Issue with Yast system language / keyboard input language

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Hello,

I usually set my system language to English, and add French and Japanese as secondary input languages.

I have found the experience out of the box to be somewhat buggy.

Basically, I went over to Yast > keyboard > input

I selected to add French and Japanese,

Somehow what’s happened is my system language has changed to a strange blend of french and Japanese.

This is annoying, because I’m used to english keywords and would really prefer to use my system in English.

To make matters more awkward, that input selection menu did not prompt me to setup the input language switcher, and the input language switcher is nowhere to be found on my desktop:

http://imgur.com/zyhmNC3.png

this is where I was mucking about with the language settings and I don’t see the possibility to select more than one language:

http://imgur.com/i1TtE1y.png

If I’m forgetting any diagnostic info, do mention it!

BTW there’s a bug in the crash feedback reporting app, where would I open a ticket for that?

Much love <3

Khan

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Hi and welcome to the Forums! I’m not a regular KDE user, but I think you are looking in the wrong place with Yast.
Please check the “Configure Desktop” (AKA “System Settings”) in the KDE Desktop, then in “Personalization” > “Regional Settings” and I think you’ll be able to configure what you need.
AFAIK Yast “System Language” is for X-Windows / Console setup and might be overridden by the desktop settings (it surely is that way with Gnome).

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Yup, perfect!

For anyone who may have a similar issue setting up input languages, here’s the steps visually:

http://imgur.com/F9UsQEA.png

http://imgur.com/OUxwd4L.png

http://imgur.com/KP3ONJu.png

I then set the input switcher to a familiar key combination (ALT + SHIFT)

And specified global use for simplicity sake.

No reboot required, works like a charm!

Only issue now is with the Japanese input. Currently it’s basically only accepting Katakana input using some no longer used input method.

Would anyone happen to know about inputting romaji similar to the OS X input system?

The macintosh input system listed in OpenSUSE 42.2 is severely deprecated.

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for Japanese input you’ll want to install an IME.
The most trouble free one in openSUSE is the FCITX / MOZC combination