I have the same experience (that System|Preferences|Keyboard -> Layouts ->Other Options... configurations do not apply to hotplugged keyboards).
I am not 100% sure that this is the same as .xmodmap files not applying, but it has been one of the virtues of Ubuntu for me that I can configure my desktop experience with the pointy-clicky rather than learning YADF (yet another dot file). I agree, from reading the descriptions, that this bug might be related to Bug #289781. -- [intrepid] xmodmap settings not getting honored when keyboard devices are hotplugged https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287215 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