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libxklavier package

Error activating XKB configuration: Japanese keyboard with US layout

Bug #209493 reported by Alex Fraser
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libxklavier (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

After upgrading to Hardy from Gutsy I get an XKB error (attached) when logging in to GNOME. I have a Japanese keyboard which was set to use a US qwerty layout. Since the upgrade the layout seems to have gone back to Japanese.

I haven't manually changed anything in the Keyboard Preferences dialog. The keyboard model is currently set to "Generic 105-key (Intel) PC". There are two layouts: USA and Japan, but neither is checked as the default.

I have an .xmodmap file which filled some holes in the old JP > US keymap in Gutsy. Running xmodmap on that file doesn't produce any errors.

Some information about my system:
libxklavier12 version 3.5-1

$ xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "jp", "jp106", ""
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "jp", "jp106", ""

$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd
 layouts = [us,jp jp106]
 model = pc105
 options = [grp grp:shifts_toggle]
 overrideSettings = true

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Alex Fraser (alex-phatcore) wrote :
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Alex Fraser (alex-phatcore) wrote :
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Alex Fraser (alex-phatcore) wrote :

The error pops up every time I change the Keyboard Model in the Keyboard Preferences dialog. Selecting a default layout hasn't helped.

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Alex Fraser (alex-phatcore) wrote :
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Alex Fraser (alex-phatcore) wrote :

I ran:
  sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
but the problem persists. The outputs of the debug commands in the error dialog have changed:

$ xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "jp106", "jp,jp", "latin,", "grp:shifts_toggle,lv3:ralt_switch,grp_led:scroll"
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "jp106", "jp,jp", "latin,", "grp:shifts_toggle,lv3:ralt_switch,grp_led:scroll"

$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd
 layouts = [us,jp jp106]
 model = jp106
 options = [grp grp:shifts_toggle]
 overrideSettings = true

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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?

Changed in libxklavier:
status: New → Incomplete
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Alex Fraser (alex-phatcore) wrote :

This bug doesn't seem to be present in 8.10. Thanks for chasing it up!

The error was still appearing after the upgrade, but I bumped the settings in Keyboard Preferences, which I guess caused the config to be re-written. The outputs of the above commands are now:

$ xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "evdev", "jp106", "jp,jp", "106,", "grp:shifts_toggle,lv3:ralt_switch,grp_led:scroll"
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "jp106", "jp,us,jp", ",,kana", "grp:shifts_toggle,lv3:ralt_switch,grp_led:scroll"

$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd
 layouts = [jp,us,jp kana]
 model = jp106
 options = []

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