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is there any reason behind not letting the user to set any key as
compose key? now there is only a predefined (incomplete) list on the
GUI.

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Title:
  Keyboard Layout Options window is missed in gnome-control-center
  keyboard

Status in GNOME Control Center:
  Unknown
Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion
Status in Fedora:
  Unknown
Status in openSUSE:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  In next six month 14.04 will be prepared and arrived. It's LTS. So
  users of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS may want to update to it.

  What they have now (in Ubuntu 12.04.3)?
  They have very wide choose of available hotkeys for layout change. Let's see.
  In Ubuntu 12.04.3, under gnome-control-center keyboard we have (select tab "Typing", click on link "Layout Settings" in left bottom corner of window, press the "Options" button in the bottom right corner of window, window "Keyboard Layout Options" is opened).

  This window allows user to set many options.
  It allows to set the following:
  > Adding currency signs to certain keys
  > Adding Esperanto circumflexes (supersigno)
  > Alt/Win key behavior
  > Caps Lock key behavior
  > Compose key position
  > Ctrl key position
  > Japanese keyboard options
  > Key sequence to kill the X server
  > Key(s) to change layout
  > Key to choose 3rd level
  > Key to choose 5th level
  > Miscellaneous compatibility options
  > Numeric keypad delete key behavior
  > Numeric keypad layout selection
  > Use keyboard LED to show alternative layout
  > Using space key to input non-breakable space character

  In Ubuntu 13.10 this setup window is missing.
  So user will be unable to adjust many layout switching parameters.

  For example, under "Key(s) to change layout" this window has:
      Alt+Caps Lock
      Alt+Ctrl
      Alt+Shift
      Alt+Space
      Any Win key (while pressed)
      Both Alt keys together
      Both Ctrl keys together
      Both Shift keys together
      Caps Lock
      Caps Lock (to first layout), Shift+Caps Lock (to last layout)
      Caps Lock (while pressed), Alt+Caps Lock does the original capslock action
      Ctrl+Shift
      Left Alt
      Left Alt+Left Shift
      Left Alt (while pressed)
      Left Ctrl
      Left Ctrl+Left Shift
      Left Ctrl+LeftWin (to first layout), RightCtrl+Menu (to second layout)
      Left Ctrl (to first layout), Right Ctrl (to last layout)
      Left Shift
      Left Win
      Left Win (to first layout), Right Win/Menu (to last layout)
      Left Win (while pressed)
      Menu
      Right Alt
      Rigth Alt (while pressed)
      Right Ctrl
      Right Ctrl+Right Shift
      Right Ctrl (while pressed)
      Right Shift
      Right Win
      Right Win (while pressed)
      Scroll Lock
      Shift+Caps Lock
  This list is very long but universal. Defined hotkeys are full-functional. For example if I set Ctrl+Shift for layout changing I can copy and paste in gnome-terminal with Ctrl+Shift+C / V.
  I do not want to post other "Keyboard Layout Options" features, that missed in 13.10. But they are of course missed.
  What we have now in 13.10 (ppa:attente/1218322 or proposed)?
  We have simple shortcuts (for example Alt+Shift and Ctrl+Shift) and do not have other.

  This bug report will be a table of contents of all issues, that are
  called from this window and are broken/missed in Ubuntu 13.10. For
  example, we can detect and report separate bugreports for each hotkey
  which does not work correctly in 13.10:

     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)

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  Keyboard layout switching is most important and most essential
  functionality.

  IMHO. I do not agree with GNOME simpilicity/stupidity modern style and I hope that 14.04 will be polished and full-functional as Precise Pangolin. I understand that some of the keyboard layout switch options are available in gnome-tweak-tool, but it is not right place for them. Layout switching is a common feature, there is no reason to hide it under not-preinstalled tool.
  Let's make Trusty Tahr the greatest Ubuntu LTS release!

  ----------
  For other layout switching problems introduced in Ubuntu 13.10 you can see bug 1218322.
  ----------

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu45
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Oct 27 01:17:13 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-20 (6 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
   activity-log-manager          0.9.7-0ubuntu4
   deja-dup                      27.3.1-0ubuntu1
   gnome-control-center-datetime 13.10.0+13.10.20131016.2-0ubuntu1
   gnome-control-center-signon   0.1.7~+13.10.20130724.1-0ubuntu1
   gnome-control-center-unity    1.3+13.10.20131004-0ubuntu1

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