Toggling keyboard languages in Ubuntu 24.04 with Alt + Shift

Windows introduced [citation missing] the Alt + Left Shift key combination for switching between keyboard languages and ever since I tried to configure that combination for every setup I've worked with. Ubuntu, unfortunately, made it harder and harder over time to do that. User Raffa on askubuntu has the solution [KL]: Open a terminal and … Continue reading Toggling keyboard languages in Ubuntu 24.04 with Alt + Shift →

English Windows keyboard with German umlauts

I frequently write in multiple languages and switching keyboards is cumbersome, especially when the written languages differ only by a few characters. With regard to German, I'd like a US Windows keyboard layout with German umlauts that are a bit easier accessible than the 3-stroke combination of the US international layout (which has combinations like … Continue reading English Windows keyboard with German umlauts →

Das Stück Zucker im Blumentopf

Apologies to non-german speaking readers; this post will make no sense to you. A senior colleague from northern Germany mentioned the German idiom "wie ein Stück Zucker im Blumentopf" to me. At the point of writing (3rd May 2021) there are no search results for this phrase, so I'm proud to announce a world wide … Continue reading Das Stück Zucker im Blumentopf →