For me (Gnome shell, gdm locking screen) it _seems_ to work (if I press Alt+Shift the overhead windows appears and seems to change layout). Couldn't really test, too, because the password is typed in the exactly same way on my two layouts. (yes, it has plenty od special char. Happening to be in the same spot).
It would be useful if people that says it doesn't work could give a bit more info: which display manager (gdm, lightdm), which DE (Gnome-shell, Unity)... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218322 Title: Can't set keyboard layout change to alt+shift, ctrl+shift, etc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1218322/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs