Clicking on the keyboard back slash produces < does not happen on Windows 7 with Lenovo T410

Bug #868728 reported by Jayakrishnan
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xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

when i type the back slash key on the keyboard i get < while i have a different key for this < symbol. I do not know how this configuration can be removed. These keys are working as it is on the keyboard on Windows 7. This problem which I am facing now is only in linux. Please advise

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: libreoffice-core 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Oct 6 01:15:53 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: libreoffice
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Jayakrishnan (jayan23) wrote :
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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

Jayakrishnan, thank you for reporting this bug and helping make Ubuntu better. Does this issue occur for you in all programs tried or only LibreOffice? Have you setup any keyboard shortcuts?

Changed in libreoffice (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Jayakrishnan (jayan23) wrote : Re: [Bug 868728] Re: I am not able to type the back slash instead i get < on the keyboard, while i can do the same on the Windows 7 platoform

Hello Christopher

This occurs for all program including terminal and in editors. I think this
is with the keyboard layout. While i am using Windows 7 i get it right but
in ubuntu this is not working how will iget it right my laptop is T410
lenovo.

Regards
Jayakrishnan

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 2:46 AM, Christopher M. Penalver <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Jayakrishnan, thank you for reporting this bug and helping make Ubuntu
> better. Does this issue occur for you in all programs tried or only
> LibreOffice? Have you setup any keyboard shortcuts?
>
> ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/868728
>
> Title:
> I am not able to type the back slash instead i get < on the keyboard,
> while i can do the same on the Windows 7 platoform
>
> Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> when i type the back slash key on the keyboard i get < while i have a
> different key for this < symbol. I do not know how this configuration
> can be removed. These keys are working as it is on the keyboard on
> Windows 7. This problem which I am facing now is only in linux. Please
> advise
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: libreoffice-core 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Thu Oct 6 01:15:53 2011
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386
> (20110427.1)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US:en
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: libreoffice
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/868728/+subscriptions
>

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penalvch (penalvch) wrote : Re: I am not able to type the back slash instead i get < on the keyboard, while i can do the same on the Windows 7 platoform

Jayakrishnan, please attach all required information from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingKeyboardDetection

affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu) → xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu)
summary: - I am not able to type the back slash instead i get < on the keyboard,
- while i can do the same on the Windows 7 platoform
+ Clicking on the keyboard back slash produces < does not happen on
+ Windows 7 with Lenovo T410
tags: added: hw-specific
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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