Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-settings-daemon
Ubuntu 8.10
gnome-settings-daemon version 2.24.0-0ubuntu3.3
My keyboard is configured like this in /etc/default/console-setup:
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="fr"
XKBVARIANT="oss"
XKBOPTIONS="lv3:alt_switch"
I use the evdev keyboard driver, no particular customization in
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
After I have logged into my Gnome session, the alt keys stop working. xev
reports the right values for those keys (ISO_Level3_Shift), but when I make a
combination to get the 3rd character on the key I get the 'normal' one instead.
Although the gnome-keyboard-properties applet also shows the right values, I
have to tick and untick an another option in order to (reload the keyboard
configuration, I guess, and) make them work again.
In gdm, when entering my user name, the alt keys work properly. If I untick the
"/apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/keyboard/active" key in the gconf editor,
unlog and log in again, then they also work properly.
I tried to modify the oss variant to directly include alt_switch (adding
the line "include "level3(alt_switch)"") instead of using the XKBOPTIONS
variable, but the result is the same.
I am happy to keep the keyboard plug-in of gnome-settings-daemon
deactivated, as I am confident enough to customize my keyboard using
console-setup. However, I am not sure this doesn't have any side effect
that I haven't noticed yet, plus ideally it should remain transparent
and not do anything if I haven't used gnome-keyboard-properties to
customize my keyboard layout.
Please ask if any other detail is needed.
Thanks for this great distribution!
** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Keyboard is incorrectly set up
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/324480
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