super key does not work with secondary keyboard layout

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Well, this bug affects me but in a slightly different way: it works in portuguese layout, but not in english layout (more precisely using the english international with AltGr + dead keys). But the other shortcuts using the left Super key work fine.

I'm also on the Ubuntu 20.04 and the problem only appear after today updates.

After more testing, if I change the order of the input sources, the problem only exists if I'm on any source that's not the first one. After changing the order, now the problem exists in the portuguese layout but not in the english one.

@dani.behzi, can you also test that this is the same with you?

Looking at my upgrade history, I found this entry:

Start-Date: 2020-04-10 11:02:49
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: gnome-shell-extension-prefs:amd64 (3.36.0-2ubuntu2, 3.36.1-4ubuntu1), gnome-shell-common:amd64 (3.36.0-2ubuntu2, 3.36.1-4ubuntu1), gnome-shell:amd64 (3.36.0-2ubuntu2, 3.36.1-4ubuntu1)
End-Date: 2020-04-10 11:02:52

I'll look into how to find the change log from gnome-shell-common, which is the package I suspect is the culprit of this error...

That's exactly right. When I change the order, it will work only in Persian.

Hotkey not working also with russian layout (ubuntu 20.04 with all updates on today)

I have found out now that for me the problem occurs only if "Pointer Location" on the "Keyboard & Mouse" page of the gnome-tweaks utility is set. I have turned it off now and the left Ctrl key now works with all keyboard layouts again.

If you happen to not find the mouse pointer sometimes, simply make it bigger, with "Cursor Size" under "Universal Access" in the GNOME Control Center.

See also

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/2603

@till-kamppeter This issue us about Super key, not Ctrl key.

The upstream link has moved to bug 1872230. Maybe they will turn out to be the same issue deep down.

Confusingly, the upstream bug describes both bug 1872230 and this one...

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/2603

Obviously this is an upstream bug reported to gnome / mutter developers a while ago. As usual, they responded by being arrogant and refusing to acknowledge the problem. We will have to wait for them to open their eyes.

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

xev for primary layout:

KeymapNotify event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
    keys: 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
           0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FocusOut event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x4e00001,
    mode NotifyGrab, detail NotifyNonlinear

FocusIn event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x4e00001,
    mode NotifyUngrab, detail NotifyNonlinear

---------------
xev for secondary layout:

KeymapNotify event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
    keys: 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
           0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FocusOut event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x4e00001,
    mode NotifyGrab, detail NotifyAncestor

FocusIn event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x4e00001,
    mode NotifyUngrab, detail NotifyAncestor

----

what is the difference between NotifyNonlinear and NotifyAncestor?

I face the same problem with a Greek layout on Manjaro. It appeared as soon as I upgraded to Gnome version 3.36. Therefore, it is not an Ubuntu-related bug

I am facing the same problem.
Can confirm that only input 1 works regardless of language. And that keyboard shortcuts with Super work regardless.

Here is my extra 2 cents:

When I go into 'Show keyboard layout' to see which keypresses are registered, the left super key is not registered but the right one is.

One more thing: if I change the activities overview to be triggered by the right super key instead of left (via gnome-tweaks), then the left super key will be registered but the right super key will not.

I also tried different configs in gnome-tweaks for the Alt/Win key behavior (under Additional Layout Options) but it did not seem to make any difference.

Super key works only for default input layout. When you go to Settings -> Region and Language -> Input sources, the super key will work only for first input layout. When you change position of them the bug with super key switch to second layouts and vice versa.

Possibly could be related to this issue in upstream: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/1144

Same here, When I have it with PT keyboard super doesn't work, when in EN it works.

@dani.behzi comment #8 was very helpful. I wad also turned on the Pointer Location setting in gnome tweaks, and all Ctrl+Key shortcuts were unusable in the secondary input mode. This is much more devastating than missing Super functionality in secondary input mode (Ctrl+C/+X/+V, Ctrl+Shift+Arrow etc).

Still Super key problem remains.

The problem occurs in the X11 session, if you work in the Wayland session, everything works fine.

When this fix will reach users?

I don't even know bro

On Wed, May 6, 2020, 07:35 Leandro Heck <email address hidden> wrote:

> When this fix will reach users?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1875138).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871913
>
> Title:
> super key does not work with secondary keyboard layout
>
> Status in Mutter:
> Unknown
> Status in budgie-desktop package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> When keyboard layout is set on Persian, pressing Super does not open
> Activities overview. It just works when the input is set on English.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: gnome-shell 3.36.1-4ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-23.27-generic 5.4.29
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-23-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Fri Apr 10 00:02:55 2020
> DisplayManager: gdm3
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-01 (159 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.36.1-3ubuntu1
> SourcePackage: gnome-shell
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/mutter/+bug/1871913/+subscriptions
>

And who can know?

Maybe guys from gnome community can fix this bug

чт, 7 мая 2020 г. в 02:20, Leandro Heck <email address hidden>:

> And who can know?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1875138).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871913
>
> Title:
> super key does not work with secondary keyboard layout
>
> Status in Mutter:
> Unknown
> Status in budgie-desktop package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> When keyboard layout is set on Persian, pressing Super does not open
> Activities overview. It just works when the input is set on English.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: gnome-shell 3.36.1-4ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-23.27-generic 5.4.29
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-23-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Fri Apr 10 00:02:55 2020
> DisplayManager: gdm3
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-01 (159 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.36.1-3ubuntu1
> SourcePackage: gnome-shell
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/mutter/+bug/1871913/+subscriptions
>

It already has been fixed by the GNOME guys. That fix is coming to Ubuntu 20.04 in the coming days/weeks.

Thanks Daniel, I am really eager to receive this.

--
Leandro Heck

On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 12:55 AM Daniel van Vugt <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> It already has been fixed by the GNOME guys. That fix is coming to
> Ubuntu 20.04 in the coming days/weeks.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871913
>
> Title:
> super key does not work with secondary keyboard layout
>
> Status in Mutter:
> Unknown
> Status in budgie-desktop package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> When keyboard layout is set on Persian, pressing Super does not open
> Activities overview. It just works when the input is set on English.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: gnome-shell 3.36.1-4ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-23.27-generic 5.4.29
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-23-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Fri Apr 10 00:02:55 2020
> DisplayManager: gdm3
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-01 (159 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.36.1-3ubuntu1
> SourcePackage: gnome-shell
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/mutter/+bug/1871913/+subscriptions
>

thanks.

On Thu, May 7, 2020, 07:55 Daniel van Vugt <email address hidden>
wrote:

> It already has been fixed by the GNOME guys. That fix is coming to
> Ubuntu 20.04 in the coming days/weeks.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1875138).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871913
>
> Title:
> super key does not work with secondary keyboard layout
>
> Status in Mutter:
> Unknown
> Status in budgie-desktop package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> When keyboard layout is set on Persian, pressing Super does not open
> Activities overview. It just works when the input is set on English.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: gnome-shell 3.36.1-4ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-23.27-generic 5.4.29
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-23-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Fri Apr 10 00:02:55 2020
> DisplayManager: gdm3
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-01 (159 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.36.1-3ubuntu1
> SourcePackage: gnome-shell
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/mutter/+bug/1871913/+subscriptions
>

This bug was fixed in the package mutter - 3.36.2-1ubuntu1

---------------
mutter (3.36.2-1ubuntu1) groovy; urgency=medium

  * Merge with debian, including new upstream release:
    - Fix super key not working with secondary layout (LP: #1871913)
  * xrandr-scaling: Fix compiler warnings (LP: #1875608)
  * xrandr-scaling: Take care of global UI scale when restoring from config
    (LP: #1825593)
  * Remaining changes with debian:
    - debian/control:
      + Update VCS flags to point to ubuntu salsa branch
    - debian/gbp.conf: update branch to point to ubuntu/master
    - debian/patches/x11-Add-support-for-fractional-scaling-using-Randr.patch:
      + X11: Add support for fractional scaling using Randr

mutter (3.36.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Team upload

  [ Simon McVittie ]
  * New upstream stable release
    - Fix FTBFS with Wayland disabled (non-Linux kernels)
    - X11 copy/paste/selection fixes (LP: #1852183)
    - Fix freeze with some DisplayLink devices
    - Fix a memory leak
    - Synchronize shadows to server-side decorations
    - Fix overview key on X11 when using multiple keyboard layouts
    - Fix painting the redraw clip with the damage region
    - Fix capturing with multiple stage views
    - Fix screencasting of non-maximized windows (LP: #1873942)
    - Various misc fixes and cleanups (LP: #1874818)
    - Update translation: de

  [ Marco Trevisan (Treviño) ]
  * debian/libmutter-6-0.symbols: Update
  * debian/rules: Ignore build failures on riscv64

mutter (3.36.1+git20200419-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Team upload

  [ Simon McVittie ]
  * New upstream snapshot from gnome-3-36 branch (3.36.1-42-gda9eb4718)
    - Fix trackball button scrolling
    - Fix tiled (MST) displays
    - Copy/paste fixes, particularly for large images and incremental
      transfers
    - Fall back to closed laptop lid configuration if no other available
      (LP: #1793496)

  [ Jeremy Bicha ]
  * Drop obsolete dh_strip dbgsym migration rule
  * Bump debhelper-compat to 13
    - dh_missing --fail-missing is the default
    - dh_auto_test has several default improvements
    - dh_autoreconf isn't needed with meson
  * debian/watch: Only watch for stable releases

mutter (3.36.1-4) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Team upload
  * Merge changelog from unstable
  * Upload to unstable (starts transition: #954422)
  * Update to upstream gnome-3-36 branch, commit 3.36.1-17-g9a2471db4
    - Fix caps-lock state becoming confused on VT switch
  * d/gbp.conf: Follow upstream/3.36.x branch

 -- Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <email address hidden> Thu, 07 May 2020 02:43:19 +0200

Will this be backported to Focal?

Yes, see also bug 1877209.

Hello Danial, or anyone else affected,

Accepted mutter into focal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-focal to verification-done-focal. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-focal. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

The proposed fix worked for me in Ubuntu Budgie 20.04. Now, the super key shows the menu with any keyboard layout.

Nice, it fixed for me too after a reboot. The window (flag) key shows the same "Activities Overview" no mather which keyboard language I am using. (En and Pt-Br). Thank you.

updated my system but not fixed issue

On Thu, May 14, 2020, 06:10 Daniel van Vugt <email address hidden>
wrote:

> ** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-focal
> ** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-focal
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1875138).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871913
>
> Title:
> super key does not work with secondary keyboard layout
>
> Status in Mutter:
> Unknown
> Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in mutter source package in Focal:
> Fix Committed
> Status in mutter source package in Groovy:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> [ Impact ]
>
> When keyboard layout is set in a secondary layout (i.e. Persian)
> pressing Super does not open Activities overview. It just works when
> the input is set on English.
>
> [ Test case ]
>
> - Enable a secondary keyboard layout
> - Switch to this layout
> - Hit super
> - Overview should open
>
> [ Regression potential ]
>
> Modifiers may no work well in shell context
>
> ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: gnome-shell 3.36.1-4ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-23.27-generic 5.4.29
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-23-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Fri Apr 10 00:02:55 2020
> DisplayManager: gdm3
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-01 (159 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.36.1-3ubuntu1SourcePackage:
> gnome-shell
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/mutter/+bug/1871913/+subscriptions
>

Jamil, please run this command to check which version you have:

  dpkg -s mutter | grep Version

It should say 3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1 or higher.

Ok, I will check.

On Thu, May 14, 2020, 07:40 Daniel van Vugt <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Jamil, please run this command to check which version you have:
>
> dpkg -s mutter | grep Version
>
> It should say 3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1 or higher.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1875138).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871913
>
> Title:
> super key does not work with secondary keyboard layout
>
> Status in Mutter:
> Unknown
> Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in mutter source package in Focal:
> Fix Committed
> Status in mutter source package in Groovy:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> [ Impact ]
>
> When keyboard layout is set in a secondary layout (i.e. Persian)
> pressing Super does not open Activities overview. It just works when
> the input is set on English.
>
> [ Test case ]
>
> - Enable a secondary keyboard layout
> - Switch to this layout
> - Hit super
> - Overview should open
>
> [ Regression potential ]
>
> Modifiers may no work well in shell context
>
> ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: gnome-shell 3.36.1-4ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-23.27-generic 5.4.29
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-23-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Fri Apr 10 00:02:55 2020
> DisplayManager: gdm3
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-01 (159 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.36.1-3ubuntu1SourcePackage:
> gnome-shell
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/mutter/+bug/1871913/+subscriptions
>

Nothing happens, Supper key still does not work on Russian layout.

$ dpkg -s mutter | grep Version
Version: 3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1

@Michael: You'd better upgrade all packages with 'mutter' in their names:

gir1.2-mutter-6
libmutter-6-0
mutter
mutter-common

Now works, thanks

What are the steps to make it work? Or will this be available via regular apt update?

Daniel Gutson, get debs from here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1/+build/19294781 When install it using terminal:
sudo dpkg -i ./mutter_3.36.2-1ubuntu1_20.04.1_amd64.deb ./mutter-common_3.36.2-1ubuntu1_20.04.1_all.deb ./gir1.2-mutter-6_3.36.2-1ubuntu1_20.04.1_amd64.deb ./libmutter-6-0_3.36.2-1ubuntu1_20.04.1_amd64.deb

The command I gave in comment #37 was wrong. It should have been:

  dpkg -s libmutter-6-0 | grep Version

This bug was fixed in the package mutter - 3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1

---------------
mutter (3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1) focal; urgency=medium

  * Backport to focal (LP: #1877209)
  * debian/gbp.conf: Set branch to ubuntu/focal
  * debian/control: Update VCS references to focal branch
  * debian/rules: Revert groovy/debian build changes as per dh 13

mutter (3.36.2-1ubuntu1) groovy; urgency=medium

  * Merge with debian, including new upstream release:
    - Fix super key not working with secondary layout (LP: #1871913)
  * xrandr-scaling: Fix compiler warnings (LP: #1874207)
  * xrandr-scaling: Take care of global UI scale when restoring from config
    (LP: #1825593)
  * Remaining changes with debian:
    - debian/control:
      + Update VCS flags to point to ubuntu salsa branch
    - debian/gbp.conf: update branch to point to ubuntu/master
    - debian/patches/x11-Add-support-for-fractional-scaling-using-Randr.patch:
      + X11: Add support for fractional scaling using Randr

mutter (3.36.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Team upload

  [ Simon McVittie ]
  * New upstream stable release
    - Fix FTBFS with Wayland disabled (non-Linux kernels)
    - X11 copy/paste/selection fixes (LP: #1852183)
    - Fix freeze with some DisplayLink devices
    - Fix a memory leak
    - Synchronize shadows to server-side decorations
    - Fix overview key on X11 when using multiple keyboard layouts
    - Fix painting the redraw clip with the damage region
    - Fix capturing with multiple stage views
    - Fix screencasting of non-maximized windows (LP: #1873942)
    - Various misc fixes and cleanups (LP: #1874818)
    - Update translation: de

  [ Marco Trevisan (Treviño) ]
  * debian/libmutter-6-0.symbols: Update
  * debian/rules: Ignore build failures on riscv64

mutter (3.36.1+git20200419-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Team upload

  [ Simon McVittie ]
  * New upstream snapshot from gnome-3-36 branch (3.36.1-42-gda9eb4718)
    - Fix trackball button scrolling
    - Fix tiled (MST) displays
    - Copy/paste fixes, particularly for large images and incremental
      transfers
    - Fall back to closed laptop lid configuration if no other available
      (LP: #1793496)

  [ Jeremy Bicha ]
  * Drop obsolete dh_strip dbgsym migration rule
  * Bump debhelper-compat to 13
    - dh_missing --fail-missing is the default
    - dh_auto_test has several default improvements
    - dh_autoreconf isn't needed with meson
  * debian/watch: Only watch for stable releases

mutter (3.36.1-4) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Team upload
  * Merge changelog from unstable
  * Upload to unstable (starts transition: #954422)
  * Update to upstream gnome-3-36 branch, commit 3.36.1-17-g9a2471db4
    - Fix caps-lock state becoming confused on VT switch
  * d/gbp.conf: Follow upstream/3.36.x branch

 -- Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <email address hidden> Thu, 07 May 2020 03:22:16 +0200

The verification of the Stable Release Update for mutter has completed successfully and the package is now being 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 regressions.