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["Sergey V. Udaltsov" <svu@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I can google it only in Ukrainian (there is no point to google it in Eglish or
> Russian). You know, it's not enough and I probably doesn't find anything.
Why not Russian? And, you know, even if the issue is not important for English-speaking people, sometimes people discuss it in English. Like we are doing it here, right now.

> many of three keyboard layouts Linux and KDE users can understand where is the
> problem? Not many. I think "frequency" word is not right word in this case.
I am most willing to find out some different way of the reality check.

> Probably he use just two keyboard layouts. Then he not see difference between
> keyboard layouts switch order. Then he get layout he wants anyway. That most
> likely what happened with Ctrl+Alt and Shift+Alt part of code in xkb.
Yes, these options look like particularly tied to 2-group configs. Which statistically would be much more frequent than 3-group and 4-group configs (no proof here, just expectations and common sense). That is why I accepted those options that are not usable for 3 and 4 groups.

> > If you find people interested in new xkb option - we can continue this discussion.
> You mean developers?
Not necessarily. Users, expressing their interest - would be a good starting point.

> I see your point but try to understand mine point too. I habit to use
> Shift+Alt. There is nice feature in KDE that allow to switch keyboard layout
> just by click to keyboard indicator, no one other DE have this cool feature. 
???? GNOME 2 had that for years! IIRC GNOME3 (gnome-shell) has it as well.

> almost impossible in such situation. But there is no one reason to switch
> keyboard layouts in back order in first place, isn't it? 
Well, I really do not know. For some reason the option was created that way. Why? God knows (it was long ago). People are used to it.

> very simple fact - it's uncomfortable when xkb and keyboard layout indicator
> switch keyboard layouts in different order?
I totally understand that it is uncomfortable for you. But that cannot be considered as a reason to change anything. What I want is something that would convince me that enough people want that change.

And would you please refrain from starting "KDE vs GNOME" show right
here. xkc is the desktop agnostic project (and I have good working
relations with KDE kbd maintainer FWIW).

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  Wrong keyboard layout switching order when using more than two layouts

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