Keyboard layout always defaults to the first available layout

[fossfreedom]

[ Impact ]

 * For some multi-keyboard layout users (e.g. en_US, en_GB and zh_TW) their preferred layout on login is not immediately available - the preferred layout defaults to the first keyboard layout even though another layout such as en_GB is set as the current and is shown via the keyboard layout applet.
 * this issue is specifically about keyboard layouts that involve ibus.
   keyboard layouts where ibus is not available/uninstalled already
   correctly default to the last chosen keyboard layout.

[ Test Plan ]

 * Test that ibus-daemon is running
   ps -ef | grep ibus-daemon
   if the process is running then proceed with the test plan
   if the process is not running then install ibus, logout and login
   to test that ibus-daemon is indeed running
 * 1) on login open a terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) or an application and type a character such as the quote key or the currency key.
 * If the quote key defaults to something else such as the @ key or the currency key defaults to $ then you have a default layout of en_US.
 * Add the keyboard layout applet to your panel
 * from the list provided choose another keyboard layout
 * Repeat test step "1)" above. Check that your chosen keyboard layout is correctly applied.

 * from the proposed repo install the following packages:

   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install budgie-desktop budgie-core libbudgie-plugin0 libbudgie-private0 libbudgietheme0 libraven0 gir1.2-budgie-1.0

 * Logout and login

 * Repeat the above testing again - on login your expected layout should be applied e.g. en_GB if that was your last chosen layout.
 * Lastly purge ibus
   sudo apt purge ibus
 * logout and login
 * check that the last keyboard layout is applied

[ Where problems could occur ]

 * Primarily the key issue is introducing a stability issue on budgie such as crash on login.
 * Additionally the other issue is introducing a regression in applying keyboard layouts for more people rather than eliminating the issue.
 * As such this fix has been iteratively developed through a multi-month testing regime with multiple community team members
https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/language-switcher/5864
https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-change-keyboard-layout/5293

[ Other Info ]

 * N/A

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Users with two or more keyboard layouts find that their initial keyboard layout on login is the first available layout rather than the last layout chosen before logout.

This causes a mismatch between the keyboard layout applet and the keyboard layout observed by the user - confusing. The user has to switch back to the first layout and back to the last layout to initialise the keyboard layout used.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
Package: budgie-core 10.6.4+git20220830-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-23.24-generic 5.19.7
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.23.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
Date: Tue Nov 29 13:13:41 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-11-27 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" - Release amd64 (20221018.1)
SourcePackage: budgie-desktop
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package budgie-desktop - 10.6.4+git20220830-4

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budgie-desktop (10.6.4+git20220830-4) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Bug-fix
    - Ensure last keyboard layout used is the keyboard layout chosen
      on logon
      Add-a-small-delay-to-ensure-keyboard-layout-defaults.patch
      (LP: #1998214)
  * Packaging Changes
    - d/control budgie:update dependencies and suggestions for underlying
      required packages used in the source together with suggested packages
      to enhance the experience
    - d/control apply multiarch hint to budgie-desktop-doc
    - d/watch(.nopgp) update to resolve github release URL changes

 -- David Mohammed <email address hidden> Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:04:14 +0000

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Hello fossfreedom, or anyone else affected,

Accepted budgie-desktop into kinetic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/budgie-desktop/10.6.4+git20220830-2ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-kinetic to verification-done-kinetic. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-kinetic. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[fossfreedom (fossfreedom)]

On kinetic tested package 10.6.4+git20220830-2ubuntu1

Ran through the test plan without any adverse issues observed.

[fossfreedom (fossfreedom)]

On jammy tested package 10.6.1-1ubuntu3

Ran through the test plan without any adverse issues observed

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package budgie-desktop - 10.6.4+git20220830-2ubuntu1

---------------
budgie-desktop (10.6.4+git20220830-2ubuntu1) kinetic; urgency=medium

  * Bug-fix
    - Ensure last keyboard layout used is the keyboard layout chosen
      on logon
      Add-a-small-delay-to-ensure-keyboard-layout-defaults.patch
      (LP: #1998214)

 -- David Mohammed <email address hidden> Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:55:41 +0000

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for budgie-desktop has completed successfully and the package is now being released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package budgie-desktop - 10.6.1-1ubuntu3

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budgie-desktop (10.6.1-1ubuntu3) jammy; urgency=medium

  * Bug-fix
    - Prevent crash to desktop where ibus has been disabled/uninstalled
      Initialise-ibus-within-the-class-constructor.patch (LP: #1998044)
    - Ensure last keyboard layout used is the keyboard layout chosen
      on logon
      Add-a-small-delay-to-ensure-keyboard-layout-defaults.patch
      (LP: #1998214)

 -- David Mohammed <email address hidden> Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:46:58 +0000