From f726ba0b1a3458b262b0ed7dbe950543d10dc046 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tiyn <tiyn@mail-mk.eu>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 23:48:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] x window system: switching between keymaps

---
 wiki/linux/x_window_system.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/wiki/linux/x_window_system.md b/wiki/linux/x_window_system.md
index fc6e903..c15e57c 100644
--- a/wiki/linux/x_window_system.md
+++ b/wiki/linux/x_window_system.md
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ To temporarily change the layout of the keyboard just run
 `setxkbmap <your preferred layout>`.
 For a permanent change run `localectl set-x11-keymap <your preferred layout>`.
 
+If there are two main layouts are used then the following command can be used to switch between
+them.
+Change `<layout 1>` and `<layout 2>` according to preferences.
+
+`setxkbmap -query | grep -q '<layout 1>' && setxkbmap <layout 2> || setxkbmap <layout 1>,<layout 2>`
+
+Using [SXHKD](/wiki/linux/sxhkd.md) a hotkey can be setup to seamlessly transition between the two
+layouts.
+
 ### Display
 
 This section describes the handling of displays by X.