Bug#533863: xserver-xorg: keyboard layout switching not working properly after hal / evdev upgrade

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 23:02:51 -0400, Celejar wrote:

> I therefore configured the keyboard in /etc/default/console-setup thus:
> 
> XKBMODEL="acer_laptop"
> XKBLAYOUT="us,il"
> XKBVARIANT="dvorak,"
> XKBOPTIONS="lv3:ralt_switch"
> XKBOPTIONS="grp:alt_shift_toggle,ctrl:swapcaps"
> 
> [A combination of the Debian defaults and my Xorg options.]  This works
> fine in the console, but for some reason behaves strangely in X.  I
> have to hit alt+shift *twice* to switch to il, and once to switch
> back.  I tried changing the toggle to lwin, with the same results.
> [I notice using xev that when alt+shift is configured, ISO_Prev_Group
> keysyms are generated, while when lwin is configured, ISO_Next_Group
> keysyms are generated.  I have no idea why, or if this is significant.]
> 
Hi,

if this is still an issue, can you run
"xkbcomp -xkb $DISPLAY keymap.xkb"
and send us the keymap.xkb file?

Thanks,
Julien