@Sebastien: Up until 13.04 version, layout switching was handled by XKB ( http://www.x.org/wiki/XKB/ ) and was set to alt+shift as a default shortcut. Setting this through any DE's graphical keyboard configurator was the equivalent of the following command: setxkbmap -option grp:switch,grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll us,el
For 13.10 and 14.04, layout switching is primarily handled by i-bus, so Ubuntu's graphical keyboard configurator is not about changing some XKB setting via setxkbmap command, but is about changing an i-bus setting. The point is that though there may not be a graphical keyboard configurator for XKB anymore, the setxkbmap command still works because it is a part of xorg and xorg is still installed. So, a common workaround for users is to use a setxkbmap command setting for layout switching. This way, the user avoids the effects of the #1218322 and #1226962 bugs. The #1218322 bug is now fixed. For the #1226962 bug things are also mainly ok, but there is still a problem with LibreOffice, so there still is a point using a setxkbmap command to set layout switching via XKB. What is happening is that when changing layouts via the shortcut set by a setxkbmap command, the indicator does not see that a change has been made. Sorry for the long reply, i hope this is clearer now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242567 Title: Indication does not change when using XKB shortcut to change layout To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-keyboard/+bug/1242567/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
