Hi. I can confirm this situation on Lubuntu 17.10 with onboard-1.4.1-2ubuntu1 installed and Spanish keyboard configured (localectl set-keymap es). No need for clients generating synthetic keyboard events: just using onboard, any key, will switch it back to 'us' layout. Same: any physical keyboard usage will switch the system back to the correct layout.
This is a quite barebones installation for a kiosk; I'm not using fcitx nor any other fancy IM subsystem. Before removing fcitx, I didn't notice this bug. It seems like fcitx kept onboard at bay. Issuing setxkbmap es at the start of the session (in my case in ~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart) fixed the problem AFAICT. Otherwise, I'm VERY happy with onboard and its flexibility. So far I have been able to overcome all of its quirks and take advantage of its power, without any need to patch the code. We have custom layout, theme and colors. Again, very happy with it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/837456 Title: XTestFakeKeyEvent changes keyboard mapping to 'us' Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Typing with the onscreen keyboard Onboard on a system with German default layout immediately switches the keyboard layout to 'English (US)'. Touching any key on a physical keyboard switches back to the German default. This can be repeated indefinitely. Onboard uses XTestFakeKeyEvent to send key events. When switching from a physical keyboard to Onboard, the first call to this function leads to an unwanted MappingNotify event and the keyboard map changes from 'pc+de+inet(evdev)', 'German' to 'pc+us+inet(evdev)', 'English (US)'. Pressing any key on an attached USB keyboard switches back to 'pc+de+inet(evdev)', 'German'. Running any of the following temporarily fixes the problem for the current session: $ setxkbmap de $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration Restarting X brings back the unwanted layout switches. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.14-generic 3.0.3 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Tue Aug 30 16:21:46 2011 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: oneiric DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:29c2] (rev 10) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device [105b:0df0] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110826) MachineType: OEM OEM ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-9-generic root=UUID=3bee4cb7-392a-4347-a496-f32c7141e658 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/04/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG dmi.board.name: G31MG-S dmi.board.vendor: Foxconn dmi.board.version: FAB:1.0 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM dmi.chassis.version: OEM dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd09/04/2008:svnOEM:pnOEM:pvrOEM:rvnFoxconn:rnG31MG-S:rvrFAB1.0:cvnOEM:ct3:cvrOEM: dmi.product.name: OEM dmi.product.version: OEM dmi.sys.vendor: OEM version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.92+bzr2791-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/837456/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
