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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218322

Title:
  Can't set keyboard layout change to alt+shift, ctrl+shift, etc.

Status in Gnome Settings Daemon:
  Invalid
Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
  Confirmed
Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” source package in Saucy:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  A PPA which should provide some relief for this issue is available at
  https://launchpad.net/~attente/+archive/1218322. There still remain
  issues regarding keyboard shortcuts though. To install:

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:attente/1218322
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get upgrade

  === gnome-control-center ===

  Impact: the UI to change the layout switching keys doesn't work

  Test case:
  - open gnome-control-center's text input settings
  - click on the "next layout key" entry
  - try entering a key combinaison (e.g ctrl-space)
  -> the UI should reflect the new keys

  Regression potential: that UI was not working before, it should only
  be an improvement (some key combos are not working as expected, that's
  another issue and shouldn't be mixed with this one)

  === gnome-settings-daemon ===

  Impact: attempting to change keyboard layouts using only modifier keys
  doesn't work

  Test case:
  - add at least two input sources through gnome-control-center's text entry settings
  - use gsettings to set the input switching shortcut to ctrl+left shift: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source "['<Primary>Shift_L']"
  - press and release ctrl+left shift
  -> the current input source should change

  Regression potential: The input switching shortcut might capture other
  non-modifier shortcuts, but users will need to consider this when
  choosing their switching shortcut anyways. For users this bug affects,
  this represents a working solution for a critical bug.

  ----------------------

  Separate bug reports for individual layout switching hotkey combinations:
  > Super+Space and Shift+Super+Space, found in:
        * Unity greeter (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/1245137);
        * Unity session (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1245136);
        * lock screen - gnome-screensaver (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1245138);
        * ubiquity installer (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1242572).
  > Alt+Shift
        * lock screen - gnome-screensaver (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1245256)
        * Unity greeter (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/1245258)
        * Can't set keyboard layout change to Alt+Shift (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245926)
  > Ctrl+Shift
        * lock screen - gnome-screensaver (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1245270)
        * Unity greeter (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/1245268)
        * Can't set keyboard layout change to Ctrl+Shift (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245991)
  > Shift+Shift
        * Can't set keyboard layout change to Shift+Shift (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245272)
        * lock screen - gnome-screensaver (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1245278)
        * Unity greeter (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/1245280)

  Bugs which belong to keyboard layout switching:
        * Hotkeys not functional in non-latin keyboard layout in 13.10 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1226962)
        * Keyboard Layout Options window is missed in gnome-control-center keyboard
  (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245064)
        * Unable to set keyboard LED to show alternative layout in gnome-control-center keyboard in Saucy (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245188)
        * Unable to set Miscellaneous compatibility options in gnome-control-center keyboard in Saucy (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1245199)
        * Keyboard shortcut for changing keyboard layout does not work on lock screen
  (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1244548)
        * [FFe] indicator-keyboard not working under greeter (https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-greeter/+bug/1228207)
        * Lost ability to remap Caps Lock to Ctrl
  (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-keyboard/+bug/1215826/)
        * gnome-control-center keyboard no longer has way to modify caps lock key behavior (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1224575)
        * Pressing Caps Lock toggles LED even when mapped to another key (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1221403)

  ----------------------

  Can't set keyboard layout change to ctrl+shift, Caps Lock, alt+shift
  etc. "Shift", "CapsLock" keys are just ignored in settings. Also the
  default shortcut was set to "Super+Space" that is inconveniently,
  because Dash is opening when you swich your keyboard layout.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: indicator-keyboard 0.0.0+13.10.20130829.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-2.5-generic 3.11.0-rc5
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-2-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Aug 29 14:21:54 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-31 (28 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130730)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=ru_UA:ru
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=ru_UA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: indicator-keyboard
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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