xkeygrab with alternate keyboard layout

[iegubkin]

I've been using xss and its related programs for years now. They work flawlessly. I have noticed one issue with xkeygrab, however. When I switch keyboard layouts from "us" layout to "ru(phonetic)" the program doesn't capture the "ru(phonetic)" key presses. Once I switch back to "us" the program grabs the keys again. Am I missing something? Thank you for these most helpful programs, iegubkin.

$ setxkbmap -print -verbose 10
Setting verbose level to 10
locale is C
Trying to load rules file ./rules/evdev...
Trying to load rules file /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev...
Success.
Applied rules from evdev:
rules:      evdev
model:      evdev
layout:     us,ru
variant:    ,phonetic
options:    grp:alt_shift_toggle
Trying to build keymap using the following components:
keycodes:   evdev+aliases(qwerty)
types:      complete
compat:     complete
symbols:    pc+us+ru(phonetic):2+inet(evdev)+group(alt_shift_toggle)
geometry:   pc(pc104)
xkb_keymap {
	xkb_keycodes  { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)"	};
	xkb_types     { include "complete"	};
	xkb_compat    { include "complete"	};
	xkb_symbols   { include "pc+us+ru(phonetic):2+inet(evdev)+group(alt_shift_toggle)"};
	xkb_geometry  { include "pc(pc104)"	};
};

[nealey]

I've been trying to figure out why this might happen and I'm coming up with nothing. It should get every keyboard event. I wonder if switching layouts moves to a whole new keyboard ID that xss needs to switch to... I'm not even using X11 anymore, but I'll try to look into this in the next year, if nobody else submits a suggestion or patch.

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On Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 16:48 Ivan E. Gubkin ***@***.***> wrote: I've been using xss and its related programs for years now. They work flawlessly. I have noticed one issue with xkeygrab, however. When I switch keyboard layouts from "us" layout to "ru(phonetic)" the program doesn't capture the "ru(phonetic)" key presses. Once I switch back to "us" the program grabs the keys again. Am I missing something? Thank you for these most helpful programs, iegubkin. $ setxkbmap -print -verbose 10 Setting verbose level to 10 locale is C Trying to load rules file ./rules/evdev... Trying to load rules file /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev... Success. Applied rules from evdev: rules: evdev model: evdev layout: us,ru variant: ,phonetic options: grp:alt_shift_toggle Trying to build keymap using the following components: keycodes: evdev+aliases(qwerty) types: complete compat: complete symbols: pc+us+ru(phonetic):2+inet(evdev)+group(alt_shift_toggle) geometry: pc(pc104) xkb_keymap { xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" }; xkb_types { include "complete" }; xkb_compat { include "complete" }; xkb_symbols { include "pc+us+ru(phonetic):2+inet(evdev)+group(alt_shift_toggle)"}; xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc104)" }; }; — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AADHOZCGXJVBR4MWKJVR5SLSTVSVVANCNFSM4URFYIIQ> .

[iegubkin]

Thank you. If needed, I can help with debugging or testing a possible fix.