[Bug 488048] Re: gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode
We use 3 layouts on one computer - Bel, Svk, USA. What I miss is the possibility to set default one in user preferences and have gnome- session set it upon start, regardless of what comes from gdm. The most apparent issue is that upon login, the keyboard-indicator does not match the actual layout used - shows the first from user preferences, but applied is the layout that arrived from gdm. And as reported in this bug, with passwordless login there is no way to set it. -- 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/488048 Title: gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/488048/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 488048] Re: gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode
I think this also has issues with the screensaver/screen lock - the keyboard seems to switch back to US layout for me after re-entering the password on the screen lock. -- 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/488048 Title: gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 488048] Re: gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode
With two layouts: us intl us altgr-intl I could not get rid of us intl. Everytime I logged in, it reappeared in gnome (System - Perferences - Keyboard). I noticed that .dmrc listed us intl. I have fixed this problem by manually editing .dmrc to the desired layout (algr-intl) and then removing the us intl layout in gnome. Another (related) inconvenience that is not a bug but not beautiful either is that for all using multiple USA layouts (i.e: qwerty/dvorak/deadkeys), all layouts are named similarly in the keyboard indicator. A bit more clever naming would help. Without that I wouldn't care about having many unused layouts. -- gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488048 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 488048] Re: gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode
Thank you for reopening (I didn't know what 'Triaged' meant), and also for your helpful comments. The new bug description makes sense for your technical point of view, but so much for the uninitiated user. With this description I might have had a harder time finding this entry with your insightful replies that helped me fix the issue on my own computer. An end user point of view bug seems appropriate on the Ubuntu launchpad section. Also, from the original description I think the technical bug (and subsequent solution) is the other way around: changing keyboard layout with gnome-keyboard-properties does not propagate to gdm. As in either both apps should change both settings always (which gdm already does), or they should never change each others settings (which gnome-keyboard-properties does). Originally I would opt for the latter, but reading the discussions, the former seems to be closer to the intended behaviour, so it is gnome-keyboard-properties that should be fixed IMHO, not gdm. E.g. a scenario where the current proposed solution will lead to a strange situation: - User changes to new layout in gdm and uses it pleasantly in gnome for months. - User decides that a password is not required to log in. - Suddenly his keyboard layout is changed. - User files bug report: 'gdm does *not* override keyboard layout in no password mode' :) -- gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488048 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 488048] Re: gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode
** Summary changed: - keyboard layout needs to be reset after each login + gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Triaged -- gdm overrides keyboard layout in no password mode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488048 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
