How to change the "Alternative switch to next source"

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I have been using Ubuntu 17.10 for a while and is working great. But today after the update, I have a new shortcut, Alt+Shift, as an alternative Switch to the next input source. Alt+Shift is a common modifier in Intellij so a lot of shortcuts doesn't work any more.

I tried to change the shortcut but it is not listed in the shortcuts window.

Is there a file where I can change it (the alternative)?

Here is the screenshot of the option

For latecomers, this is also an issue in 18.04 for people upgrading from 17.10: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1762952 — oligofren, Apr 24 '18 at 22:33

score 48 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 26 '18 at 18:25

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Finally I found the option. I had to install Tweaks and go to

Keyboard and mouse > Additional layout options > switching to another layout

The strange thing is that there is that the default shortcut super+space was not selected in that window, only the alternative shortcut.

edited Apr 26 '18 at 18:25

Zanna

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answered Oct 10 '17 at 13:22

Alejandro Vera

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Tweaks, mentioned by Alejandro Vera is the "Gnome Tweaks" application (could be found in "Software" or just from Activities search input) – Roman Bekkiev Oct 29 '17 at 17:29
Now it is called Tweaks https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-tweak-tool/commit/?id=05600c3af48c70925a2faf5663036f7eef62bff8 – Alejandro Vera Oct 31 '17 at 14:10
I had this short cut working until it suddenly stopped. The way to restore it as a short cut was to uncheck the check box, close Tweaks, open Tweaks again and select the check box again. – NeStack Dec 02 '20 at 13:39
Language change: I set it up as described, it does work; but the language locale indication at the right corner of the monitor top panel bar ("en") does not change! Versions: Ubuntu 22.04.2, GNOME Tweaks 42.beta, GNOME Shell 42.5 (ubuntu mode) – Helen Craigman Apr 29 '23 at 10:37

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 27 '19 at 21:48

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In my answer I assume that you use Gnome 3.x.

You can use Tweaks, but you can also write the value directly, for example, changing from Alt+Shift to Ctrl+Shift can be done by the following command in terminal:

dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options ['grp:ctrl_shift_toggle','grp_led:scroll']

edited Jan 27 '19 at 21:48

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answered Aug 09 '18 at 07:40

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The [answer from avtomaton](https://askubuntu.com/a/1063750/250300) works all right, but don’t forget double braces: `dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['grp:alt_shift_toggle','grp_led:scroll']"` – dobhareach May 21 '19 at 09:07

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 13 '19 at 09:28

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To disable the option of alternative switch to the next source type in terminal:

xkbopts="/org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options"
dconf read $xkbopts
dconf write $xkbopts "['']"

This worked for me. No reboot is necessary.

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answered Oct 20 '18 at 23:00

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered May 09 '19 at 03:06

For Ubuntu 18.04: Alternative switch to next source Can Changed or Disabled only with "Tweak Tool":

$ sudo add-apt-repository universe
$ sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
$ gnome-tweaks

and then Keyboard & Mouse > Additional Layout Options > Switching to another layout

How to change the "Alternative switch to next source"

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