Ok, checking on lucid, by then we had this fix: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44180279/xkeyboard-config_1.8-1ubuntu6_1.8-1ubuntu7.diff.gz
"# Description: Don't include level4nl but only level4n for french oss layout. # both space and Ctrl + space returned the same XLookupString, which prevents # space using in some application using gtk_action_group_add_toggle_actions # to setup Ctrl + space accelerator. We loose rctrl accelator but that's better # than not having space in those applications and setup it manually will # reintroduce https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/198759 # Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/bugs/221112 # Upstream: http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15804 Index: xkeyboard-config-1.8/symbols/fr =================================================================== --- xkeyboard-config-1.8.orig/symbols/fr 2010-04-14 17:52:47.850615502 +0200 +++ xkeyboard-config-1.8/symbols/fr 2010-04-14 17:53:03.174604295 +0200 @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ include "latin" include "level3(ralt_switch)" - include "nbsp(level4nl)" + include "nbsp(level4n)" include "keypad(oss)" name[Group1]="France - Alternative";" so by then we didn't add the "include "level5(rctrl_switch)"" line ... does anyone know why it was added this time? it seems lucid in fact had both rhythmbox and rctrl working -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1013881 Title: Right-Ctrl key broken on French OSS keyboard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xkeyboard-config/+bug/1013881/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs