** Changed in: gnome-control-center
Status: Unknown => New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1867548
Title:
Right Alt key is suddenly switched off after invoking Settings -
Keyboard Shortcuts in Focal
Status in gnome-control-center:
New
Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in gnome-control-center source package in Focal:
Confirmed
Bug description:
As soon as the Keyboard Shortcuts tab window is invoked in the
Settings Application, Right Alt key is switched off system-wide. This
happens suddenly even without any action from the user - just simple
invoking of the window is enough to break the settings.
This obviously happens because of the new setting in the Keyboard
Shortcuts appeared in focal: Alternate Characters Key. It sets Right
Alt by default immediately as this window is opened. This setting
doesn't have the Not Set option, so it is even not easy to switch back
to the normal behavior. This setting can be unset only through the
GNOME Tweaks application: Keyboard & Mouse - Additional Layout Options
- Key to choose the 3rd level - uncheck the box Right Alt. But this is
not a good workaround since the Alt key setting will be destroyed
again as soon as Keyboard Shortcuts are visited in Settings next time.
The reasonable workaround seems to be introduction an option Not Set
in the setting Alternate Characters Key and making it default. This
will fix this bug and will introduce a sane default value because not
every keyboard layout has a third-option for the keys.
This is quite significant UX flaw since nothing should be changed
without explicit user action.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.36.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu20
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Mar 15 22:33:08 2020
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-04-25 (325 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan EANIMAL" - Alpha amd64 (20190425)
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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