[SOLVED] Keyboard Layout Settings won't stick after reboot

[Thanh-BKK]

Hello

Here's my first problem with Hardy on this machine - and a weird one.

Testerday for the first time i took care of getting my boyfriend to use Linux - well, test Linux on my machine, so i installed the Thai keyboard for him. Thai fonts was no problem, already installed, just the Thai keyboard and possibility to switch between Thai and English.

It worked fine.

However, after a reboot, it does NOT work anymore. The indicator is still there in the panel, but the alt+shift, like i set it to switch layouts, does nothing, and clicking the layout thingy in the panel makes it change from "USA' to "THA" but it still types in English only.

I checked in the preferences and it is all still like i set it yesterday, it just doesn't work anymore.

If i "remove" the Thai keyboard and then "add" it again, it works again, incl. the alt+shift for switching..... how can i make this stick?

I appreciate any replies on this matter.... thank you very much

Best regards.....

Thanh

[Thanh-BKK]

*bump*

Anyone? There must be more users out there who are bilingual and require two different inputs..?

Regards....

Thanh

[prshah]

so i installed the Thai keyboard for him. Thai fonts was no problem, already installed, just the Thai keyboard and possibility to switch between Thai and English.

It worked fine. However, after a reboot, it does NOT work anymore.

Faced the same problem; it's a known bug. You can fix it by adding "setxkbmap" to your gnome startup (sessions), as follows:

Click System-Preferences-Sessions-Startup Programs-Add:

Name: setxkbmap (or whatever you like)
Command: setxkbmap
Comment: Set Keyboard Layouts (or whatever you like)

Then click OK, Close and restart to check if it works!

[SyL]

had the same issue too, just run setxkbmap do the job!

[Thanh-BKK]

Good morning

Thank you both very much!! I didn't know of the existence of this program - i mean, just typing "setxkbmap" into a terminal is SO much faster than removing and re-adding the keyboard layout via GUI

So i have no done the advised, i added it to the startup programs, and will see upon next reboot what it does

With kind regards.....

Thanh

[prshah]

So i have no done the advised, i added it to the startup programs, and will see upon next reboot what it does

If it works (and it will!) please mark this thread solved. Near the top righthand side of the page, click on "Thread Tools"-"Mark Thread as Solved"

[Thanh-BKK]

Hi

And so i have done, again, as indeed it does work. Normally i would only shut down my machine in about two hours from now and start again tomorrow morning, but i just HAD to test this - yup, problem indeed solved

Everyone involved a big "thank you" from me

Kind regards.....

Thanh