"Japan" keyboard layout is actually "U.S. English" on installer
Bug #63915 reported by
Jun Kobayashi
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
console-setup (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Colin Watson | ||
oem-config (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Colin Watson |
Bug Description
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot PC with Japanese keyboard with Ubuntu 7.04 Beta Desktop CD
2. Double click the 'Install' icon
3. Go to step 3
4. Select 'Japan' keyboard layout
5. Type Shift + 2 on test box
6. You'll see @ in test box
7. Type @ key (right of the P key on JP keyboard)
8. [ spawned
Expected results:
" (double quotes) appears when Shift + 2 key is pressed.
@ appears when @ key is pressed.
Version-Release numbers:
Ubuntu 7.04 Beta Desktop CD
ubiquity 1.4.3
console-setup 1.13ubuntu9
Changed in console-setup: | |
status: | Rejected → Unconfirmed |
Changed in console-setup: | |
status: | Fix Released → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
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All non-Latin keyboard layouts use a third-level shift in order to avoid the situation where you can't type your username at the login screen because your keymap doesn't have the right characters. Press and release Alt+Shift to switch between the US and the Japanese layout.