On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 03:59:31PM +0200, Nicolas Vinot wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I usually use 3 keyboards layout :
> — bepo, with a Typematrix or laptop integrated keyboard;
> — azerty, to allow mates and colleagues to use my computer with a 
> better-known 
> layout on a standard USB keyboard;
> — qwerty, for my Yubikey, a security token working only with this layout.
> 
> I try to configure X to manage all those layouts and assign the right layout 
> to 
> each keyboard.
> Here is my /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard.conf : 
> http://pastebin.com/1e3qhKiT

looks correct on a quick glance, but looking at the Xorg.log should tell you
more about which option is set for which keyboard.

Plus, make sure your desktop environment isn't overwriting your xorg.conf.
If you use GNOME, that would be the case.

Cheers,
   Peter
 
> On my workstation (Typematrix + Yubikey + mate keyboard), I obtain the 
> following when I plug my keyboards :
> 
>                                               Assigned layout
> Device Plugged        TM                      Yubi                    Logitech
> 1 TM                  bépo OK 
> 2 Yubi                bépo OK         qwerty OK
> 3 Logitech            azerty NOK      azerty NOK      azerty OK
> 4 Yubi                azerty NOK      qwerty OK               azerty OK
> 5 TM                  bépo OK         bépo NOK                bépo NOK
> 
> 
> On my laptop (integrated + Typematrix + Yubikey + mate keyboard) :
> 
>                                                       Assigned layout
> Device Plugged        Integrated      TM                      Yubi            
>         Logitech
> 1 Integrated          bépo OK 
> 2 TM                          bépo OK         bépo OK
> 3 Yubi                        qwerty NOK      qwerty NOK      qwerty OK       
> 4 Logitech            qwerty NOK      qwerty NOK      qwerty OK               
> azerty OK
> 5 Yubi                        qwerty NOK      qwerty NOK      qwerty OK       
>         qwerty NOK
> 6 TM                          bépo OK         bépo OK         bépo NOK        
>         bépo NOK
> 
> 
> This behaviour is very random and not predictable.
> 
> Sometime the last plugged device layout is apply globally (case 6 on laptop) 
> sometime only on the last plugged device (case 5 on laptop).
> 
> And I don't have the same behaviour on laptop and workstation (plug the yubi 
> reset all layout on laptop (case 3) but not on workstation (case 2)).
> 
> Where I'm wrong on my configuration or where I misunderstand Xorg behaviour 
> or 
> configuration ?

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