Using the normal reaction to gnome problems (log in on a text console and rm -rf ~/.gnom* ~/.gconf*) "solves" this, but as soon as you do anything with the keyboard properties (like removing the useless second "nodeadkeys" default layout to get rid of the braindead layout switcher in the notification area, it resurfaces.
Using the normal reaction to gnome problems (log in on a text console and rm -rf ~/.gnom* ~/.gconf*) "solves" this, but as soon as you do anything with the keyboard properties (like removing the useless second "nodeadkeys" default layout to get rid of the braindead layout switcher in the notification area, it resurfaces.