A keyboard layout switcher. Just highlight the text and press a preconfigured hotkey to switch the layout.
- Install
xdotool:
sudo apt install xdotool
- Grab the binary from releases and put it in any folder that is visible in
$PATH.
Note:
If there is no pre-built binary for your platform, you may build it yourself from source like this (Rust tooling is required):
git clone https://github.com/v-spassky/happens.git
cd happens
cargo build --release
cp target/release/happens ~/.local/bin/
chmod u+x ~/.local/bin/happens
- Bind the binary to a hotkey in your desktop environment.
You may set up the binding in two distinct modes:
happens --table [ru-to-eng | eng-to-ru]
Example:
happens --table ru-to-eng
With such configuration, the program will work like this:
happens --from-file /<...>/table.txt
In this case, the table.txt file should be formatted as follows:
<key1_before>: <key1_after>
<key2_before>: <key2_after>
...
<keyN_before>: <keyN_after>
Example:
a: R
s: R
d: R
f: R
g: R
With the configuration above using the custom table shown above, the program will work like this:
To set up the program up and running, first set up a hotkey binding to call such command:
happens --from-file /<...>/happens/samples/custom_table.txt --logfile-name /<...>/happens/logs.txt
Alternatively, if you want to use the a precompiled table:
happens --table [ru-to-eng | eng-to-ru] --logfile-name /<...>/happens/logs.txt
Then, copy the binary from project folder to a folder, visible in $PATH
and make it executable:
cargo build
cp target/debug/happens ~/.local/bin/
chmod u+x ~/.local/bin/happens
Or, as a shortcut:
cargo build && cp target/debug/happens ~/.local/bin/ && chmod u+x ~/.local/bin/happens
It is also possible to run the program via a terminal like this:
cargo run -- --from-file /<...>/happens/samples/custom_table.txt