I have the same problem, reported this on the GNOME bug tracker but was told that this is Ubuntu's fault: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=711001
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #711001 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=711001 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1244158 Title: GNOME: Modifiers Only keyboard layout switch have no effect To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1244158/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs