Not exactly a bug, it's just how it works by default and that is what the xkb specs supposedly say. So this behavior dates way back certainly more that 15 yrs )) And the fix was incorporated by Ubuntu only a couple of yrs ago certainly not in 2002 )))
The 'workaround' suggested above is what I use btw. And what have used on other distros. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1683383 Title: Keyboard layout change on hotkeys press instead of release and do not work well with shortcuts (reopen) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1683383/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp