THe only solution that works for me is to disable automatic login. After that no problems with layouts or layout switching at all. Gwyn
2008/9/21 Vit Svarc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > But the settings in xorg.conf is not any solution! What if every user > wants to have different keyboard layouts? > > -- > gdm and keyboard layout switch > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228196 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in gnome-control-center: Confirmed > Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed > Status in "gnome-control-center" source package in Ubuntu: Triaged > > Bug description: > first of all: what's the problem?: > i upgraded from ubuntu 7.10 to 8.04. i use 2 keyboard layouts (not in > xorg.conf, that one just said: layout be and level3 right alt to switch): be > and us > after upgrading, it didn't switch anymore, i just got "weird" chars (the > switch seemed to switch to level3 for the entire keyboard). after playing > with it (A LOT), i thougt: reinstall (and use xubuntu, since i only have > 256MB of ram in the machine) > same problem there, BUT i found out WHERE the problem resides: > * install a ubuntu/xubuntu machine > * create multiple keyboard layouts in xorg.conf like: > Option "XkbLayout" "be,us(euro)" > or don't use the xorg way, but do it in the settings panel in gnome/xfce > (like the first time i encountered the problem). > * all works fine... now lets break it! > * in your login settings window: enable autologin of a specific user > * reboot and watch how your keyboard switching applet messes up completely > > i don't know exactly how that changes stuff, but i do know it took me a > LONG time to find this one... can anyone tell me how/why this could happen? > and where do i look to fix this? (this problem wasn't there in 7.10 and > prior). this is a bitch to find, and hell to understand! ;) > > if any info is needed: just yell ;) > -- Gwyn Williams 6 Croydon Street Karori Wellington 6012 Ph. 970 6775 -- gdm and keyboard layout switch https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228196 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
