Bug#793925: mate-desktop: Keyboard layout incorrectly set (same as archived #770435)

[Mike Gabriel]

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Hi all,

On  Mi 29 Jul 2015 03:19:59 CEST, MENGUAL Jean-Philippe wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Yes I can reproduce. I just cannot establish a scenario to reproduce  
> it systematically. I'll try yours. I hope some debug file will be  
> possible.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Le 29/07/2015 01:08, olivier.bert at laposte.net a écrit :
>> Package: mate-desktop
>> Version: 1.8.1+dfsg1-3+deb8u1
>> Severity: normal
>>
>> Dear Maintainer,
>>
>> I am encountering exactly the same issue as the one described in  
>> archived bug #770435.
>>
>> Summary of the issue: The layout applied to the keyboard is  
>> English, despite being set to French in the MATE conf applet.
>>
>> My configuration seems to be the same as the one used by Sebastien  
>> (the initial reporter):
>>    * "fr" selected in /etc/default/keyboard.
>>    * Nothing changed in the MATE keyboard applet: French is the  
>> only keyboard layout available.
>>
>> I have observed a few strange things with the MATE desktop applet:
>>
>>    1) When French is the only listed layout in the applet, the  
>> Desktop starts and sets my keyboard with an english layout  
>> (original problem described by Sebastien).
>>
>>    2) If I add a second French keyboard layout in the list, the  
>> problem disappears and the keyboard remains in French, even after a  
>> reboot.
>>        3) If I add an English keyboard layout in the list in  
>> addition to the two French layouts already present, the desktop  
>> starts and sets my keyboard with the english layout, whatever the  
>> order of the layouts in the applet list is.
>>
>> I am at your disposal to provide more information.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Olivier

@Olivier and Jean-Philippe: Can you reproduce this issue for Debian  
testing using MATE 1.16? Or is it gone there?

Thanks,
Mike
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