614258 – Xfce does not use keymap selected during boot

Bug 614258 - Xfce does not use keymap selected during boot

Summary: Xfce does not use keymap selected during boot

Status:	IN_PROGRESS

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Release Media
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	LiveCD/DVD/USB (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Fernando (likewhoa)

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Reported:	2017-03-30 03:07 UTC by scootergrisen
Modified:	2021-01-22 17:31 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description scootergrisen 2017-03-30 03:07:51 UTC

During boot i type "11" to select "dk" keymap.
But inside Xfce it this keymap is not being used.
I would like the "dk" keymap also to be used in Xfce or whatever desktop enviroment etc. is in use.
In the 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.
Boot livedvd-amd64-hardened-nomultilib-20170118.iso and type "11" when keymap selection appears.
2.
Open terminal when Xfce is started and test the keyboard like "æøå" that appear on danish keyboard layout.

Actual Results:  
The result should be "æøå".

Expected Results:  
Its ";'[".


PS: The terminal encoding is set to ANSI so even if "dk" was in use it would show "ae??" instead of "æøå". So user will have to switch to UTF-8 encoding in the terminal to see correct output.

Comment 1 scootergrisen 2017-03-30 03:09:18 UTC

I switch the actual and expected results. Should be:

Actual Results:  
Its ";'[".

Expected Results:  
The result should be "æøå".

Comment 2 Fernando (likewhoa) 2017-03-30 21:36:53 UTC

thanks for the report, will look into it.