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gnome-control-center package

problem with keyboard layout swiching

Bug #164057 reported by huan.kaktus
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gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Incomplete
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-control-center

Gutsy 64 bits.
I have three layouts added from keyboard preferences applet - English(us), Russian and Latvian. From keybord (alts) I can switch only between two first layouts. For third layout I need mouse click on layout indicator applet.

xprop -root | grep XKB output:
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "base", "pc105", "us,ru,lv", ",winkeys,", "grp:alts_toggle"

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huan.kaktus (john-brown-navigator) wrote :

Some additional information about this bug. If I add any fourth layout, switching from keyboard work good, but in layout properties applet function "Add" is disabled.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report. Does switching using the applet work correctly?

Changed in gnome-control-center:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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huan.kaktus (john-brown-navigator) wrote :

Yes, using the applet it work correctly. Problem is only does switching using the keyboard keys.

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Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker (ilmari) wrote :

I'm seeing a slight variation on this in Hardy: I can't swtich away from the first configured layout using the keyboard shortcut. If I click the keyboard indicator applet to switch to the second layout, cycling further through the list using the keyboard shortcut works fine until I reach the first layout again (tested with two, three and four layouts).

My XKB rules are as follows:

_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "gb,no,fi,is", ",", "ctrl:nocaps,grp:alts_toggle"

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Philipp Kohlbecher (xt28) wrote :

I am experiencing exactly the same issue as Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker.

How can I see my XKB rules? What other information can I provide that could be helpful?

One additional small observation: Under gutsy, switching worked by pressing and holding the right Alt key (Alt Gr) and subsequently pressing the left Alt key. Under hardy, this is reversed, i.e. I need to press and hold the left Alt key, then press the right Alt key. I don't know if this has anything to do with this bug.

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Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker (ilmari) wrote :

Additional information: this bug does not affect all the layout switching options. With "grps:shifts_toggle" it cycles all the way through as expected.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

the issue is similar to http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523823 or bug #203991

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