Public bug reported:
In Ubuntu 18.04 I have two keyboard layouts set, US QWERTY and BE AZERTY
(the latter one being the original layout of the laptop keyboard). On
the login screen I have the option of switching between language from
the selection menu in the top right corner and I can also change it by
using super+space. However, when changing the layout, it shows it is
changed, but it does not actually change. The layout remains the first
one, despite the drop-down menu showing otherwise.
This can be very problematic when one has to type the password to login,
as it was for me, since my password contains a special symbol which is
not present on the QWERTY layout. I managed to still log in using
unicode input, but this may be a severe problem to users with less
experience.
** Affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: keyboard language layout login
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1874409
Title:
Keyboard layout/language changing not working on login screen
Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
In Ubuntu 18.04 I have two keyboard layouts set, US QWERTY and BE
AZERTY (the latter one being the original layout of the laptop
keyboard). On the login screen I have the option of switching between
language from the selection menu in the top right corner and I can
also change it by using super+space. However, when changing the
layout, it shows it is changed, but it does not actually change. The
layout remains the first one, despite the drop-down menu showing
otherwise.
This can be very problematic when one has to type the password to
login, as it was for me, since my password contains a special symbol
which is not present on the QWERTY layout. I managed to still log in
using unicode input, but this may be a severe problem to users with
less experience.
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