Some Keyboard Layout Options not working in 12.04

[Nicholas E. May]

TO REPRODUCE:
1. All Settings -> Keyboard -> Layout Settings -> Options...:
2. Numeric keypad layout selection -> ATM/phone-style
3. Click "Close"
4. Close the window.

Launch a Terminal:
Note that pressing "789" on the numpad does not result in "123". (standard US keyboard).

FURTHER NOTES:
I have also been having trouble with CapsLock -> Ctrl in a copy of the 12.04 alpha (updated moments ago), but I could not reproduce in the daily builds for today. (I tested using basic keychains like Ctrl-A or Ctrl-E etc. using the Caps Lock key instead of Ctrl in the Terminal).

Reproduce as above, except also: Change Ctrl key position -> Caps Lock as Ctrl.

TESTING RESULTS FROM VARIOUS RELEASES:
Numpad & Caps Lock -> Ctrl both work fine in
Ubuntu 11.10 x86:
uname -a:
Linux 3.0.0-16-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 27 17:50:54 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

Neither work in:
ubuntu 12.04 alpha x64 - fully updated:
uname -a
Linux 3.2.0-17-generic #27-Ubuntu SMP Fri Feb 24 15:37:36 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Caps Lock -> Ctrl works, but the numpad does not in:
12.04 alpha x86 daily build for 2/26/2012
12.04 alpha x64 daily build for 2/26/2012

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.3.90-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Feb 26 19:06:03 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120201.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-25 (1 days ago)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
 activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.2-0ubuntu2
 deja-dup 21.90-0ubuntu1
 gnome-bluetooth 3.2.2-0ubuntu2
 indicator-datetime 0.3.90-0ubuntu1

[JotaCapa (jose-azevedo2)]

I've this problem in gnome, however in Kubuntu I could solve the problem, putting on the Numeric Keypad working.

The question is, How can I import that to gnome?

[Lars Falk-Petersen (julenissen)]

Changing location of ctrl key (swap it with caps lock) doesn't work for me. And I miss it. Ubuntu 12.04, installed beta1, upgraded with latest packages.

Was working in 11.10 and earlier.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[HaddadR (hr-haddad)]

Hi, Same problem from me
can't switch between different layouts (Fr - Ar)
- keyboard shortcut don't change layout (ex : ALT+MAJ)
- so a have to change it with the mouse even there it doesn't work and I'm stuck with the default (fr for me)

[HaddadR (hr-haddad)]

I did these steps to be able changing layout
 - open the keyboard layaout settings
 - swap the order of layouts (with ^ button)
 - then layout work (but the displayed lang is not always correct)

[HaddadR (hr-haddad)]

one more thing,
I'm using a laptop + usb keyboard
keyboard layout woks fine with the integrated keyboard
!!!!!

[Lars Falk-Petersen (julenissen)]

I've tried the "switch layouts with a hotkey", and can confirm that it doesn't work.

[Lars Falk-Petersen (julenissen)]

Please give this bug some attention. I can't upgrade my main systems if I can't move ctrl.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

what keyboard layout do you use?

[Lars Falk-Petersen (julenissen)]

@sebastien:
Normal Norwegian layout. But with the option of turning caps lock into another ctrl-key.

The option does not work. I've tried switching it on and off several times.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the issue could be due to bug #985065, can you try if using another layout than no fixes it?

[Jooj (jooj)]

French layout here. There is absolutely no way to swap Caps lock and Ctrl, and that's a HUGE problem for me (cannot work).
Please do something !

[Jooj (jooj)]

Ok I change the layout (french variant to french) and it works fine now.

[Lars Falk-Petersen (julenissen)]

If I run "setxkbmap no" without changing layouts or anything, the ctrl-switch starts working. Should I report this in bug #985065 instead of here?

[Nicholas E. May (may-greentext)]

I can confirm this is still an issue in 12.04 release, x64. (Just in case anyone was wondering.)

These should work in the meantime:
caps -> ctrl: setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps
caps -> ctrl and Programmer Dvorak: setxkbmap -layout us -variant dvp -option ctrl:nocaps
caps -> ctrl and Programmer Dvorak with inverted numpad: setxkbmap -layout us -variant dvp -option keypad:atm -option ctrl:nocaps

[Chascon (chascone)]

I think issues reported here are getting off topic. This bug report concerns the failure to implement the phone style number pad, at least in the description of the bug. If not, then feel free to contribute to my report on the issue at:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgnomekbd/+bug/1031593

[Chascon (chascone)]

And I don't think this bug is a duplicate of bug #985065 because that regards French layout. I'm using US style layouts and I have the ATM/phone-style problem.