Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order
Rimas Kudelis, le mer. 15 oct. 2025 08:20:44 +0300, a ecrit:
> > > * keyboard-configuration/optionscode:
> > > grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll
> >
> > Could you try to change in /etc/default/keyboard:
> >
> > XKBOPTIONS="grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
> >
> > into
> >
> > XKBOPTIONS="grp:lalt_lshift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
> >
> > (two additional 'l' to enable only alt-shift and not altgr-shift)
>
> Thanks! I've changed this and will see how it works after reboot.
You don't need to reboot, you can just run setupcon to apply the change.
> I do think it would make sense to allow both Shift keys, but only left Alt
> though.
That option does not exist in xkb-data.
> I also wonder if the combination of grp:alt_shift_toggle and level3/4 shift
> on AltGr works differently in X/Wayland.
It does work, but only by chance because the low-level engine is
different.
Samuel
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