How to change keyboard layout in i3w using capslock?

Question

linux

Hello.
There are several ways to replace, but none work.
Here's what I got.

exec "setxkbmap -layout us,ru"
exec "setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle'"

#bindsym $mod+caps exec ~/.config/i3/i3-keyboard-layout/i3-keyboard-layout set us
#bindsym $mod+caps exec ~/.config/i3/i3-keyboard-layout/i3-keyboard-layout set ru

#setxkbmap -option grp:caps_toggle 'us,ru' -option grp_led:caps

The first 2 lines work and change the layout to alt + shift.
I took 3.4 lines from this example https://github.com/porras/i3-keyboard-layout
I also took the last one from the Internet.
I'm just used to switching to capslock.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Answer 1

It is not necessary to put these commands in ~/.config/i3/config because exec will just invoke the shell. For example, I have these commands in ~/.xinitrc .
See all available options for setxkbmap in man
Under "Switching to another layout". For example, to switch using capslock, the following options should work:

setxkbmap -layout us,ru
setxkbmap -option 'grp:caps_toggle'