Ubuntu
kdebase package

Cannot switch keyboard layout in KDE after upgrade from Feisty

Bug #150388 reported by Oleksiy Kokachev
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: kdebase-bin

I got a problem with KDE after upgrade to Gutsy.
I use Kxkb to switch keyboard layouts in Feisty and it worked just fine. But now it does not work.
When I press Ctrl+Shift to switch layout to russian, icon in system tray is changed, but layout is not switched. Even thought icon displays russian layout I still type in english.
If in terminal I directly execute "setxkbmap -model pc104 -layout ru -variant winkeys", then I can type in russian.

Also I tried to set it up using xorg.conf by specifying additional layout and disable layout switch in kxkb. But situation is the same: KKBSwitch displays correctly russian layout, but I still type in english.

How can I fix that?

P.S. In Gnome everything works fine

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Oleksiy Kokachev (lelikv) wrote :

Dear all.
I tried to downgrade the version of kdebase-bin package to kdebase-bin_3.5.6-0ubuntu20.4_i386.deb(from Feisty) and It helped: layout switching works.

Then I tried to install new verison from gutsy repository and problem appeared one more time. That means, that bug exists between Feisty and Gutsy versions.

Can anybody fix it? I can provide any details/logs, which You may need.

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Oleksiy Kokachev (lelikv) wrote :

I found out, that bug was caused by attached patch.

Can anybody explain me details about this patch?

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Oleksiy Kokachev (lelikv) wrote :

If I removed .Xmodmap file from my home directory - then evrything works just fine.

Is it normal behavior?

Attached is my .Xmodmap file.

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Jonas (jon-stekas) wrote :

The same thing happening with my KDE and I do not have .Xmodmap file in my home directory...

 I am using 64bit kubuntu

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kiwi (mehageg) wrote :

I have the same problem here, yet, on the login screen I can switch keyboard layouts.
for me removing the .Xmodmap file didn't help and I can only change layout with the mouse, not with the keyboard (which is pretty much annoying)

kiwi

Oleksiy Kokachev (lelikv)
Changed in kdebase:
status: New → Fix Released
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