I have the same problem with layout switching. But editing the xorg.conf file doesn't help.
I also seem to have problem like in the first post above with 'weird' characters. This is what I did (Ubuntu 8.04, old Dell Inspiron 2500 laptop; auto login): Added a keyboard indicator to panel. Configured keyboard prefs - adding US and Fr layouts to the UK default. Changed layout options to allow layout switching with Alt + Shift Everything works fine until I shut down. On restart, however, Alt + Shift does nothing. I can switch layouts from UK to US by clicking on the panel icon (I have a UK laptop and use a plugin US keyboard), but when on US, I get gobbledegook when I type: ı æµ ŧ←þ→nŋ ł→ŧħ ↑§ ĸe←”øæ¶ð łæ←ø↓ŧ¡¡¡ Can't switch into FR at all. Fiddling with the xorg.conf file doesn't seem to change things -- gdm and keyboard layout switch https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228196 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
