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well, i did a clean install of maverick and selected neo2 (a german
keyoard-layout with large  similarities to DVORAK) as default layout.

naturally i needed to change the layout when my first guests arrived and
they needed to look something up. now i have the keyboard application
indicator which allows me to switch between layouts. the problem is:
neo2 layout is not fully functional now (even if i remove regular german
layout). with neo2, one can reach third level by pressing caps lock.
unfortunately the caps lock stays a capslock now, no matter what. so i
cannot use the neo2 layout anymore, because i cannot reach level 3.

that's a terrible bug: if i would have removed regular german layout
before recognizing that it ruined my other layout i would not have been
able to type my root/user password anymore.

WORKAROUND:  Ok, now i figured out what maybe causing this: If i add
another layout in the keyboard options, the tool automatically sets a
shortcut for switching between those layouts, namely SHIFT + CAPS LOCK.
So just go to Keyboard > Layouts > Options > Keys to change Layout, and
then uncheck the concerning shortcut.

** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-keyboard (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: keyboard-indicator
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Neo2 keyboard layout doesn't work after adding regular german layout in maverick
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/646769
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