Keyboard layout per device

[Peter Hutterer]

On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 03:59:31PM +0200, Nicolas Vinot wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I usually use 3 keyboards layout :
> — bepo, with a Typematrix or laptop integrated keyboard;
> — azerty, to allow mates and colleagues to use my computer with a better-known 
> layout on a standard USB keyboard;
> — qwerty, for my Yubikey, a security token working only with this layout.
> 
> I try to configure X to manage all those layouts and assign the right layout to 
> each keyboard.
> Here is my /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard.conf : 
> http://pastebin.com/1e3qhKiT

looks correct on a quick glance, but looking at the Xorg.log should tell you
more about which option is set for which keyboard.

Plus, make sure your desktop environment isn't overwriting your xorg.conf.
If you use GNOME, that would be the case.

Cheers,
   Peter
 
> On my workstation (Typematrix + Yubikey + mate keyboard), I obtain the 
> following when I plug my keyboards :
> 
> 						Assigned layout
> Device Plugged	TM			Yubi			Logitech
> 1 TM			bépo OK	
> 2 Yubi		bépo OK		qwerty OK
> 3 Logitech		azerty NOK	azerty NOK	azerty OK
> 4 Yubi		azerty NOK	qwerty OK		azerty OK
> 5 TM			bépo OK		bépo NOK		bépo NOK
> 
> 
> On my laptop (integrated + Typematrix + Yubikey + mate keyboard) :
> 
> 							Assigned layout
> Device Plugged	Integrated	TM			Yubi			Logitech
> 1 Integrated		bépo OK	
> 2 TM				bépo OK		bépo OK
> 3 Yubi			qwerty NOK	qwerty NOK	qwerty OK	
> 4 Logitech		qwerty NOK	qwerty NOK	qwerty OK		azerty OK
> 5 Yubi			qwerty NOK	qwerty NOK	qwerty OK		qwerty NOK
> 6 TM				bépo OK		bépo OK		bépo NOK		bépo NOK
> 
> 
> This behaviour is very random and not predictable.
> 
> Sometime the last plugged device layout is apply globally (case 6 on laptop) 
> sometime only on the last plugged device (case 5 on laptop).
> 
> And I don't have the same behaviour on laptop and workstation (plug the yubi 
> reset all layout on laptop (case 3) but not on workstation (case 2)).
> 
> Where I'm wrong on my configuration or where I misunderstand Xorg behaviour or 
> configuration ?