Modifier-only input switching with non-latin keyboard layouts has no effect under GNOME Shell

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Hello William, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gnome-settings-daemon into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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Seems like a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1244158

The trusty-proposed fix works for me. Thanks.

Thanks Alex, I left a comment there asking others to use this bug for verification since ~ubuntu-sru is already subscribed here.

Works for me too. Thanks.

But, I have "Use keyboard LED to show alternative layout" set to "Scroll Lock". After update when I switch to alternative layout led blink once and off, although it should light steadily.

Should I open another bug or it can be fix in this one?

Thanks for testing Alexander, I think a separate bug would be best since I don't think it's worth stopping this SRU, unless something even more critical breaks.

The fix in ubuntu proposed didn't fix my issue. I was testing version 3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11.1. I tested with Caps Lock as the shortcut key, but I've also tried with Alt-Shift. I am able to change the keyboard layout once, and then it gets stuck in the second layout. The indicator didn't change at all during the test. Should this be a new bug, or do you think it is the same as #1244158?

It works, but for some reason gnome-setting-daemon is not started automatically at boot. I have to run it manually. Any suggestions to fix that?

William, as you advised, I have opened new bug for LED indicator (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1321085)

I have tested it today in QtCreator and it doesn't work. The indicator switch to the Russian layout, but typing will still be in English.

In gedit, firefox, gnome-terminal it woks properly.

Hi John, I'm not sure why g-s-d isn't starting for you, can you check your ~/.cache/upstart/gnome-settings-daemon.log files? I think that should be filed as a separate bug. Do you recall ever experiencing the problem before trying the package in trusty-proposed?

Haggai, I managed to replicate your issue a few times, but not with any reliable method. But for me, if I restart the session, the problem disappears; is it the case for you? It might be best to file a separate bug instead, because I don't believe this to be a regression, but a symptom of another problem...

Alexander, sorry, I tested it with Qt Creator as well, but unfortunately it didn't work before either. There's this bug already filed for it: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-touch-meta/+bug/1309844.

I tested gnome-settings-daemon (3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11.1) from trusty-proposed, and the fix works for me. I'm marking this as verification-done. Please, if anyone has any severe regression, please do as Brian Murray explained above, add a comment here and change the tag to verification-failed.

This works for me too. Thank you, William!

There is a bug with screensaver (?), after some inactive time system does not lock screen and layout switcher brokes again :(

Hi Tjano, does 'restart gnome-settings-daemon' fix the problem with the PPA? If not, maybe you can paste here the output of ~/.cache/upstart/gnome-settings-daemon.log. I can't seem to replicate that problem, but my guess is that it's unrelated to this SRU. If you can reliably replicate it, can you please file a new bug for it? Thanks!

I have same problem on my work and home PC both.

Log:

$ cat ~/.cache/upstart/gnome-settings-daemon.log
(gnome-settings-daemon:2318): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:2318): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:2318): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:2318): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:2318): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:2318): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:2318): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:2318): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:2318): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 55 was not found when attempting to remove it
** (gnome-settings-daemon:5435): WARNING **: Name taken or bus went away - shutting down
(gnome-settings-daemon:5435): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:5435): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:5435): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:5435): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:5435): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:5435): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:5435): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:5435): wacom-plugin-CRITICAL **: gsd_wacom_device_get_device_type: assertion 'GSD_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device)' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:5435): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 56 was not found when attempting to remove it
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7346): WARNING **: Name taken or bus went away - shutting down
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7351): WARNING **: Name taken or bus went away - shutting down
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7355): WARNING **: Name taken or bus went away - shutting down
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7359): WARNING **: Name taken or bus went away - shutting down
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7363): WARNING **: Name taken or bus went away - shutting down
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7367): WARNING **: Name taken or bus went away - shutting down
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7371): WARNING **: Name taken ...

Tjano, when it happens, can you please 'ps aux | grep settings-daemon'? It looks like you might have more than one g-s-d trying to run.

$ ps aux | grep settings-daemon
pparkho+ 7620 0.0 0.3 813568 12604 ? Ssl 16:39 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon
pparkho+ 8191 0.0 0.0 18392 948 pts/7 S+ 17:32 0:00 grep --color=auto settings-daemon

Log file (~/.cache/upstart/gnome-settings-daemon.log) is same, keyboard layouts seems not work correctrly. For example, when I trying to type something in gnome terminal, it starts to show latin letters, then I press "Ctrl+Shift", it changes layout to cyrillic, when I press Ctrl+Shift again, it not changes to latin. But if I change focus to another application and come back to terminal - it changes layout to latin back.

Sorry for my English, but, I hope, you understand me :)

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-settings-daemon - 3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11.1

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gnome-settings-daemon (3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11.1) trusty; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/ubuntu-force-lock-group.patch:
    - Lock the XKB group when ISO_Next_Group is pressed (lp: #1318673)
 -- William Hua <email address hidden> Fri, 09 May 2014 14:37:33 -0400

The verification of the Stable Release Update for gnome-settings-daemon has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-settings-daemon - 3.8.6.1-0ubuntu12

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gnome-settings-daemon (3.8.6.1-0ubuntu12) utopic; urgency=medium

  * Drop all Unity patches and legacy features (LP: #1318539)
    - Keep schemas for background plugin, since they are used by u-s-d
  * debian/patches: Refreshed
    - git_new_screencast_keybinding.patch
    - git_xsettings_segfaults.patch
  * debian/control.in: Fix lintian warnings
    - gnome-settings-daemon-schemas add ${misc:Depends}
    - gnome-settings-daemon fix binNMUable error for gnome-settings-daemon-schemas
  * Bump standards to 3.9.5 (No changes)

gnome-settings-daemon (3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11.1) trusty; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/ubuntu-force-lock-group.patch:
    - Lock the XKB group when ISO_Next_Group is pressed (lp: #1318673)
 -- Tim Lunn <email address hidden> Mon, 12 May 2014 10:06:51 +1000