This bug annoys me, too, and I've seen it in Oneiric (11.10) and Precise (12.04). I guess it is present in Quantal and Raring, too.
I have configured “German Neo 2” and “German eliminate dead keys” layouts, and whatever I choose as the secondary layout does not work correctly. Only the primary layout works as expected. If Neo is the secondary layout, both Mod4 keys are completely ignored, so instead of layer 4 and 6 I get layer 1 and 3, respectively. (See http ://neo-layout.org/ for details.) If “Qwertz” is the secondary layout, I can't type “<”, “>” and “|”, because the left one of the two Neo-Mod4-keys is dead. This makes working on the command line rather impossible. My workaround is to select Neo as the primary layout, and if someone else (unfamiliar with Neo) needs to type on my keyboard, I have to change the primary layout. ** Tags added: quantal raring ** Tags added: running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xkeyboard-config in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879838 Title: Keyboard Layout "Germany Neo 2": Mod4 does not work if used as secondary keyboard layout Status in “xkeyboard-config” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: If Neo 2 is used as secondary keyboard layout, Layer 4 and 6 (that is, Mod4) don't work. To reproduce this bug, do the following: 1: Neo 2 as primary keyboard layout - start gnome-keyboard-properties - Click "Add..." - Select Country: "Germany" and Variants: "Germany Neo 2" - Select "Germany Neo 2" and move it to the top of the list. Try to use Neo Layer 4 or 6. E.g. type the number "4" which is "Mod4" and "n" in Neo ("<" and "j" in standard German QWERTZ layout) or move the cursor left using "Mod4" and "i" ("AltGr" and "s" in QWERTZ layot). Works as expected. 2: Neo as secondary layout - Now add "Germany Eliminate dead keys" to the list and move it to the top - Use "Neo 2" as secondary layout - Click "Options" and select "Scroll lock" (or any other) as "Key(s) to change layout" Now switch to Neo using the selected key and try to type "4" or move the curser as above. Instead of Neo Layer 4 or 6 you will have Layer 1/3 (that is, you will be typing an "n" instead of a "4" and an "i" instead of moving the cursor left). Choosing other keys for layout change or turning the compose key on/off does not change anything. Neither does applying "Neo 2" as primary layout system wide and using "Germany Eliminate dead keys" with "Neo 2" as a secondary keyboard layout as local user. Applying the patch suggested on neo-layout.org for a similar problem (http://wiki.neo-layout.org/ticket/174) does not have any effect. Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 xkb-data: 2.1-1ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/879838/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
