wrong caps lock state indicator
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicator-keylock |
Confirmed
|
Medium
|
Thea Barnes | ||
Bug Description
I have the folowing config:
Part of /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "keyboard-layout"
Option "XkbLayout" "us, ru"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp_led:caps"
EndSection
On session start this string is executed:
setxkbmap -layout "us, ru" -option "grp:caps_
That means I set CapsLock key to switch between keyboard layouts, so pressing CapsLock toggles layouts and CapsLock led simultaneously . And to actually toggle caps you need to press Shift+CapsLock.
To reproduce the bug:
make sure indicator-keylock is running
Toggling CapsLock on and off switches layouts but not making able to type actual "caps", but indicator-keylock is showing that CapsLock state changes
And when Shift+CapsLock pressed, actual "caps" state changed and one can write with caps symbols, but indicator-keylock is not reacting to it.
Expected behavior:
CapsLock toggles layouts and indicator-keylock ignores that
Shift+CapsLock toggles caps and therefore indicator-keylock reacts and turn indicator on and off in respond.
| 3demax@ukr.net (3demax) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in indicator-keylock: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| assignee: | nobody → T. Scott Barnes (tsbarnes) |
| Thea Barnes (tsbarnes) wrote | #2 |
I'll need to look into alternative methods of determining the lock state, as right now it simply displays the state according to the keyboard itself, which in your setup is not what it needs to be displaying. I can't give an ETA on a fix, but I'm looking into it.