https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478152
Bug ID: 478152
Summary: Level3 symbols override layout third level bindings,
so Estonian (US) layout does not work
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 5.27.9
Platform: Fedora RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: input
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: i...@zverev.info
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
I chose to use Estonian (US) keyboard layout, because it's easier to use on
regular US keyboards. Basically it's the same as us(basic), but it adds
additional accented letters with level3 bindings: e.g. to type ä, ü, ö, õ, ž
you press Right Alt + a, u, o, q, z. You can see the binding in
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/ee (for Fedora Linux).
Instead, for ä and ü I get "́" and "₴". Same for alternative bindings for these
letters, RAlt+f, apostrophe, bracketleft. Despite the bindings present in the
layout file, they are probably overridden by the default typographic letters
for level3 layouts. I can see that on the layout map from the layout chooser in
Settings.
So the question is, can this be fixed, or I better modify the layout?
Thankfully I can type all uppercase letters and some of other lowercase, so it
works partially. But still, this bug may affect people with other similar
layouts too.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Choose Estonian (US) layout in the Settings → Keyboard → Layouts.
2. Try typing RAlt+U, expecting a "ü" to be entered.
3. Observe "₴" instead.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Fedora Linux 39
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.9
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.111.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
ADDITIONAL INFO
Contents of ~/.config/kxkbrc:
[$Version]
update_info=kxkb_variants.upd:split-variants,kxkb.upd:remove-empty-lists,kxkb.upd:add-back-resetoptions
[Layout]
DisplayNames=,
LayoutList=ee,ru
Model=hpdv5
Options=lv3:ralt_switch,misc:typo,nbsp:level3,grp:caps_toggle
ResetOldOptions=true
ShowFlag=false
ShowLabel=true
ShowLayoutIndicator=true
ShowSingle=false
SwitchMode=Global
Use=true
VariantList=us,
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