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FS#29190 - [xorg-server] xkb switch on keypress event instead of keyrelease event

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Vladimir Kravets (EasySly) - Friday, 30 March 2012, 14:12 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Friday, 30 March 2012, 17:48 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Description:
There is a very old bug related to this. Look at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865

Due to this issue all key binding which used keyboard layout switch is not working.
E.g.
Keyboard layout switch key binding is Ctrl+Shift
All system key binding uses this combination will not working:
- Ctrl+Shift+A
- Ctrl+Shift+Z
- Ctrl+Shift+2
- Ctrl+Shift+Up
etc

Adopted patch for 1.12.0 from above link attached to defect. New PKGBUILD is attached also.

Additional info:
Pakages Info:
* xorg-server-1.12.0-1
* xorg-server-common-1.12.0-1

Keyboard layout Xorg configuration:
* $ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-keyboard-layout.conf
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "keyboard-layout"
Driver "evdev"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "XkbModel" "acer_laptop"
Option "XkbLayout" "us,ru"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,numpad:microsoft,ctrl:nocaps"
EndSection

Steps to reproduce:
1. Run X with some of keyboard indicator.
2. Press(not release) switcher key binding. (E.g. Ctrl+Shift)
3. Keyboard layout changed.
=>
4. Keyboard layout should be changed only in case when key binding sequence will be released.
   switch_on_release.patch (3.4 KiB)
   PKGBUILD (7.1 KiB)
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Friday, 30 March 2012, 17:48 GMT
Reason for closing:  Duplicate
Additional comments about closing:  https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/26490

We won't implement this until upstream applies it.
Comment by Vladimir Kravets (EasySly) - Friday, 30 March 2012, 14:13 GMT
This patch successfully applied on my arch system and working well.

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