Re: keyboard layout not saved in 3.3.2

[Sam J <genesis1819@yahoo.co.uk>]

Bob Billson wrote:
> Hi all ... I'm having an odd problem with KDE 3.3.2 on my sarge
> box. I go Control Center->Regional & Accessibility->Keyboard Layout.
> Pick ...
>     keyboard model 'Generic 104-key PC'
>     active layout: US English
>
> Next I select, Xkb Options->Compose Key->Right Alt is Compose.
> Click on Apply and exit Control Center. Everything works. Backspace
> and Delete keys work as expected in konsole and xterm.
>
> When I exit the session and log back in again. Compose works as it
> should but Backspace doesn't do anything. If I go back into Control 
> Center and Keyboard Layout, everything appears correct. The Apply is
> grayed out. Pick any other layout (so Apply is no longer grayed-out)
> and choose 104-key generic again, Apply it. Backspace works again.
>
> It didn't used to work this way before I upgraded to 3.3.2. Why isn't
> KDE remembering things correctly or is X the culprit? I'm puzzled.
> What 'doh!' am I overlooking? :-)
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
>            bob

I had a very similar problem with keyboard layouts after upgrading to 3.3.2 
(from 3.2.x), my multimedia keys weren't working properly. My problem was 
that I hadn't upgraded some part of KDE or another to 3.3.x, and was a 
'doh!' moment for me!

Hope that helps,
Sam