I have introduced Bug #253168 because, although it probably shares the same 
technical roots with the various issues discussed in these 164 messages, not 
counting duplicates, it comes to practical conclusions and a workaround I 
didn't find elsewhere.
Practically, as I concluded it, problems occur when you don't type anything at 
the GDM login. That's (also) the case of "autologin", this bug's title.
My case uses an alternative method for not typing a username + password: GDM 
page + passwordless login. Which, BTW, applies to more than one user. There are 
often more than one person in a family ;-)
The difference is that passwordless login can make a halt at the GDM greeting 
page where an input field is present and that, although no typing is normally 
requested, one can type some junk in the input field to solve these keyboard 
issues before clicking.
Given that the GDM greeting page I use can even contain the user's (or users') 
face(s), it looks very pleasant to the most demanding kinds of users.
I have absolutely no time for writing a complete HOWTO, but my text contains 
the hardest to find bits and pieces to come to a solution for many related 
issues.
Sorry, I sympathized with those losing one week time like I did and I must 
really finish my project in 2 days.
Good luck.

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[hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't work
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196277
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