External keyboard language

[Don_Saucisse]

In my country we type with azerty keyboard. I have changed the inmenu keyboard correctly to this input language. That is not the problem. But it does not correctly take over that selected language when i use external keyboards (bluetooth nor cabled). Only when in desktop mode does my external keyboard have the correct azerty input(after i changed it in settings)

[Demandred]

I can confirm, I have the same issue here.

[Amador]

Same problem for me.
Someone here claims he found a solution but I don't understand how : https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/u3j30w/for_those_looking_for_a_portable_keyboard_the/

[Don_Saucisse]

Originally posted by Amador:

Same problem for me.
Someone here claims he found a solution but I don't understand how : https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/u3j30w/for_those_looking_for_a_portable_keyboard_the/

what he's talking about is only available in desktop mode, ive doen it also. and it works only in desktop mode. does not transfer the azerty setting to the game mode

[LeviathanWon]

Did you check archwiki linux webpage for possible fix? It's an interesting problem. You could ask Valve to include it in the next OS update if the solution isn't found there.

[Don_Saucisse]

Originally posted by LeviathanWon:

Did you check archwiki linux webpage for possible fix? It's an interesting problem. You could ask Valve to include it in the next OS update if the solution isn't found there.

if id known how to report it. when going to support they say i need to post it on this thread, which i did.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by Don_Saucisse:

Originally posted by LeviathanWon:

Did you check archwiki linux webpage for possible fix? It's an interesting problem. You could ask Valve to include it in the next OS update if the solution isn't found there.

if id known how to report it. when going to support they say i need to post it on this thread, which i did.

They told you to post on the thread which didn't exist before you posted it

That said, you should post such stuff on the bug forum. And first check if anyone else already posted it.

[PopinFRESH]

^
You should post this in the Bug Reports subform imo, although I'm sure Valve will probably also see it here.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/1/

[Amador]

Originally posted by Don_Saucisse:

Originally posted by Amador:

Same problem for me.
Someone here claims he found a solution but I don't understand how : https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/u3j30w/for_those_looking_for_a_portable_keyboard_the/

what he's talking about is only available in desktop mode, ive doen it also. and it works only in desktop mode. does not transfer the azerty setting to the game mode

No, he precisely replies for "gaming mode" in this post, so I have a bit of hope :)
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/u3j30w/for_those_looking_for_a_portable_keyboard_the/i7mi6d9/

[pietropizzi0815]

Then... +1

I have a Logitech MX Mini with German layout, connected via BT. In desktop mode all buttons are correctly set, after I configured the German layout in the KDE settings. The onscreen keyboard in gaming mode is also set to German, and I get my umlauts (äöü). BUT the Logitech unfortunately has the US layout in gaming mode, so password entries are very hard to type in!!

Please Valve fix this issue, your are my last hope ;)!

[Amador]

Originally posted by Amador:

Originally posted by Don_Saucisse:

what he's talking about is only available in desktop mode, ive doen it also. and it works only in desktop mode. does not transfer the azerty setting to the game mode

No, he precisely replies for "gaming mode" in this post, so I have a bit of hope :)
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/u3j30w/for_those_looking_for_a_portable_keyboard_the/i7mi6d9/

In the end, no solution came from this reddit user. Valve seems indeed the only one that can fix it.

[ceuse]

+1 same Problem, you cant change the keyboard Layout of external Keyboards in game mode

[Papa Van Gogh]

Same problem here. We need a fix. plz

[class101 [OLED deck]]

We found a working workaround here

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/issues/798#issuecomment-1290320900

But I advise you to read from the link I post to the end

You have to define 2 environment variables XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT and XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT in /etc/environment to allow gamescope to initiate a session with the expected keyboard layout

But beware, setting them incorrectly may render your Steam Deck unbootable.

In case you failed I also posted directions on how to recover from the mistake, I also posted a method to check if the variable will crash gamescope, could be handy to test them before to boot

[Britaius]

Having the same issue. Would be great to have it fixed, because it's an obvious bug.

[Belaptir]

I got this fixed easily. Install decky loader (google it, not hard at all) and install the plugin "klang" so you can select what kind of layout you want for the external keyboard.