[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

@Alkis: I added a comment on the new bug. Let's talk there. This one is closed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1762952 Title: Alternative shortcut for

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Hi, this fix caused a regression in ubiquity: LP: #1892014 Ubiquity doesn't put alt_shift_toggle in XKBOPTIONS anymore, so we cannot switch to e.g. Greek using Alt+Shift, after going through a normal installation (or even in the live session). Are users expected to manually run `dpkg-reconfigure

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Thank you https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj for your advice. I report this on https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/issues/290 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

This bug made using emacs and IntelliJ Idea a nuisance. I found a simple workaround. 0 =1= You can verify how ALT and SHIFT are not being detected simultaneously by running $ xkbwatch Notice how the blinky lights change for ALT and for SHIFT but not for both at the same time. =2= $ setxkbmap

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

This bug was fixed in the package console-setup - 1.178ubuntu2.6 --- console-setup (1.178ubuntu2.6) bionic; urgency=medium * keyboard-configuration.config: Only treat missing XKBOPTIONS as empty. console-setup (1.178ubuntu2.5) bionic; urgency=medium *

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Hmm.. Another build attempt succeeded without changes. I went through step 1 -3 in the test case in the bug description, thus upgraded to version 1.178ubuntu2.6 of keyboard-configuraion, console- setup and console-setup-linux from bionic-proposed. The result: $ cat /etc/default/keyboard

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

1.178ubuntu2.6 failed to build. My original patch: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/370321046/console-setup_lp1762952.debdiff contains proposed changed to d/control and d/rules which would prevent those build errors. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

This bug was fixed in the package console-setup - 1.178ubuntu8 --- console-setup (1.178ubuntu8) cosmic; urgency=medium * keyboard-configuration.config: Only treat missing XKBOPTIONS as empty. -- Adam Conrad Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:32:23 -0600 ** Changed in: console-setup (Ubuntu)

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Hello Markus, or anyone else affected, Accepted console-setup into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console- setup/1.178ubuntu2.6 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package.

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

** Changed in: console-setup (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1762952 Title: Alternative

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

I went through step 1 -3 in the test case in the bug description, thus upgraded to version 1.178ubuntu2.4 of keyboard-configuraion, console- setup and console-setup-linux from bionic-proposed. The result: $ cat /etc/default/keyboard XKBLAYOUT="se,us" BACKSPACE="guess" XKBVARIANT=","

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Hello Adam, or anyone else affected, Accepted console-setup into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console- setup/1.178ubuntu2.4 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package.

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

This bug was fixed in the package console-setup - 1.178ubuntu6 --- console-setup (1.178ubuntu6) cosmic; urgency=medium * keyboard-configuration.{config,templates}: There is no good default for layout toggling, stop pretending there is. Console users can set one with

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

** Changed in: console-setup (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed ** Changed in: console-setup (Ubuntu) Assignee: Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) => Adam Conrad (adconrad) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

@Adam: Sad to hear that the proposed fix caused yet another regression, and sorry for the inconvenience it caused. On 2018-07-25 03:31, Adam Conrad wrote: > That said, I think the "run it sometimes, but not always" fix was > probably naive at best. The only two options that seem to make > sense

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Re-opening this bug as we had to revert the fix, because it was causing an installer regression: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1783326 That said, I think the "run it sometimes, but not always" fix was probably naive at best. The only two options that seem to make sense

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

This bug was fixed in the package console-setup - 1.178ubuntu2.2 --- console-setup (1.178ubuntu2.2) bionic; urgency=medium * debian/console-setup-udeb.postinst: Guard the dpkg call in the postinst, so it isn't attempted in the debian-installer environment (LP: #1782835)

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Verified the test case again, this time by upgrading from version 1.178ubuntu2 to 1.178ubuntu2.2, which was uploaded to address the regression reported in bug #1782835. ** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-bionic ** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-bionic --

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Hello Markus, or anyone else affected, Accepted console-setup into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console- setup/1.178ubuntu2.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package.

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Verified the test case by upgrading to version 1.178ubuntu2.1 of - console-setup - console-setup-linux - keyboard-configuration from bionic-proposed. Result as expected. ** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-bionic ** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-bionic --

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Hey Gunnar! The build just now succeeded after a re-run (?). Probably some race-condition with the current package dependencies. Anyway, since the package is built let's not re-upload for no reason. You can proceed with testing! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

The build failed. [error] cannot read character map directory `/usr/share/i18n/charmaps': No such file or directory Looks like those extra changes, which I proposed in the original patch - and which proved to not be needed in cosmic - make a difference in bionic. (Yes, Łukasz, as you suggested

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

** Changed in: console-setup (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: Confirmed => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1762952 Title: Alternative

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Hello Markus, or anyone else affected, Accepted console-setup into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console- setup/1.178ubuntu2.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package.

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Hi Łukasz, I changed the bug description and added a test case. Hopefully that is sufficient to proceed with the bionic upload. ** Description changed: + [Impact] + + The keyboard-configuration package provides a tool for configuring the + keyboard via /etc/default/keyboard. However, there are

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

@yoosofan: Several options, including CapsLock, are available to switch layout. If you want to suggest that to be the default option in Ubuntu, you'd better approach the GNOME developers: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/issues (The discussion seems unrelated to this bug.) --

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Is there a reason why we cannot use CapsLock for changing layout? CapsLock is the most simplest key for changing layout when you want to work with both hand while writing a mixed text of two language. Actually CapsLock does not use to its main function because people barely write with a lot of

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: console-setup (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

This bug was fixed in the package console-setup - 1.178ubuntu3 --- console-setup (1.178ubuntu3) cosmic; urgency=medium * debian/keyboard-configuration.postinst: - Don't change /etc/default/keyboard at package upgrades on desktops, since it may conflict with how desktops

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Once this migrates to cosmic release, I'll SRU it to bionic. ** Also affects: console-setup (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

I somehow forgot about this bug! Ok, I think I know now what you're aiming for. Normally just checking for the existence of $2 would be sufficient but not if we're expecting the config changes to happen on package reinstall. I guess it's just a matter of design here - I obviously was thinking of

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Yet another example: https://askubuntu.com/q/1048831 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1762952 Title: Alternative shortcut for layout switching

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

To make sure that I'm not wandering, I made an own experiment, where I put some code in postinst which prints the variables. (I uploaded it to the same PPA.) Please see the result in the attached file. So, considering that we must distinguish between upgrades and pure configuration, only testing

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Ok. Please note that I never tested a *first* install of keyboard- configuration (hard to do due to dependencies). Besides upgrade I tested reinstall and "dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration". Especially in the latter case it's obviously important that all the postinst code does run. -- You

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

It shouldn't be like that. I just now did an experiment with a new empty package and I only saw $2 having the version number for upgrades - on first install $2 was empty. Anyway, I'll take your changes, tweak them a little bit and sponsor if they seem to work as expected. -- You received this

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

When studying the variables I put a code snippet in postinst and built the package; something along these lines: i=1 for p in $@; do echo "\$$i = $p" i=$((i+1)) done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Only checking for the existence of $2 was the first thing I tried, after having read about that method somewhere. What I found when testing was that $2 always exists when executing postinst in keyboard-configuration. In case of an upgrade it's the previous package version, and otherwise it's the

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Indeed, this is postinst so the value is "configure" for all successful upgrades. What could be done is actually only checking if $2 exists or not, since if I remember correctly we only have postinst configure called with a version number in the case of upgrades or downgrades - which I suppose

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Thanks for looking, Łukasz. Right, it didn't build in PPA for me without those. As regards 'locales', according to the build log it looked for and failed to find /usr/share/i18n/charmaps. As regards the extra install directory in d/rules, it's obviously needed if the conditions for running the

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Thanks for your patch Gunnar! For now I only had a quick look the changes, was wondering why the debian/control and debian/rules changes were needed for the PPA upload. It didn't build without those? I would expect it to not really differ from what would happen in the archive. Also, from the

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

On 2018-05-13 04:47, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > Those XKB options are probably set by the > keyboard-configuration.config script in the keyboard-configuration > package. So maybe we need to figure out a proper way to make that > script keep its hands off /etc/default/keyboard when a desktop is >

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

** Package changed: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) => console-setup (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1762952 Title: Alternative shortcut for

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Those XKB options are probably set by the keyboard-configuration.config script in the keyboard-configuration package. So maybe we need to figure out a proper way to make that script keep its hands off /etc/default/keyboard when a desktop is upgraded. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Another example of reported confusion due to this issue: https://askubuntu.com/q/1035383 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1762952 Title: Alternative

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

I took the following steps: * Installed Ubuntu 17.10.1 * Added an extra keyboard layout * Updated the packages * Rebooted No additional layout switch shortcut so far. Then I run "update-manager -d", and when it was installing the new and upgraded packages, a window for keybord configuration

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

True. That's what the discussion I linked to in comment #6 is about, and there is a xorg-server patch in a PPA to address the issue. (Haven't tested it.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

By the way, the real, underlying problem is of course that overlapping shortcuts should be possible (like in Mac and Windows), which is caused by this XKB bug reported 14 years ago (and still active): https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865 It is basically about activating shortcuts on

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Thanks for sharing that, Carl-Erik. On 2018-04-24 21:25, Carl-Erik Kopseng wrote: > This seems to point to this being some kind of upgrade issue. It does, indeed. The question is which package sets it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

Just wanted to chime in on the upgrade path problem. I also upgraded from Ubuntu 17.10 and I also never set this shortcut anywhere. I have always used Super+Space and I have never used the Gnome Tweaks tool before. Using it to disable the shortcut fixed all the issues and the shortcuts using Shift

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

@Jeremy: Since you maintain Tweaks, does it possibly ring a bell? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1762952 Title: Alternative shortcut for layout

[Bug 1762952] Re: Alternative shortcut for layout switching Alt+Shift unexpectedly set by default

The Ask Ubuntu question reports a similar thing, i.e. that Alt+Shift was set during an update of 17.10 without the OP had asked for it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to