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Extracting from bug 1218322, confirmed there by multiple users:
When switching the keyboard layout using a shortcut (such as Alt+Shift),
NumLock functionality is (mostly) turned off. More precisely: it goes
into an inconsistent state where pressing numpad 5 inserts the digit 5,
but the other numpad keys move the cursor. Pressing the NumLock key
turns it off completely (pressing numpad 5 no longer does anything), and
pressing once again turns it on.
This means that if someone prefers to have the NumLock functionality
switched on all the time, they have to press the NumLock key twice after
each layout change. I find this a huge usability problem.
(I don't have a LED, so I cannot tell how that one is lit.)
The bug is not present when changing the layout via the indicator
applet.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.8.5-0ubuntu11.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 3 21:54:37 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-30 (522 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
(20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-12 (21 days ago)
** Affects: xorg-server
Importance: Medium
Status: Confirmed
** Affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
Importance: High
Status: Confirmed
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug keyboard-layout-switching-related saucy
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NumLock turned off on layout switch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247668
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