the ability to set a compose key is missing and that is just stupid for people
that have to write in multiple languages. Why this would be removed is beyond
me.
Why any settings menue would be reduced is beyond me. If a user does not want
to tinker with it, he will never SEE any settings menu, but for some of use
Ubuntu was a highly customizable system and we liked it for that.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245064
Title:
Keyboard Layout Options window is missed in gnome-control-center
keyboard
Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
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.
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!
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
