There seem to be indications that they're removing libgnomekbd from future versions of gnome, so it is likely that we will not have this problem in the future. However, for now (and for purposes of SRU) we can use this patch to fix the problem. I have also escalated this to the gnome bugzilla in the off chance that they either continue to use libgnomekbd or that they decide to merge this patch before pruning the code.
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel- list/2012-August/msg00117.html ** Patch added: "0001-Remove-redundent-key-label-information.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1025508/+attachment/3529202/+files/0001-Remove-redundent-key-label-information.patch ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #693847 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=693847 ** Also affects: gnome-color-chooser via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=693847 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Also affects: gnome-control-center via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=693847 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** No longer affects: gnome-color-chooser -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1025508 Title: Some keys in keyboard layout show duplicate character labels Status in GNOME Control Center: Unknown Status in libgnomekbd: New Status in OEM Priority Project: In Progress Status in OEM Priority Project precise series: In Progress Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: The keyboard layout chart shows duplicate characters. Issue seems to have started on Ubuntu 12.04 and is present in 12.10. Steps to reproduce: 1) Select keyboard icon from the launcher at top right of screen 2) Select "Show Layout Chart" menu item Keyboard layout is displayed the Function keys such as F1 show duplicate characters (i.e. "F1 F1") The Numeric pad show duplicate chars for division "/", multiplication "*", subtraction "-", and addition "+" Expected result: Should show only one instance of the character. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/1025508/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
