Thanks! 2008/12/21 shaman <sha...@operamail.com>: > Hi Gwyn, > > That's really weird. You should try the option "Separate layout for each > window" under the System->Preferences->Keyboard->Layouts > checked/unchecked and/or try other keyboard models. > > If the above doesn't fix your problem, you can simply disable the > autostart of the fix: > > Navigate to "System" menu, then choose "Preferences" and select > "Sessions". Under "Startup Programs" uncheck "fixkeyboard". Then press > "Close". > > This will prevent the fix from autoloading and will restore your system > to the previous state after the next restart. > > Greetings > > -- > 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 ;) >
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