Bug#290935: xlibs: us keyboard definition: improper use of 'hidden' attribute?
Package: xlibs
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-10
Severity: minor
The us keyboard definition in /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/us has three layouts:
basic, intl and alt-intl.
In kde's keyboard configuration utility kxkb, only the intl and alt-intl
variants can be selected. The reason seems to be that for the 'basic'
variant, the 'hidden' attribute is set.
Quoting the kxkb maintainer [1]:
There may be a problem with "hidden" attribute though, currently kxkb
HONOURS that attribute and does not show the variant in the list while
setxkbmap may still use it by default.
If the problem is with "hidden" attribute I'd connect with X.org people
and ask them why "hidden" variants are used by default - I thought they
should be used as an "abstract base classes" instead and their only
function is to have real variants inherit from them.
So, is the 'hidden' attribute set incorrectly for the 'basic' layout?
[1] http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=96592
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