Comment 14 for bug 1357895

You can also use gnome-tweak-tool to make most changes to the keyboard

On Wed, Nov 5, 2014, 5:30 PM Alexander Vasilyev <email address hidden>
wrote:

> I've done some research and figured out the reason: it is
> gnome-settings-daemon.
> When layout is changed by xkb, it resets the layout to it's own. This
> behaviour is important to support IBus as input method.
>
> The GNOME-way was to handle shortcuts with keyboard extension of GNOME
> Shell and change input method with DBus call.
> Thus, ATM solution is to handle layout switch shortcuts in some other
> program (indicator-keyboard?).
>
> Though, since GNOME 3.13.92 input sources handling was moved to keyboard
> extension of GNOME Shell completely, so if gnome-settings-daemon is
> updated (I hope, it will) it will be enough to apply settings from
> org.gnome.desktop.input-sources and use XKB grp: options.
>
> BTW, Ctrl+Space changes IBus engines. You can change it in
> desktop.ibus.default.hotkey.triggers, but IBus engine is not displayed
> by indicator-keyboard, you cant change IBus engine while Slingshot is
> opened and modifiers-only shortcuts (alt+shift, ctrl+shift) are not
> supported.
>
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> Title:
> Keyboard layout switcher shortcuts not working
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