With "default" layout ("uk"):
alex@flash:~$ xprop -root | grep XKB _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "uk", "", "" _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "gb", "", "grp:alts_toggle" alex@flash:~$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd layouts = [] model = options = [] overrideSettings = true
With "United Kingdom" layout:
alex@flash:~$ xprop -root | grep XKB _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "uk", "", "" _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "gb", "", "grp:alts_toggle" alex@flash:~$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd layouts = [gb] model = options = [grp grp:alts_toggle] overrideSettings = true
So it seems that it's just the GConf settings that are different.
With "default" layout ("uk"):
alex@flash:~$ xprop -root | grep XKB NAMES_BACKUP( STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "uk", "", "" NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "gb", "", "grp:alts_toggle" gnome/periphera ls/keyboard/ kbd
_XKB_RULES_
_XKB_RULES_
alex@flash:~$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/
layouts = []
model =
options = []
overrideSettings = true
With "United Kingdom" layout:
alex@flash:~$ xprop -root | grep XKB NAMES_BACKUP( STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "uk", "", "" NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "gb", "", "grp:alts_toggle" gnome/periphera ls/keyboard/ kbd
_XKB_RULES_
_XKB_RULES_
alex@flash:~$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/
layouts = [gb]
model =
options = [grp grp:alts_toggle]
overrideSettings = true
So it seems that it's just the GConf settings that are different.