This problem is due to "jp" layout's been forced by /usr/share/ibus/component/skk.xml. By changing to the "default" from "jp", you can use the keyboard layout of the system default.
$ diff -u /usr/share/ibus/component/skk.xml{.orig,} --- /usr/share/ibus/component/skk.xml.orig 2014-01-02 21:24:46.918087412 +0900 +++ /usr/share/ibus/component/skk.xml 2013-12-30 20:53:39.000000000 +0900 @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <license>GPL</license> <author>Daiki Ueno <u...@unixuser.org></author> <icon>/usr/share/ibus-skk/icons/ibus-skk.svg</icon> - <layout>jp</layout> + <layout>default</layout> <longname>SKK</longname> <description>SKK Input Method</description> <rank>70</rank> I attached the patch for ibus-skk package. Thanks. -- Regards, Hajime MIZUNO <mizuno...@ubuntu.com> Key fingerprint = 9B07 B934 B70C 8482 8892 E276 502E 0713 4EEF 9E8D
Description: use the keyboard layout of the system default Avoid mismatch with non-JP keyboard and forcing JP keyboard layout, by specifying layout as "default". Some of ibus-skk users use it with non-JP keyboard such as "US", and forcing "JP" keyboard layout annoys them. This patch will solve it. . Author: Hajime Mizuno <mizuno...@ubuntu.com> --- ibus-skk-1.4.1.orig/skk.xml.in.in +++ ibus-skk-1.4.1/skk.xml.in.in @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <license>GPL</license> <author>Daiki Ueno <u...@unixuser.org></author> <icon>${pkgdatadir}/icons/ibus-skk.svg</icon> - <layout>jp</layout> + <layout>default</layout> <longname>SKK</longname> <description>SKK Input Method</description> <rank>70</rank>