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[Rolf Leggewie <207960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hardy has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any
updates. Marking the Hardy task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu Hardy)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

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Title:
  [CAPSLOCK] "Swap Ctrl and Capslock" - capslock key continues to
  trigger capslock LED

Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “xorg-server” source package in Hardy:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Do this:
  System->Preferences->Keyboard
  Layout Options->Ctrl key position->Swap Ctrl and CapsLock.

  OR just make the capslock an additional control key

  The capslock key continues to trigger the capslock light on the
  keyboard even though it is functioning as a control key. I have tested
  two different keyboards (USB and PS/2) and both have the problem.
  Others have reported to me that they do not have the problem and I do
  not recall having it in Gutsy:
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4594637&postcount=3

  
  [Original Report]
  Swapping the capslock and ctrl keys in Hardy seems buggy.

  Do this:
  System->Preferences->Keyboard
  Layout Options->Ctrl key position->Swap Ctrl and CapsLock.

  OR just make the capslock an additional control key

  The problems are:

  1. The capslock key continues to trigger the capslock light on the
  keyboard even though it is functioning as a control key. I have tested
  two different keyboards (USB and PS/2) and both have the problem.
  Others have reported to me that they do not have the problem and I do
  not recall having it in Gutsy:
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4594637&postcount=3

  2. The key swapping function doesn't always work. Sometimes after
  specifying a change in keyboard layout, no change becomes effective. I
  don't have exact steps to reproduce. Rebooting seems to either make
  the change effective or to lose a layout that was effective without me
  making any change. Unless I'm doing something I'm not aware of, this
  seems like a bug. I've been working on this for 2 days and I'm
  starting to get crazy from all the rebooting. Something weird is going
  on but I don't know what it is.

  3. using loadkeys with a kmap file doesn't seem much better, but I have a feeling things are buggy because I really can't get any method of swapping key layouts to work like it did under Gutsy. For the method I used with a kmap file see:
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4552104#post4552104

  BTW, my original reason for wanting to use loadkeys with a kmap file is related to this:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/control-center/+bug/71304
  but that's off topic

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