Comment 0 for bug 953477

In precise, a new version of /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/cz appears. The alternative "Czech (qwerty)" layout redefines <AC11> key, overriding the definition of "Czech" (the base layout). Thus, there is no ß in that lazout, making it unusable for writing german texts. Workaround is to change that key back to include "ssharp":

--- cz.orig 2012-03-12 23:07:40.292135311 +0100
+++ cz 2012-03-12 23:08:15.700137025 +0100
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@

     key <AB01> { [ z, Z, degree, NoSymbol ] };
     key <AC10> { [ uring, quotedbl, semicolon, colon ] };
- key <AC11> { [ section, exclam, apostrophe, quotedbl ] };
+ key <AC11> { [ section, exclam, apostrophe, ssharp ] };
     key <AD06> { [ y, Y, NoSymbol, NoSymbol ] };
     key <AD11> { [ uacute, slash, bracketleft, braceleft ] };
     key <AD12> { [parenright, parenleft, bracketright, braceright ] };

Not sure if this is a good place to discuss it, but the 3rd level of the czech layout contains all characters needed to write German texts; omission of ß in favor of " (which is in the 2nd level of AC10 already by standard) defeats that purpose.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xkb-data 2.5-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 12 23:01:55 2012
Dependencies:

DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-03-11 11:17:23.082591
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: LENOVO 3680D79
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic root=UUID=2fb6c33e-a177-47ef-b0f4-7ed9711f2114 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xkeyboard-config
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-11 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/26/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6QET45WW (1.15 )
dmi.board.name: 3680D79
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 6900025198
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6QET45WW(1.15):bd04/26/2010:svnLENOVO:pn3680D79:pvrThinkPadX201:rvnLENOVO:rn3680D79:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 3680D79
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X201
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu5
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu33
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.1-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.1-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu6
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