Canadian keyboard defaulted for en_CA locale
Bug #64418 reported by
Simon Law
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| console-setup (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Bug Description
In the installer, it asks you what language you speak and where you are from.
If you answer "English" and then "Canada", it defaults to offering you the "Canadian" keyboard.
This is unconventional. The Canadian keyboard is shipped by hardware manufacturers if you order a French machine. The U.S. English keyboard is shipped when you order an English one.
This is the proper behaviour:
English Canada -> U.S. English keyboard
French Canada -> Canadian keyboard
It may make sense to rename the Canadian keyboard to "Canadian (French)" or "Canadien (Français)" to make this less confusing.
Revision history for this message
| Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in console-setup: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Fix Released |
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console-setup (1.7ubuntu17) edgy; urgency=low
* Only default to Canadian layout for fr_CA; use U.S. English for other
*_CA locales (closes: Malone #64418).
* Install kbdnames-maker in /usr/share/
for non-Perl programs to use KeyboardNames.pl.
-- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:52:36 +0100