Onboard does not respect my keyboard layout

[Agmenor]

I have installed Onboard on a non-touch laptop, so when I use it, I click the virtual keyboard with my mouse. My keyboard layout is Bépo (French Dvorak-method layout) since the installation of Ubuntu and this layout is shown well on Onboard's visual.

But when I click-type using Onboard for a text field, it prints Qwerty type characters instead of Bépoè^.

Then I launched the command "setxkbmap fr bepo", and it solved the problem. I clearly remember never having launched this command before on this computer, since, as I said before, I installed the Bépo layout during the installation of Ubuntu.

As requested, here is the output of a few commands *before* setting "setxkbmap fr bepo":

agmenor@machine:~$ setxkbmap -query
rules: evdev
model: pc105
layout: fr
variant: bepo

agmenor@machine:~$ setxkbmap -print
xkb_keymap {
 xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(azerty)" };
 xkb_types { include "complete" };
 xkb_compat { include "complete" };
 xkb_symbols { include "pc+fr(bepo)+inet(evdev)" };
 xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc105)" };
};

agmenor@machine:~$ xmodmap -pke
keycode 8 =
keycode 9 = Escape NoSymbol Escape
keycode 10 = quotedbl 1 quotedbl 1 emdash doublelowquotemark emdash
keycode 11 = guillemotleft 2 guillemotleft 2 less leftdoublequotemark less
keycode 12 = guillemotright 3 guillemotright 3 greater rightdoublequotemark greater
keycode 13 = parenleft 4 parenleft 4 bracketleft lessthanequal bracketleft
keycode 14 = parenright 5 parenright 5 bracketright greaterthanequal bracketright
keycode 15 = at 6 at 6 asciicircum NoSymbol asciicircum
keycode 16 = plus 7 plus 7 plusminus notsign plusminus
keycode 17 = minus 8 minus 8 U2212 onequarter U2212
keycode 18 = slash 9 slash 9 division onehalf division
keycode 19 = asterisk 0 asterisk 0 multiply threequarters multiply
keycode 20 = equal degree equal degree notequal minutes notequal
keycode 21 = percent grave percent grave U2030 seconds U2030
keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace
keycode 23 = Tab ISO_Left_Tab Tab ISO_Left_Tab
keycode 24 = b B b B bar brokenbar bar
keycode 25 = eacute Eacute eacute Eacute dead_acute dead_doubleacute dead_acute
keycode 26 = p P p P ampersand section ampersand
keycode 27 = o O o O oe OE oe
keycode 28 = egrave Egrave egrave Egrave dead_grave grave dead_grave
keycode 29 = dead_circumflex exclam dead_circumflex exclam exclamdown NoSymbol exclamdown
keycode 30 = v V v V dead_caron NoSymbol dead_caron
keycode 31 = d D d D eth ETH eth
keycode 32 = l L l L dead_stroke NoSymbol dead_stroke
keycode 33 = j J j J U0133 U0132 U0133
keycode 34 = z Z z Z schwa SCHWA schwa
keycode 35 = w W w W dead_breve NoSymbol dead_breve
keycode 36 = Return NoSymbol Return
keycode 37 = Control_L NoSymbol Control_L
keycode 38 = a A a A ae AE ae
keycode 39 = u U u U ugrave Ugrave ugrave
keycode 40 = i I i I dead_diaeresis dead_abovedot dead_diaeresis
keycode 41 = e E e E EuroSign dead_currency EuroSign
keycode 42 = comma semicolon comma semicolon rightsinglequotemark dead_horn rightsinglequotemark
keycode 43 = c C c C copyright U017F copyright
keycode 44 = t T t T thorn THORN thorn
keycode 45 = s S s S ssharp U1E9E ssharp
keycode 46 = r R r R registered trademark registered
keycode 47 = n N n N dead_tilde NoSymbol dead_tilde
keycode 48 = m M m M dead_macron masculine dead_macron
keycode 49 = dollar numbersign dollar numbersign endash paragraph endash
keycode 50 = Shift_L NoSymbol Shift_L
keycode 51 = ccedilla Ccedilla ccedilla Ccedilla dead_cedilla dead_belowcomma dead_cedilla
keycode 52 = agrave Agrave agrave Agrave backslash NoSymbol backslash
keycode 53 = y Y y Y braceleft leftsinglequotemark braceleft
keycode 54 = x X x X braceright rightsinglequotemark braceright
keycode 55 = period colon period colon ellipsis periodcentered ellipsis
keycode 56 = k K k K asciitilde NoSymbol asciitilde
keycode 57 = apostrophe question apostrophe question questiondown dead_hook questiondown
keycode 58 = q Q q Q dead_abovering dead_belowdot dead_abovering
keycode 59 = g G g G mu NoSymbol mu
keycode 60 = h H h H dagger doubledagger dagger
keycode 61 = f F f F dead_ogonek ordfeminine dead_ogonek
keycode 62 = Shift_R NoSymbol Shift_R
keycode 63 = KP_Multiply U22C5 KP_Multiply U22C5 0x10000d7 XF86ClearGrab 0x10000d7
keycode 64 = Alt_L Meta_L Alt_L Meta_L
keycode 65 = space nobreakspace space nobreakspace underscore U202F underscore
keycode 66 = Caps_Lock NoSymbol Caps_Lock
keycode 67 = F1 F1 F1 F1 F1 F1 XF86Switch_VT_1
keycode 68 = F2 F2 F2 F2 F2 F2 XF86Switch_VT_2
keycode 69 = F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 XF86Switch_VT_3
keycode 70 = F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 XF86Switch_VT_4
keycode 71 = F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 XF86Switch_VT_5
keycode 72 = F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 XF86Switch_VT_6
keycode 73 = F7 F7 F7 F7 F7 F7 XF86Switch_VT_7
keycode 74 = F8 F8 F8 F8 F8 F8 XF86Switch_VT_8
keycode 75 = F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 XF86Switch_VT_9
keycode 76 = F10 F10 F10 F10 F10 F10 XF86Switch_VT_10
keycode 77 = Num_Lock Pointer_EnableKeys Num_Lock Pointer_EnableKeys
keycode 78 = Scroll_Lock NoSymbol Scroll_Lock
keycode 79 = KP_Home KP_7 KP_Home KP_7 U2196 U21D6 U2196
keycode 80 = KP_Up KP_8 KP_Up KP_8 U2191 U21D1 U2191
keycode 81 = KP_Prior KP_9 KP_Prior KP_9 U2197 U21D7 U2197
keycode 82 = KP_Subtract U2212 KP_Subtract U2212 U2212 XF86Prev_VMode U2212
keycode 83 = KP_Left KP_4 KP_Left KP_4 U2190 U21D0 U2190
keycode 84 = KP_Begin KP_5 KP_Begin KP_5 U2194 U21D4 U2194
keycode 85 = KP_Right KP_6 KP_Right KP_6 U2192 U21D2 U2192
keycode 86 = KP_Add 0x100002b KP_Add 0x100002b 0x100002b XF86Next_VMode 0x100002b
keycode 87 = KP_End KP_1 KP_End KP_1 U2199 U21D9 U2199
keycode 88 = KP_Down KP_2 KP_Down KP_2 U2193 U21D3 U2193
keycode 89 = KP_Next KP_3 KP_Next KP_3 U2198 U21D8 U2198
keycode 90 = KP_Insert KP_0 KP_Insert KP_0 U2195 U21D5 U2195
keycode 91 = KP_Delete period KP_Delete period comma U202F comma
keycode 92 = ISO_Level3_Shift NoSymbol ISO_Level3_Shift
keycode 93 =
keycode 94 = ecircumflex Ecircumflex ecircumflex Ecircumflex slash brokenbar slash
keycode 95 = F11 F11 F11 F11 F11 F11 XF86Switch_VT_11
keycode 96 = F12 F12 F12 F12 F12 F12 XF86Switch_VT_12
keycode 97 =
keycode 98 = Katakana NoSymbol Katakana
keycode 99 = Hiragana NoSymbol Hiragana
keycode 100 = Henkan_Mode NoSymbol Henkan_Mode
keycode 101 = Hiragana_Katakana NoSymbol Hiragana_Katakana
keycode 102 = Muhenkan NoSymbol Muhenkan
keycode 103 =
keycode 104 = KP_Enter NoSymbol KP_Enter
keycode 105 = Control_R NoSymbol Control_R
keycode 106 = KP_Divide U2215 KP_Divide U2215 0x10000f7 XF86Ungrab 0x10000f7
keycode 107 = Print Sys_Req Print Sys_Req
keycode 108 = ISO_Level3_Shift NoSymbol ISO_Level3_Shift
keycode 109 = Linefeed NoSymbol Linefeed
keycode 110 = Home NoSymbol Home
keycode 111 = Up NoSymbol Up
keycode 112 = Prior NoSymbol Prior
keycode 113 = Left NoSymbol Left
keycode 114 = Right NoSymbol Right
keycode 115 = End NoSymbol End
keycode 116 = Down NoSymbol Down
keycode 117 = Next NoSymbol Next
keycode 118 = Insert NoSymbol Insert
keycode 119 = Delete NoSymbol Delete
keycode 120 =
keycode 121 = XF86AudioMute NoSymbol XF86AudioMute
keycode 122 = XF86AudioLowerVolume NoSymbol XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode 123 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume NoSymbol XF86AudioRaiseVolume
keycode 124 = XF86PowerOff NoSymbol XF86PowerOff
keycode 125 = KP_Equal NoSymbol KP_Equal
keycode 126 = plusminus NoSymbol plusminus
keycode 127 = Pause Break Pause Break
keycode 128 = XF86LaunchA NoSymbol XF86LaunchA
keycode 129 = KP_Decimal KP_Decimal KP_Decimal KP_Decimal
keycode 130 = Hangul NoSymbol Hangul
keycode 131 = Hangul_Hanja NoSymbol Hangul_Hanja
keycode 132 =
keycode 133 = Super_L NoSymbol Super_L
keycode 134 = Super_R NoSymbol Super_R
keycode 135 = Menu NoSymbol Menu
keycode 136 = Cancel NoSymbol Cancel
keycode 137 = Redo NoSymbol Redo
keycode 138 = SunProps NoSymbol SunProps
keycode 139 = Undo NoSymbol Undo
keycode 140 = SunFront NoSymbol SunFront
keycode 141 = XF86Copy NoSymbol XF86Copy
keycode 142 = SunOpen NoSymbol SunOpen
keycode 143 = XF86Paste NoSymbol XF86Paste
keycode 144 = Find NoSymbol Find
keycode 145 = XF86Cut NoSymbol XF86Cut
keycode 146 = Help NoSymbol Help
keycode 147 = XF86MenuKB NoSymbol XF86MenuKB
keycode 148 = XF86Calculator NoSymbol XF86Calculator
keycode 149 =
keycode 150 = XF86Sleep NoSymbol XF86Sleep
keycode 151 = XF86WakeUp NoSymbol XF86WakeUp
keycode 152 = XF86Explorer NoSymbol XF86Explorer
keycode 153 = XF86Send NoSymbol XF86Send
keycode 154 =
keycode 155 = XF86Xfer NoSymbol XF86Xfer
keycode 156 = XF86Launch1 NoSymbol XF86Launch1
keycode 157 = XF86Launch2 NoSymbol XF86Launch2
keycode 158 = XF86WWW NoSymbol XF86WWW
keycode 159 = XF86DOS NoSymbol XF86DOS
keycode 160 = XF86ScreenSaver NoSymbol XF86ScreenSaver
keycode 161 =
keycode 162 = XF86RotateWindows NoSymbol XF86RotateWindows
keycode 163 = XF86Mail NoSymbol XF86Mail
keycode 164 = XF86Favorites NoSymbol XF86Favorites
keycode 165 = XF86MyComputer NoSymbol XF86MyComputer
keycode 166 = XF86Back NoSymbol XF86Back
keycode 167 = XF86Forward NoSymbol XF86Forward
keycode 168 =
keycode 169 = XF86Eject NoSymbol XF86Eject
keycode 170 = XF86Eject XF86Eject XF86Eject XF86Eject
keycode 171 = XF86AudioNext NoSymbol XF86AudioNext
keycode 172 = XF86AudioPlay XF86AudioPause XF86AudioPlay XF86AudioPause
keycode 173 = XF86AudioPrev NoSymbol XF86AudioPrev
keycode 174 = XF86AudioStop XF86Eject XF86AudioStop XF86Eject
keycode 175 = XF86AudioRecord NoSymbol XF86AudioRecord
keycode 176 = XF86AudioRewind NoSymbol XF86AudioRewind
keycode 177 = XF86Phone NoSymbol XF86Phone
keycode 178 =
keycode 179 = XF86Tools NoSymbol XF86Tools
keycode 180 = XF86HomePage NoSymbol XF86HomePage
keycode 181 = XF86Reload NoSymbol XF86Reload
keycode 182 = XF86Close NoSymbol XF86Close
keycode 183 =
keycode 184 =
keycode 185 = XF86ScrollUp NoSymbol XF86ScrollUp
keycode 186 = XF86ScrollDown NoSymbol XF86ScrollDown
keycode 187 = parenleft NoSymbol parenleft
keycode 188 = parenright NoSymbol parenright
keycode 189 = XF86New NoSymbol XF86New
keycode 190 = Redo NoSymbol Redo
keycode 191 = XF86Tools NoSymbol XF86Tools
keycode 192 = XF86Launch5 NoSymbol XF86Launch5
keycode 193 = XF86Launch6 NoSymbol XF86Launch6
keycode 194 = XF86Launch7 NoSymbol XF86Launch7
keycode 195 = XF86Launch8 NoSymbol XF86Launch8
keycode 196 = XF86Launch9 NoSymbol XF86Launch9
keycode 197 =
keycode 198 =
keycode 199 = XF86TouchpadToggle NoSymbol XF86TouchpadToggle
keycode 200 = XF86TouchpadOn NoSymbol XF86TouchpadOn
keycode 201 = XF86TouchpadOff NoSymbol XF86TouchpadOff
keycode 202 =
keycode 203 = Mode_switch NoSymbol Mode_switch
keycode 204 = NoSymbol Alt_L NoSymbol Alt_L
keycode 205 = NoSymbol Meta_L NoSymbol Meta_L
keycode 206 = NoSymbol Super_L NoSymbol Super_L
keycode 207 = NoSymbol Hyper_L NoSymbol Hyper_L
keycode 208 = XF86AudioPlay NoSymbol XF86AudioPlay
keycode 209 = XF86AudioPause NoSymbol XF86AudioPause
keycode 210 = XF86Launch3 NoSymbol XF86Launch3
keycode 211 = XF86Launch4 NoSymbol XF86Launch4
keycode 212 = XF86LaunchB NoSymbol XF86LaunchB
keycode 213 = XF86Suspend NoSymbol XF86Suspend
keycode 214 = XF86Close NoSymbol XF86Close
keycode 215 = XF86AudioPlay NoSymbol XF86AudioPlay
keycode 216 = XF86AudioForward NoSymbol XF86AudioForward
keycode 217 =
keycode 218 = Print NoSymbol Print
keycode 219 =
keycode 220 = XF86WebCam NoSymbol XF86WebCam
keycode 221 =
keycode 222 =
keycode 223 = XF86Mail NoSymbol XF86Mail
keycode 224 = XF86Messenger NoSymbol XF86Messenger
keycode 225 = XF86Search NoSymbol XF86Search
keycode 226 = XF86Go NoSymbol XF86Go
keycode 227 = XF86Finance NoSymbol XF86Finance
keycode 228 = XF86Game NoSymbol XF86Game
keycode 229 = XF86Shop NoSymbol XF86Shop
keycode 230 =
keycode 231 = Cancel NoSymbol Cancel
keycode 232 = XF86MonBrightnessDown NoSymbol XF86MonBrightnessDown
keycode 233 = XF86MonBrightnessUp NoSymbol XF86MonBrightnessUp
keycode 234 = XF86AudioMedia NoSymbol XF86AudioMedia
keycode 235 = XF86Display NoSymbol XF86Display
keycode 236 = XF86KbdLightOnOff NoSymbol XF86KbdLightOnOff
keycode 237 = XF86KbdBrightnessDown NoSymbol XF86KbdBrightnessDown
keycode 238 = XF86KbdBrightnessUp NoSymbol XF86KbdBrightnessUp
keycode 239 = XF86Send NoSymbol XF86Send
keycode 240 = XF86Reply NoSymbol XF86Reply
keycode 241 = XF86MailForward NoSymbol XF86MailForward
keycode 242 = XF86Save NoSymbol XF86Save
keycode 243 = XF86Documents NoSymbol XF86Documents
keycode 244 = XF86Battery NoSymbol XF86Battery
keycode 245 = XF86Bluetooth NoSymbol XF86Bluetooth
keycode 246 = XF86WLAN NoSymbol XF86WLAN
keycode 247 =
keycode 248 =
keycode 249 =
keycode 250 =
keycode 251 =
keycode 252 =
keycode 253 =
keycode 254 =
keycode 255 =

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: onboard 0.97.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jun 22 12:31:03 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
SourcePackage: onboard
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (56 days ago)

[marmuta (marmuta)]

Thanks for the bug report. I wonder if this is somehow related to bug #872701.
There has just been an update for gtk+3.0. Could you check if you already have version 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.3?
$ apt-cache policy libgtk-3-0

In the lock screen dialog, does Onboard show the correct key labels for Bépo?
Do you have problems typing those special characters anywhere else?

[Agmenor (agmenor)]

As for bug #872701, I clicked-typed my password in as if I were shown a Azerty layout (the default French keyboard layout), but it still didn't work.
I have indeed version 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.3 of libgtk-3-0.
Onboard does show the correct Bépo layout.
I barely have other problems with my keyboard layout (except in certain closed-source video games).

I just made an additional test: in fact Onboard does not work at all here.
It does show the right layout, but when I click "bépo", I get "qwer". This is not only for the lock-screen but everywhere. I changed the bug title accordingly.

[marmuta (marmuta)]

Weird, Onboard showing a different layout than it types isn't supposed to happen anymore.
When you switch between typing on a physical keyboard and Onboard, do you see Onboard's key labels changing to a different layout?

Please run these in a terminal and attach the ouput:
setxkbmap -query
setxkbmap -print
xmodmap -pke

Then try this and see if it coaxes Onboard into typing bépo:
setxkbmap fr bepo

[Agmenor (agmenor)]

I changed my bug report accordingly.
The command "setxkbmap fr bepo" fixed the problem.

[marmuta (marmuta)]

Thank you, this all looks very bépo to me. I can't spot anything wrong, wonder what's going on. It doesn't seem to be directly caused by Onboard's at least.

"setxkbmap fr bepo" isn't really a permanent workaround. You'd have to run it again (or make it run) after reboot. Instead, could you please restart X (reboot), go to System Settings -> Keyboard Layout, remove all layouts and re-add them? That's just a stab in the dark, but I remember this having helped in the past.

You don't need to update the description that often, btw.. Sometimes it helps to see the progression of a bug report. If you just add a new comment you can attach large logs instead of pasting them too.

[Francesco Fumanti (frafu)]

Moreover, I remember there was a time, where the order of the layouts in Settings -> Keyboard Layout was also of importance to have Onboard use the correct layout. You might also try to see whether the order of the layouts changes anything about the behaviour of the bug.