Hi, I have just tried Shaman's solution above for Ubuntu 8.04. I created a /usr/bin/fixkeyboard file with layouts for us, fr, gb. I enabled automatic login. I can toggle between layouts (Alt + Shift), but a new problem has arisen.
Now, when I open the control center or update manager or webbrowser or any other application, the keyboard layout switches automatically to French!!! When I close the application, the keyboard reverts to US layout. I find this bizarre (and annoying)! I have a UK laptop, US plug in keyboard and I occasionally type stuff in French. So how do I change back to what I had before? Can I just delete the /usr/bin/fixkeyboard file I created? Everything worked perfectly before (toggling etc), but I just had to put in my password everytime I started the computer. Cheers, Gwyn 2008/12/17 harrydg <ha...@enzoverder.be>: > I second that emotion... it took me quite a long time to figure out why > stuff wasn't working for me. My first sollution was to just disable > layouts and learn azerty again (can you imagine the horror ;)) > > from 7.04 to 7.10 i had hoped for a fix... > from 7.10 to 8.04 i had hoped for a fix, but since it didn't come, i > decided to look further about what happened, and so i created this report > from 8.04 to 8.10: still no fix and a change in importance to "low" > > why is this so hard to fix? I don't know any xserver code, so i don't > really know where to look. (i have another problem with my logitech ultrax > r-rc6 remote, on which all keys with an "id" higher than 255 don't work > anymore since 7.10, which i don't seem to get answers from either ( > http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-May/035433.html ) > > so... i indeed think that a lot of people encounter this bug, but just > give up (like i did) > > greetings, > > Harry dG > > -- http://harry.enzoverder.be > >> Re: shaman - thanks! >> >> I think my previous point is still valid - I'm ok with such a work- >> around, being a unix admin for over 20 years now, but: >> >> 1. I'd rather not have to do such stuff any more. I'm past the days that >> X11 with Athena Widgets and TWM and compiling X11 from source was part >> of a sysadmin's work. That's why I use Ubuntu on my desktop - so it can >> handle the desktop stuff while I get to break the really interesting >> stuff like automatic kickstart installation of tens of xen hosts :), but >> it might not be an option if I try to tell windows-lusers "just try >> ubuntu" and then things like that happen to them. >> >> 2. What's the meaning of "Long Term SUPPORT" if this bug has "low >> priority" and it feels like "fixed in intrepid" is an answer? It looks >> like many people are hit by this bug (it hit me a few weeks ago and only >> yesterday I learned that it is related to automatic login - guess how >> many people are hit that didn't even see this bug report?) >> >> Cheers. >> >> -- >> gdm and keyboard layout switch >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228196 >> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >> of the bug. >> >> Status in gnome-control-center: Invalid >> Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed >> Status in “xorg-server†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 ;) >> > > -- > gdm and keyboard layout switch > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228196 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in gnome-control-center: Invalid > Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed > Status in "xorg-server" 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 ;) > -- gdm and keyboard layout switch https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228196 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
