When `Shift+Alt L` is for switching keyboard layouts, Shift has to be pressed first

Bug #1266179 reported by Shahar Or
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This bug affects 17 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
unity-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

This is a follow-up from bug 1245926, comment 11.

In trusty, I have `Shift+Alt L` as layout switching.

Pressing the combo by first pressing the Alt key doesn't work. Only when the Shift key is pressed first does the combo work.

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For other layout switching problems introduced in Ubuntu 13.10 you can see bug 1218322.
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu49
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Jan 5 12:08:49 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-12 (1180 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-10-26 (70 days ago)

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Shahar Or (mightyiam) wrote :
summary: - When Alt+Shift is for switching keyboard layouts, Shift has to be
+ When `Shift+Alt L` is for switching keyboard layouts, Shift has to be
pressed first
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Alexey Kulik (doctor-rover) wrote :

OMG! This bug suddenly appeared in 13.10!

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
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Serge (chapkin) wrote :

I confirm that this affects 13.10, I have over 5 machines confirming this bug.

One addition - in 13.10 ALt +Shift does work till the next log in, it stops working after you login next time and you have to press Shift first.
but if you set it again in settings then it will work till another log in.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

is that still an issue in current trusty? the key grabbing is done in unity now which should resolve that

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Shahar Or (mightyiam) wrote :

Not for me, it isn't, Sebastien. Thank you.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Could you describe exactly what you are doing and what happens then?

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
importance: High → Low
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Shahar Or (mightyiam) wrote :

Sebastien,

I should have wrote that it isn't like this any more.

The bug is no longer present for me. I was, like I originally described it and now it is no more.

Cool.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

sorry, I misread your reply, thanks, closing the bug then!

affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) → unity-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
Changed in unity-settings-daemon (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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Shahar Or (mightyiam) wrote :

Sail on!

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Alexey Kulik (doctor-rover) wrote :

Just in case, I confirm that now it works fine in trusty.

Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: added: keyboard-layout-switching-related
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
tags: added: keyboard-layout-switching-hotkeys
removed: keyboard-layout-switching-related
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