I can confirm that this is still an issue with the current release of Ubuntu and onboard. I am using a German keyboard layout, and onboard still switches to a default layout when typing any key. The "setxkbmap" workaround does indeed work for the current session.
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/837456 Title: [Oneiric] XTestFakeKeyEvent changes keyboard mapping to 'us' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/837456/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs