[systemsettings] [Bug 383645] New: Keyboard layout configuration > "Restrict selection by language" not intuitive (at least for German language)

[Gregor Mi]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383645

            Bug ID: 383645
           Summary: Keyboard layout configuration > "Restrict selection by
                    language" not intuitive (at least for German language)
           Product: systemsettings
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: kcm_keyboard_layout
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: codestruct at posteo.org
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 107337
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=107337&action=edit
Screencast select keyboard layout, preselect by language

When adding a new keyboard layout there is dialog where in the first there is a
combobox named "Restrict selection by language". This box contains often only
unintutive or untranslated language abbreviations (see
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313082).

In the special case for a German keyboard layout for Germany, there are even
misleading entries (see attached screencast): "German (Swiss)" which would be
found first, only results in "Deutsch (Schweiz)" layout. The correct entry for
preselection is "ger" or "Any language". Then the user is able to select
"Deutsch" in the layout combobox. So, a German user would be better off not
using this preselection at all. But since it is the first thing on the dialog,
it looks like this has to be started with.

Suggestion: Remove this box or make it less prominent (e.g. by moving it down,
and adding a text like "if you don't find your layout, try restricting the
selection by language").

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