Version: (using KDE 4.2.4) Compiler: cc OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.28-15-generic Installed from: Ubuntu Packages At present, I work with Kubuntu 9.04. (Jaunty.) So far, I have been working with two keyboard lay-outs, activated via SYSTEM SETTINGS > Regional and Language > Keyboard Layout: USA - in the 'us' map, with the lay-out variant 'alt.intl.' RUSSIA - in the 'ru' map, with the lay-out variant 'phonetic'. Recently, I tried to activate a third lay-out additionally: ESPERANTO - in the 'epo' map, with the default lay-out variant. However, when trying to activate this keyboard lay-out, everything gets stuck - I cannot type any more at all. Only after switching back to the USA or Russia lay-out, everything works again properly. When trying to DE-activate the RUSSIA keyboard layout and ACTIVATE the Esperanto keyboard layout, I type cyrillics after activating the Esperanto keyboard layout. Only after DE-activating the Esperanto-keyboard and RE-ACTIVATING the Russia keyboard, everything functions properly again. Now I share with you a few remarks to complete the picture. The alternation between the USA and Russia keyboard lay-outs works smoothly - one single hit at the left-win key is enough. After activating the Esperanto keyboard, I can use the same key to alternate to that one. However, I get the complications described above when doing so. With respect to the USA Alt. Intl. (alternative international) lay-out - the following keys are 'dead' keys: ¨, ', `, ~,. Additionally, I activated a 'compose key' attributed to the Right-Win key, via the XKB-settings. I can easily type a lot of international characters via either one of the 'dead' keys or via the compose key, including the Esperanto 'supersigno' (^ in characters like ĝ). But several other typical Esperanto and Slavic characters are still not being covered. I can produce a character like 'ž'only by means of copy-pasting or via a complicated code. So far, I did not manage to produce such a character via either a dead key, or a compose key or some alternative keyboard lay-out.
The Esperanto keyboard has two variants: 'default' and 'legacy'. Neither variant works properly. Both variants have exactly the same problems.
I am not sure if the problem is with switcher or with maps. Could you try to run the configuration manually with something like 'setxkbmap -layout us,ru,esp' and see if you still have problems. If you do, then it's a problem with a map description and you'll have to file a bug with xkeyboard-config at freedesktop.org, though I just tried quickly us,ua,esp combination and I was able to type things, although I am not familiar with Esperanto so not sure what I have to expect.
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