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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1244158] Re: GNOME: Modifiers Only keyboard layout switch have no effect

2014-05-17 Thread Haggai Eran

Hi, I've tried the package in ubuntu proposed but it didn't fix the
issue for me.

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Title:
GNOME: Modifiers Only keyboard layout switch have no effect

Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed

Bug description:
After setting up Alt+Shift keys to change the keyboard layout (via
gnome-tweak-tool or via gnome control center), these key combinations
do not provide the expected result.

Expected Result:
Keyboard layout is changed and keyboard indicator display updates

Actual Result:
Only keyboard indicator display updates, leaving the actual keyboard
indicator in English.

I have English-Hebrew keyboard layout configured with alt+shift for layout
switching.
Once the layout is on Hebrew, alt+shift switches back to English properly.
Once the layout is on English, alt+shift changes the keyboard indicator to
he, but actually the systems layout is still English.
At this point, pressing Alt+Shift results in changes to the indicator display
only, resulting in no actual layout switches.

If Allow different sources for each window is selected in Input Sources
Options then:
- Changing the layout to Hebrew.
- Alt-Tab to another window with a different layout.
- Alt-Tab back, allows me to type back in Hebrew.

When Alt+Shift switches to English:
$ setxkbmap -query
rules: evdev
model: pc105
layout: us
options:compose:caps,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,grp:alt_shift_toggle

When Alt+Shift switches to Hebrew:
$ setxkbmap -query
rules: evdev
model: pc105
layout: il,us
variant:,
options:compose:caps,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,grp:alt_shift_toggle

Which seems right. But still when typing, English chars are being
typed.

I tried this with the packages from the official repos, gnome-ppa, and
ppa:attente/1218322 as described here:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/356357/how-to-use-altshift-combo-to-switch-keyboard-layout-in-13-10
All with the same effect.

Ubuntu 13.10
gnome-settings-daemon 3.8.5-0ubuntu9

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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1318673] Re: Modifier-only input switching with non-latin keyboard layouts has no effect under GNOME Shell

2014-05-17 Thread Haggai Eran

The fix in ubuntu proposed didn't fix my issue. I was testing version
3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11.1. I tested with Caps Lock as the shortcut key, but
I've also tried with Alt-Shift. I am able to change the keyboard layout
once, and then it gets stuck in the second layout. The indicator didn't
change at all during the test. Should this be a new bug, or do you think
it is the same as #1244158?

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Title:
Modifier-only input switching with non-latin keyboard layouts has no
effect under GNOME Shell

Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” source package in Trusty:
Fix Committed

Bug description:
[Impact]
In GNOME Shell, switching between latin and non-latin keyboard layouts using
the XKB group options (e.g. ctrl+alt, alt+shift, etc.) doesn't work. This is a
big usability problem for users that often need to switch layouts quickly, as
using a typical shortcut with a non-modifier key is not appropriate for this
function. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1218322 for
impact.

This occurs because gnome-settings-daemon updates the XKB layouts when
ISO_Next_Group is pressed, but then XKB immediately locks to the next
group afterwards. The proposed fix is to have gnome-settings-daemon
watch for XkbStateNotify changes on the lock mask, and lock the
correct group when XKB changes it.

[Test case]
In GNOME Shell:
1. gnome-control-center Keyboard Shortcuts Typing Modifiers-only
switch to next source. Choose a key combination like Ctrl+Shift.
2. gnome-control-center Region Language Input Sources + Add a
non-latin keyboard layout. I tested with English (US), Russian, and Arabic.
3. Tap the key combination. The indicator will switch between the two
keyboard layouts, but typing will still be in the latin (English for me) layout.

The gnome-settings-daemon package from
https://launchpad.net/~attente/+archive/java-non-latin-shortcuts
includes the proposed fix for testing purposes. The merge proposal is
here: https://code.launchpad.net/~attente/gnome-settings-
daemon/1218322/+merge/219055.

[Regression potential]
gnome-settings-daemon is already handling most of the keyboard layout
configuration at the user level and updating XKB to keep consistent with the
user's settings. So doing the proposed fix should only make it more consistent.
But it might prevent XKB's layout switching from working in contexts where
gnome-settings-daemon wouldn't expect to run or work, like for example in a VT,
or in a full-screen application that has an active grab on the keyboard.

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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1244158] Re: GNOME: Modifiers Only keyboard layout switch have no effect

2014-04-24 Thread Haggai Eran

Just another comment, I was able to work around this issue in 14.04 by
changing the keyboard layout setting to apply globally instead of per-
window.