[Desktop-packages] [Bug 36812] Re: Keyboard layout change on hotkeys press instead of release and do not work well with shortcuts
SOLUTION For myself I created temporary hack allowing to switch Keyboard layouts (en<->ru) by Ctrl+Shift on key release. My method does not interfere with other shortcuts. I use it myself on daily basis. It's simple Python script which listen to Ctrl+Shift key combination and switch layout on release. It can be downloaded here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IvgvLFwe2HoGtEzuQnrUoAnEZk1ZCcSw/view?usp=sharing Please read instructions in ReadMe.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/36812 Title: Keyboard layout change on hotkeys press instead of release and do not work well with shortcuts Status in gnome-control-center: Unknown Status in X.Org X server: Unknown Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: This is a bug about shortcuts mapped to combinations which include each other. For example, if we have Ctrl+Shift (for keyboard layout) and Ctrl+Shift+N (to open a new terminal), then we are practically unable to use the second shortcut; this is what happens: Ctrl press (nothing happens) Shift press (keyboard layout change) N (a simple N appears, since a shortcut has already fired) The expected behavior is to fire shortcuts on the release (not on press) of the special keys (ctrl,shift,alt, etc) which is also how Windows behave. This is a serious problem for bilingual layouts, typically using Alt+Shift or Ctrl+Shift for keyboard layout change. For users being affected by this problem, the easiest solution for now is to add this PPA in your repositories: https://launchpad.net/~oded-geek/+archive/xorg-patches Practical summary of this bug for ubuntu developers (since reading 120 comments is impractical for most): This problem is a really old (since 2004) issue of the xkb part of xorg; the main discussion was made upstream in freedesktop-bugs #865. There has been a patch from Ilya Murav'jov for upstream (#55), and attached here (#61). Upstream xorg has refused to apply the patch, mainly because it "explicitly contradicts the (xkb) spec" (#84, #91). This patch has been reported to work for many people without any problems, and there is also a PPA by Oded Arbel (#95) where he maintains a patched version of the ubuntu xorg. The proper resolution of this bug would be to apply this patch to the upstream xorg, or at minimum to the official ubuntu xorg package. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/36812/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1245473] Re: Binding ctrl+shift, alt+shift, etc for switching keyboard layout makes shortcuts with ctrl+shift, etc not working in any program
! SOLUTION ! For myself I created temporary hack allowing to switch Keyboard layouts (en<->ru) by Ctrl+Shift on key release. My method does not interfere with other shortcuts. I use it myself on daily basis. It's simple Python script which listen to Ctrl+Shift key combination and switch layout on release. It can be downloaded here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IvgvLFwe2HoGtEzuQnrUoAnEZk1ZCcSw/view?usp=sharing Please read instructions in ReadMe.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245473 Title: Binding ctrl+shift, alt+shift, etc for switching keyboard layout makes shortcuts with ctrl+shift, etc not working in any program Status in GNOME Settings Daemon: Fix Released Status in GNOME Shell: Won't Fix Status in Unity: Confirmed Status in X.Org X server: Unknown Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in gnome-terminal package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in kubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in ALT Linux: Unknown Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Debian: New Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Fedora: In Progress Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in openSUSE: Confirmed Bug description: Tried only with ctrl+shift, maybe behaves the same for other modifier key combinations when used as shortcut for switching layouts. - Set ctrl+shift as shortcut for switching keyboard layouts - Try to use ctrl+shift+v, ctrl+shift+c in Terminal -- it doesn't work (actually Terminal window loses focus when ctrl+shift is pressed, and layout is switched) -- For other layout switching problems introduced in Ubuntu 13.10 you can see bug 1218322. -- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.8.5-0ubuntu11.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 28 16:40:02 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-23 (5 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1245473/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1720364] Re: Unable to use shortcuts with keyboard layout switcher on Ubuntu MATE, 16.04 (with HWE), 17.10 and 18.04 LTS
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1683383 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1683383 ! SOLUTION ! For myself I created temporary hack allowing to switch Keyboard layouts (en<->ru) by Ctrl+Shift on key release. My method does not interfere with other shortcuts. I use it myself on daily basis. It's simple Python script which listen to Ctrl+Shift key combination and switch layout on release. It can be downloaded here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IvgvLFwe2HoGtEzuQnrUoAnEZk1ZCcSw/view?usp=sharing Please read instructions in ReadMe.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1720364 Title: Unable to use shortcuts with keyboard layout switcher on Ubuntu MATE, 16.04 (with HWE), 17.10 and 18.04 LTS Status in MATE Desktop: New Status in ubuntu-mate: New Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed Status in marco package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in xorg-hwe-16.04 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in xorg package in Debian: New Bug description: Steps to reproduce: 1. Install ubuntu-mate-desktop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with HWE (Xorg 1.19.5), or 17.10 or 18.04 LTS. 2. Set-up two keyboard layouts - English and Russian 3. Set as keyboard layout switcher 4. Try to use shortcuts starting from : 4.1. Open Firefox, open new tab, go to some site in it, close tab, try to click to restore closed tab. 4.2. Open mate-terminal, try to open new tab with , or copy (), or paste (). 4.3. Open pluma, write some text, try to navigate in it with . Expected results: switches keyboard layout, shortcuts starting from work normally. Actual results: switches keyboard layout, shortcuts starting from do not work. Notes: 1. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xorg 1.18.4) with Marco and Compton work normally with keyboard layout switcher. 2. This problem was discovered before on 13.10, 14.04 and other modern versions with GNOME desktop (Metacity and Compiz) - see bug 1245473. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: marco 1.18.1-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Fri Sep 29 16:18:02 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-26 (33 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha i386 (20170826) SourcePackage: marco UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mate-desktop/+bug/1720364/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
