lxkeymap does not remember settings

[Rafal Zawadzki]

lxkeymap is not able to read its own config.

bluszcz@rafal ~ $ cat .config/lxkeymap.cfg
[Global]
layout = us
variant = euro
option =

bluszcz@rafal ~ $ lxkeymap
Sections: ['Global']
Layouts: ['es']
Variants: []
Options: []

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: lxkeymap 0.7.99+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jul 19 10:23:41 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: lxkeymap
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[karl anliot (kanliot)]

how would i reproduce this bug?

[Rafal Zawadzki (bluszcz)]

0. Relocate to Spain [optional]

1. Install lubuntu with choosing Spanish layout during installation.

2. Spend 1 week trying to buy US keyboard in Spain [or buy online]

3. Replace your ES keyboard with US one.

4. Run your Ubuntu

5. Run lxkeymap and change layout

6. Reboot computer

7. GOTO 5

I made some workaround changing keyboard layout on the kernel level or messing in etc - so its changed global now. Unfortunately I don't remember what exactly - but for now I am happy not to have using lxkeymap again.

I hope it help - if you have more questions - let me know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[ԜаӀtеr Ⅼарсһуnѕkі (wxl)]

actually let's revise #6. just log out and log back in. confirmed.
here i'm on Lubuntu 12.04 _Precise Pangolin_ - Release i386 (20120423) fwiw

[Leszek Lesner (leszek-lesner)]

Is the keymap restored by running lxkeymap --autostart after the logout and login ?
If yes, then simply put it in the autostart.

[ԜаӀtеr Ⅼарсһуnѕkі (wxl)]

nope. after logging back in:

$ lxkeymap --autostart
Sections: ['Global']
Layouts: ['us']
Variants: []
Options: []
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/lxkeymap", line 621, in <module>
    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py", line 1399, in parse_args
    stop = self._process_args(largs, rargs, values)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py", line 1439, in _process_args
    self._process_long_opt(rargs, values)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py", line 1514, in _process_long_opt
    option.process(opt, value, values, self)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py", line 788, in process
    self.action, self.dest, opt, value, values, parser)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py", line 808, in take_action
    self.callback(self, opt, value, parser, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/bin/lxkeymap", line 611, in autostart
    LxkeymapWindow.loadFromConfig()
TypeError: unbound method loadFromConfig() must be called with LxkeymapWindow instance as first argument (got nothing instead)

and subsequently lxkeymap is back to default settings

[karl anliot (kanliot)]

I noticed that lxsession is supposed to be doing keyboard mapping
stuff in 12.04 is there something here that i'm missing?

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Walter Lapchynski
<email address hidden> wrote:
> nope. after logging back in:
>
> $ lxkeymap --autostart
> Sections: ['Global']
> Layouts: ['us']
> Variants: []
> Options: []
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/bin/lxkeymap", line 621, in <module>
> (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py", line 1399, in parse_args
> stop = self._process_args(largs, rargs, values)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py", line 1439, in _process_args
> self._process_long_opt(rargs, values)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py", line 1514, in _process_long_opt
> option.process(opt, value, values, self)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py", line 788, in process
> self.action, self.dest, opt, value, values, parser)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py", line 808, in take_action
> self.callback(self, opt, value, parser, *args, **kwargs)
> File "/usr/bin/lxkeymap", line 611, in autostart
> LxkeymapWindow.loadFromConfig()
> TypeError: unbound method loadFromConfig() must be called with LxkeymapWindow instance as first argument (got nothing instead)
>
> and subsequently lxkeymap is back to default settings
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026510
>
> Title:
> lxkeymap does not remember settings
>
> Status in “lxkeymap” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> lxkeymap is not able to read its own config.
>
> bluszcz@rafal ~ $ cat .config/lxkeymap.cfg
> [Global]
> layout = us
> variant = euro
> option =
>
> bluszcz@rafal ~ $ lxkeymap
> Sections: ['Global']
> Layouts: ['es']
> Variants: []
> Options: []
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: lxkeymap 0.7.99+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Thu Jul 19 10:23:41 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: lxkeymap
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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[afri donschoe (afri-alex)]

this bug affects me using lubuntu-12.10-armhf and is really annyoing. any workarounds or fixes yet?

[Leszek Lesner (leszek-lesner)]

I think rhis bug was fixed by me long time ago upstream. So please grab the latest upstream version. Btw why wasn't this reported upstream ?

[Klaus Rotter (kzq-luaas-x8o)]

Unfortunately, the fix didn't make it into ubunbtu 12.10 beta2. I had this problem using quantal on a ARM Netbook AC100.
The fix is rather simple. lxkeymap is python based so you can simply change the source code. Edit /usr/bin/lxkeymap
and change line 611 form
> LxkeymapWindow.loadFromConfig()
to
< window.loadFromConfig()

[afri donschoe (afri-alex)]

this is a quite major issue for the #ac100 release of the armhf-ubuntu version.

[Oliver Grawert (ogra)]

the problem here is not lxkeymap, but the fact that oem-config (ubiquity) does not offer keyboard selection during install and just defaults to whatever is set in /etc/default/keyboard (which lxkeymap just uses as well) ... to work around the issue until the bug is fixed:

edit /etc/default/keyboard to use the keymap you want
run "sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup", answer all questions with their defaults and reboot (along with a proper desktop keymap you now should also have the right keymap on the console)