THe only solution that works for me is to disable automatic login. After
that no problems with layouts or layout switching at all.
Gwyn
2008/9/21 Vit Svarc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> But the settings in xorg.conf is not any solution! What if every user
> wants to have different keyboard layouts?
>
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> gdm and keyboard layout switch
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228196
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> Status in gnome-control-center: Confirmed
> Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed
> Status in "gnome-control-center" source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> first of all: what's the problem?:
> i upgraded from ubuntu 7.10 to 8.04. i use 2 keyboard layouts (not in
> xorg.conf, that one just said: layout be and level3 right alt to switch): be
> and us
> after upgrading, it didn't switch anymore, i just got "weird" chars (the
> switch seemed to switch to level3 for the entire keyboard). after playing
> with it (A LOT), i thougt: reinstall (and use xubuntu, since i only have
> 256MB of ram in the machine)
> same problem there, BUT i found out WHERE the problem resides:
> * install a ubuntu/xubuntu machine
> * create multiple keyboard layouts in xorg.conf like:
> Option "XkbLayout" "be,us(euro)"
> or don't use the xorg way, but do it in the settings panel in gnome/xfce
> (like the first time i encountered the problem).
> * all works fine... now lets break it!
> * in your login settings window: enable autologin of a specific user
> * reboot and watch how your keyboard switching applet messes up completely
>
> i don't know exactly how that changes stuff, but i do know it took me a
> LONG time to find this one... can anyone tell me how/why this could happen?
> and where do i look to fix this? (this problem wasn't there in 7.10 and
> prior). this is a bitch to find, and hell to understand! ;)
>
> if any info is needed: just yell ;)
>
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