Unfortunately, the options mentioned by Sean Fitzpatrick do not include the option for Shift with Numeric Keypad works as in MS Windows. I am quite certain that there are a number of other options that different users require that are not found in the terminal version of the reconfiguration package.
I am not the most technical of people, so I may get something wrong: 1/ Reading the above posts, I am under the impression that this option was removed in the name of simplification by upstream Gnome. If this is right, then there are two options: - Upstream Gnome should change back and include the options as part of the keyboard layout definition utility. - If Upstream Gnome will not make the change, then Ubuntu should include this as part of their configuration. 2/ Unless there is new information of which we are not aware, Upstream Gnome has not committed to reverting the change. 3/ Given that 14.04 is due to be released in 3 months or so, and any changes need to be tested, I would like to suggest that a utility to manage the keyboard setup should be developed for Ubuntu. I'm not so sure that it should be in the Unity Tweak tools, since the supported derivatives (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Gnubuntu, etc.) do not use Unity and therefore may not install the tweak tools for Unity. 4/ In an ideal world, the utility would be included as part of the default installation, but there may be compelling reasons (space) why this may not be possible. If the goal is still to be able to install using a CD, then the ideal world would probably not be achievable. 5/ Whatever the outcome, two things are clear: - There needs to be a solution that includes an easy, GUI-based option to configure the various options on the keyboard, and - If the change is not reverted by Upstream Gnome, then it is a change that needs to be properly documented and easily accessible in the Release Notes for Ubuntu 14.04. There are a lot of us who use various keyboard configuration options and in order to continue being able to do so, we should not have to resort to 'hand editing' configuration files to use functionality that has been easily available for as long as I've used ubuntu (six years). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245064 Title: Keyboard Layout Options window is missed in gnome-control-center keyboard Status in GNOME Control Center: Unknown Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Opinion Status in Fedora: Unknown Status in openSUSE: Confirmed Bug description: In next six month 14.04 will be prepared and arrived. It's LTS. So users of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS may want to update to it. What they have now (in Ubuntu 12.04.3)? They have very wide choose of available hotkeys for layout change. Let's see. In Ubuntu 12.04.3, under gnome-control-center keyboard we have (select tab "Typing", click on link "Layout Settings" in left bottom corner of window, press the "Options" button in the bottom right corner of window, window "Keyboard Layout Options" is opened). This window allows user to set many options. It allows to set the following: > Adding currency signs to certain keys > Adding Esperanto circumflexes (supersigno) > Alt/Win key behavior > Caps Lock key behavior > Compose key position > Ctrl key position > Japanese keyboard options > Key sequence to kill the X server > Key(s) to change layout > Key to choose 3rd level > Key to choose 5th level > Miscellaneous compatibility options > Numeric keypad delete key behavior > Numeric keypad layout selection > Use keyboard LED to show alternative layout > Using space key to input non-breakable space character In Ubuntu 13.10 this setup window is missing. So user will be unable to adjust many layout switching parameters. For example, under "Key(s) to change layout" this window has: Alt+Caps Lock Alt+Ctrl Alt+Shift Alt+Space Any Win key (while pressed) Both Alt keys together Both Ctrl keys together Both Shift keys together Caps Lock Caps Lock (to first layout), Shift+Caps Lock (to last layout) Caps Lock (while pressed), Alt+Caps Lock does the original capslock action Ctrl+Shift Left Alt Left Alt+Left Shift Left Alt (while pressed) Left Ctrl Left Ctrl+Left Shift Left Ctrl+LeftWin (to first layout), RightCtrl+Menu (to second layout) Left Ctrl (to first layout), Right Ctrl (to last layout) Left Shift Left Win Left Win (to first layout), Right Win/Menu (to last layout) Left Win (while pressed) Menu Right Alt Rigth Alt (while pressed) Right Ctrl Right Ctrl+Right Shift Right Ctrl (while pressed) Right Shift Right Win Right Win (while pressed) Scroll Lock Shift+Caps Lock This list is very long but universal. Defined hotkeys are full-functional. For example if I set Ctrl+Shift for layout changing I can copy and paste in gnome-terminal with Ctrl+Shift+C / V. I do not want to post other "Keyboard Layout Options" features, that missed in 13.10. But they are of course missed. What we have now in 13.10 (ppa:attente/1218322 or proposed)? We have simple shortcuts (for example Alt+Shift and Ctrl+Shift) and do not have other. This bug report will be a table of contents of all issues, that are called from this window and are broken/missed in Ubuntu 13.10. For example, we can detect and report separate bugreports for each hotkey which does not work correctly in 13.10: Separate bug reports for individual layout switching hotkey combinations: > Super+Space and Shift+Super+Space, found in: * Unity greeter (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/1245137); * Unity session (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1245136); * lock screen - gnome-screensaver (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1245138); * ubiquity installer (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1242572). > Alt+Shift * lock screen - gnome-screensaver (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1245256) * Unity greeter (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/1245258) * Can't set keyboard layout change to Alt+Shift (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245926) > Ctrl+Shift * lock screen - gnome-screensaver (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1245270) * Unity greeter (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/1245268) * Can't set keyboard layout change to Ctrl+Shift (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245991) > Shift+Shift * Can't set keyboard layout change to Shift+Shift (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245272) * lock screen - gnome-screensaver (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1245278) * Unity greeter (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/1245280) Bugs which belong to keyboard layout switching: * Hotkeys not functional in non-latin keyboard layout in 13.10 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1226962) * Keyboard Layout Options window is missed in gnome-control-center keyboard (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245064) * Unable to set keyboard LED to show alternative layout in gnome-control-center keyboard in Saucy (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245188) * Unable to set Miscellaneous compatibility options in gnome-control-center keyboard in Saucy (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245199) * Keyboard shortcut for changing keyboard layout does not work on lock screen (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1244548) * [FFe] indicator-keyboard not working under greeter (https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-greeter/+bug/1228207) * Lost ability to remap Caps Lock to Ctrl (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-keyboard/+bug/1215826/) * gnome-control-center keyboard no longer has way to modify caps lock key behavior (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1224575) ------------------------------- Keyboard layout switching is most important and most essential functionality. IMHO. I do not agree with GNOME simpilicity/stupidity modern style and I hope that 14.04 will be polished and full-functional as Precise Pangolin. I understand that some of the keyboard layout switch options are available in gnome-tweak-tool, but it is not right place for them. Layout switching is a common feature, there is no reason to hide it under not-preinstalled tool. Let's make Trusty Tahr the greatest Ubuntu LTS release! ---------- For other layout switching problems introduced in Ubuntu 13.10 you can see bug 1218322. ---------- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu45 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Oct 27 01:17:13 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-20 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_gnome-control-center: activity-log-manager 0.9.7-0ubuntu4 deja-dup 27.3.1-0ubuntu1 gnome-control-center-datetime 13.10.0+13.10.20131016.2-0ubuntu1 gnome-control-center-signon 0.1.7~+13.10.20130724.1-0ubuntu1 gnome-control-center-unity 1.3+13.10.20131004-0ubuntu1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245064/+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
