

Installation:

1. make directory for extention:

$ mkdir -p ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/switch-keyboard-layout@maksmartyn

2. copy repository files into directory:

$ cp ./extension.js ./metadata.json ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/switch-keyboard-layout@maksmartyn

3. Restart GNOME Shell (e.g. log out and log in)
4. Enable it in the GNOME Extensions App

Usage:

• for cycle switching between last used:

$ gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/SwitchKeyboardLayout --method org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.SwitchKeyboardLayout.Next

• for first layout:

$ gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/SwitchKeyboardLayout --method org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.SwitchKeyboardLayout.First

• for second layout:

$ gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/SwitchKeyboardLayout --method org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.SwitchKeyboardLayout.Second

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later