https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=509637
Bug ID: 509637
Summary: Improve XKB keymap error management
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version First 6.4.4
Reported In:
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: input
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
Actually, the Wayland experience for a custom keymap is worse than for the
Xserver.
If the corresponding symbol file in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols cannot be read
(permission) then Plasma crashes so badly that we have to reboot the computer
using a kernel Ctrl+Alt+Del.
After a major upgrade, it is common that a xkb update breaks the custom keymap.
In this case, Kwin only reports errors in /var/log/message, doesn't show any
UI error message and uses the next keymap as a fallback.
KDE settings experience is also bad :
- It resets the keymap list when we disable it
- We have to change the keymap list order to make fix and try until it works as
expected
- It reports any errors
On Linux, I would expect a command line and UI that reports a comprehensive
error and a fallback to an internal US keymap or a clean session abort.
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