[Bug 245669] New: modifying the keyboard layout file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols has no effect

[manfred.pohler at online.de]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245669

           Summary: modifying the keyboard layout file
                    /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols has no effect
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: manfred.pohler at online.de


Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.4.2) 
OS:                Linux

I made a modification in the file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de to get for a
certain key another symbol displayed.
In System-Settings->keyboardlayout I activated another variant for my language
and then activated again the variant which i have modified. The modification
has no effect while I have only one variant selected in the table 'Active
Layouts'. Only if I have more than one entries in the table 'Active Layouts'
the modification has an effect.
As soon as I delete the second entry in the table 'Active Layouts' to remain
only the modified variant in the table, the variant has the same behaviour as
before the modification.

I tested this many times and this is always reproducable. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Select one variant of the german keyboard. layout as the only active layout.
Then replace in the file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de one letter of this
variant with another letter.
Replace also in another variant which has not yet been used until now one
letter with another.
Restart the X-Server. 
Try if your change has an effect (no success).
Select the variant in System-Settings->keyboardlayout, which until now not yet
has been used as the only active variant.
Test the effect (success).
Select again the first used variant as the only active variant.
Test the effect (no success).
....
and so on.

Now try the same again with two variants selected in the table 'Active
Layouts'. Try each one by moving it to the top of the table. Both variants will
be displayed conform to the change you have made in the symbols-file.

Actual Results:  
see above

Expected Results:  
see above

it seems to be also a problem in gnome.

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