keyboard switch via alt-shift doesnt work with kde, but works with gnome, xfce4 icewm

[Mitchell Laks <mlaks@verizon.net>]

Hi,
I run debian sid. Xorg.

I like to switch keyboards via keyboard shortcuts. For instance I put into my 
xorg.conf

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver          "keyboard"
        Option          "CoreKeyboard"
        Option          "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc104"
        Option      "XkbLayout"     "us,il"
        Option      "XkbCompat"     "group_led"
        Option   "XkbVariant" "lyx"
 Option      "XkbOptions" "grp:switch,grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"

Now all is fine in session-managers : 
gnome, xfce4-session, icewm-session

however, even when I am in kde, it does not work.  Clearly kde is overriding 
the xorg settings.

Therefore I can't get the toggle other than with the stupid clicking of the 
flag on the kde-keyboard-tool on the panel.

Nothing I set in  the configure kde control module does anything.

Under Xkb options
I have  enable xkb options set:
the Command displays 
 setxkbmap -option grp:switch,grp_led:scroll,grp:alt_shift_toggle
which is similar to the above in xorg.conf.

I am stuck with clicking the flag which is annoying. 
I understand that the kde wants to override xorg setting. 
So at least listen to its own setting :)

Mitchell