Version: �צ�� (using KDE 3.3.2, compiled sources) Compiler: gcc version 3.4.2 [FreeBSD] 20040728 OS: FreeBSD (i386) release 5.4-STABLE I'm using three different _distinct_ (non-Xinerama) screens: :0.0, :0.1, and :0.2 kxkb is configured to "per program" switching (Options->Switching Rules), so that I can type instant messages in Ukrainian (in Kopete) and C-programs in ASCII (in gvim) without switching keyboards. However, when I switch the keyboard from the default US-English to Ukrainian for a program on screen :0.1, it stays in Ukrainian for all programs on screen :0.1 and :0.2 switching back to US-English only for programs running on screen :0.0
could you please provide more info on how your X is configured and how you switch between screens if this is still a problem?
Yes, it is still a problem. To reproduce, configure your X-server to NOT use Xinerama. Then, instead of a single screen (:0.0), you'll have several (:0.0, :0.1 ...). The the keyboard-switcher (kxkb) will run on only one of them (:0.0). Then you'll notice all sorts of oddities...
my X does not use Xinerama but it also does not use multiple screens :) Could you please paste or attach relevant part of X configuration and tell which X version you´re using?
Andriju, you need at least two monitors to reproduce the bug. The problem is reproducible with anything I tried -- recent versions of XFree86 and Xorg. My home setup has two identical monitors, so I use Xinerama here and have no problems. At work, however, the monitors are different and I chose to use separate screens. That's where I have the problem. This is the "ServerLayout" section from my work computer: Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "X.org Configured" Screen 0 "Middle" 0 0 Screen 1 "Left" LeftOf "Middle" Screen 2 "Right" RightOf "Middle" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" Option "Clone" "off" EndSection Yours, -mi
Ok, I can confirm it. It seems like the problem is that there's separate kwin for each screen and kxkb does get notification on window change only from the first one. Will try to take a look if there's a way to get notifications from all window managers.
As per my talk with core guys KDE does NOT support separate screens without Xinerama. There's a workaround to start separate kwin processs for each screen to allow people to manage their windows but because of that there's no way kxkb can track window switch in screens other than 0. Unless better support for non-Xinerama screens will be added to KDE4 kxkb won't be able to support this scenario.
Seems like there's no change here in core KDE4. So kxkb won't be able to support non-Xinerama mutiple screens properly.