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[Bug 1218322] Re: Can't set keyboard layout change to alt+shift, ctrl+shift, etc.
** Description changed:
- ***
- The old PPA, ppa:attente/1218322 is superceded by the following one. You can remove the old repository using ppa-purge.
- ***
+ [Impact]
- A PPA which should provide some relief for this issue is available at
- https://launchpad.net/~attente/+archive/modifier-only-input-switch. To
- install:
+ Can't set keyboard layout change to ctrl+shift, Caps Lock, alt+shift
+ etc. "Shift", "CapsLock" keys are just ignored in settings.
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:attente/modifier-only-input-switch
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get upgrade
- (log out, log in)
+ [Test Case]
- If the packages improve the situation for you, you can pin them using:
-
- sudo apt-mark hold compiz
- sudo apt-mark hold gnome-settings-daemon
- sudo apt-mark hold unity
-
- If the packages don't work for you, you can purge them using:
-
- sudo ppa-purge ppa:attente/modifier-only-input-switch
-
- === compiz ===
-
- Impact: modifier-only key bindings need to be independent of key-press
- order, there's no support for double tapping two modifier keys of the
- same type
-
- 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']"
- - holding left shift, press and release ctrl
- -> the current input source should change
-
- Regression potential: possible, but highly unlikely, that some key
- bindings may be triggered due to the removal of some code that would
- normally prevent a possible tap from occurring.
-
- === unity ===
-
- Impact: gnome-settings-daemon eats modifier-only shortcuts preventing
- them from propagating down to applications
-
- Test case:
- - open gnome-control-center's text input settings
- - set the next input source key binding to ctrl+left shift
- - open gnome-terminal
- - press ctrl+shift+t
- -> gnome-terminal should open a new tab
-
- Regression potential: the additional input switch key bindings could
- collide with other functionality such as opening the dash or hud
-
- === 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)
+ - try entering a combination of two modifier keys such as Ctrl+Shift
-> 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.
+ [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)
+
+ 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.
----------------------
Test results for different keyboard layout change hotkeys may be viewed
and added in the Google Docs table, created by Norbert
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao5e713Ig9g_dEJrX2NRYlpLWWVzSWxsVXU4ck9HYVE&usp=sharing).
----------------------
- Recent discovered bugs related to keyboard layouts:
- * keyboard layout settings must be consistent between gnome-control-center keyboard, indicator-keyboard and gnome-tweak-tool and /etc/default/keyboard (bug 1270574)
- * Ubuntu 14.04 should have gnome-tweak-tool installed by default because of many settings that are missed gnome-control-center (bug 1270572)
- * Please add ability to set keyboard shortcuts to unity-control-center launched from GNOME session FlashBack (Compiz and Metacity) (bug 1282637)
- * Unable to rename new folder in GtkFileChooserDialog while changing keyboard layout (bug 1299519)
Separate bug reports for individual layout switching hotkey
combinations:
Super+Space and Shift+Super+Space:
* Unity greeter (bug 1245137);
* Unity session (bug 1245136);
* lock screen - gnome-screensaver (bug 1245138, bug 1245256);
* ubiquity installer (bug 1242572).
Alt+Shift:
* Unity greeter (bug 1245258)
* Can't set keyboard layout change to Alt+Shift (bug 1245926)
* Shift must be pressed pressed first (bug 1266179)
Ctrl+Shift:
* lock screen - gnome-screensaver (bug 1245270)
* Unity greeter (bug 1245268)
* Can't set keyboard layout change to Ctrl+Shift (bug 1245991)
* If keyboard layout switching hotkey is set to Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Shift+C/V are not working in gnome-terminal (bug 1246656)
Shift+Shift:
* Can't set keyboard layout change to Shift+Shift (bug 1245272)
* lock screen - gnome-screensaver (bug 1245278)
* Unity greeter (bug 1245280)
- Bugs which belong to keyboard layout switching:
- * Hotkeys not functional in non-latin keyboard layout in 13.10 (bug 1226962)
- * Keyboard Layout Options window is missed in gnome-control-center keyboard (bug 1245064)
- * Unable to set keyboard LED to show alternative layout in gnome-control-center keyboard in Saucy (bug 1245188)
- * Unable to set Miscellaneous compatibility options in gnome-control-center keyboard in Saucy (bug 1245199)
- * Keyboard shortcut for changing keyboard layout does not work on lock screen (bug 1244548)
- * [FFe] indicator-keyboard not working under greeter (bug 1228207)
- * Lost ability to remap Caps Lock to Ctrl (bug 1215826)
- * gnome-control-center keyboard no longer has way to modify caps lock key behavior (bug 1224575)
- * Pressing Caps Lock toggles LED even when mapped to another key (bug 1221403)
- * Switching layout turns off NumLock (bug 1247668)
- * Pressing keyboard shortcut to switch keyboard layout causes temporary loss of focus (bug 1244090)
- * Unity shortcuts (Super+A/F/M/C/V) do not work on non-latin layout in Trusty - shortcuts are defined via keyboard layout, not the keys (bug 1280759)
- * Binding ctrl+shift, alt+shift, etc for switching keyboard layout makes shortcuts with ctrl+shift, etc not working in any program (bug 1245473)
-
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-
- 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)
** Tags removed: ubuntu-desktop-trusty
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Title:
Can't set keyboard layout change to alt+shift, ctrl+shift, etc.
Status in elementary OS:
Confirmed
Status in Gnome Settings Daemon:
Unknown
Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Status in gnome-settings-daemon source package in Saucy:
Won't Fix
Status in gnome-control-center package in ALT Linux:
Unknown
Status in gnome-control-center package in Baltix:
Confirmed
Status in gnome-control-center package in Gentoo Linux:
Invalid
Status in gnome-control-center package in Mandriva:
Invalid
Bug description:
[Impact]
Can't set keyboard layout change to ctrl+shift, Caps Lock, alt+shift
etc. "Shift", "CapsLock" keys are just ignored in settings.
[Test Case]
- open gnome-control-center's text input settings
- click on the "next layout key" entry
- try entering a combination of two modifier keys such as Ctrl+Shift
-> the UI should reflect the new keys
- add at least two input sources through gnome-control-center's text entry settings
- press and release ctrl+left shift
-> the current input source should change
[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)
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.
----------------------
Test results for different keyboard layout change hotkeys may be
viewed and added in the Google Docs table, created by Norbert
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao5e713Ig9g_dEJrX2NRYlpLWWVzSWxsVXU4ck9HYVE&usp=sharing).
----------------------
Separate bug reports for individual layout switching hotkey
combinations:
Super+Space and Shift+Super+Space:
* Unity greeter (bug 1245137);
* Unity session (bug 1245136);
* lock screen - gnome-screensaver (bug 1245138, bug 1245256);
* ubiquity installer (bug 1242572).
Alt+Shift:
* Unity greeter (bug 1245258)
* Can't set keyboard layout change to Alt+Shift (bug 1245926)
* Shift must be pressed pressed first (bug 1266179)
Ctrl+Shift:
* lock screen - gnome-screensaver (bug 1245270)
* Unity greeter (bug 1245268)
* Can't set keyboard layout change to Ctrl+Shift (bug 1245991)
* If keyboard layout switching hotkey is set to Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl+Shift+C/V are not working in gnome-terminal (bug 1246656)
Shift+Shift:
* Can't set keyboard layout change to Shift+Shift (bug 1245272)
* lock screen - gnome-screensaver (bug 1245278)
* Unity greeter (bug 1245280)
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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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