Bug 19311

Summary:	ISO_Level5_* events not being interpreted in compat/level5 so not setting LevelFive for e.g. Canadian Multilingual (multix) kbd
Product:	xorg	Reporter:	Paul Anderson <p_j_anderson>
Component:	Input/Keyboard	Assignee:	Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID	QA Contact:	Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity:	normal
Priority:	medium
Version:	7.4 (2008.09)
Hardware:	x86-64 (AMD64)
OS:	Linux (All)
Whiteboard:
i915 platform:		i915 features:

Description Paul Anderson 2008-12-28 18:02:55 UTC

In Ubuntu Hardy and Intrepid, the Canadian Multinational all-in-one keyboard does not allow right CTRL to be used to access extra symbols. It should set Level 5. Nothing happens.

I tried putting the keysym interpreting config in compat/iso9995 and it still didn't work - plus many other tests to narrow the problem down.
Keypresses do show the correct keysym and name (ISO_Level5_Shift) on xev, and level 5 changes do access the symbols on the keyboard.


In the end it seems that the config looks OK - see xkb-config bug on launchpad:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/xkeyboard-config/+bug/49358/


So appears that some bug in xorg is preventing the code that sets xkb levels according to incoming events (compat/level5) from "seeing" the keypresses.

This may also have affected the French OSS keyboard previously, leading to a workaround.

It also impacts a Berber/Tuareg keyboard I am trying to release for Linux. Although I developed it on Linux, I had to release on Windows first, though I have now found a workaround for the moment.

Comment 1 Adam Jackson 2018-06-12 19:06:14 UTC

Mass closure: This bug has been untouched for more than six years, and is not
obviously still valid. Please reopen this bug or file a new report if you continue to experience issues with current releases.

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