[systemsettings] [Bug 388873] New: Cannot set main layout count to 1

[Shriramana Sharma]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=388873

            Bug ID: 388873
           Summary: Cannot set main layout count to 1
           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: samjnaa at gmail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

Hello I'm using the default KDE 5 that came with Kubuntu Xenial and previously
I was using KDE 4 on Kubuntu Trusty.

Both in Trusty and Xenial I observe the behaviour that under System Settings >
Keyboard > Layout, the "Main Layout Count" has a minimum of 2 and I cannot
reduce the number below that. I am using 8 layouts (the maximum) in total.

In the first place it is not clear what the Main Layout is, but I see only
those layouts when I am at the lock screen so probably that is what that means?
Anyhow, my ASCII password is enterable only by my first layout as my higher
layouts are for various Indic scripts. Thus I would much prefer to set "Main
Layouts" to 1 but this is not possible for me.

When my screen gets locked if I have been using one of the higher layouts, that
stays selected at the lock screen and I am having to manually switch back to
the first layout (and even the shortcut is not available so I have to do this
using the mouse). Thus I would prefer to have only one layout as main so that
this will be the only one active automatically at the lock screen.

I am presuming this is the only purpose of the "Main layout count" as I have
never encountered any other occasion where I see any difference.

Please make it so that I can select only 1 main layout.

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