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Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order

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From	Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>
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Subject	Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order
Date	Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:10:02 +0200
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Rimas Kudelis, le mer. 15 oct. 2025 08:20:44 +0300, a ecrit:
> > > * keyboard-configuration/optionscode:
> > > grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll
> > 
> > Could you try to change in /etc/default/keyboard:
> > 
> > XKBOPTIONS="grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
> > 
> > into
> > 
> > XKBOPTIONS="grp:lalt_lshift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
> > 
> > (two additional 'l' to enable only alt-shift and not altgr-shift)
> 
> Thanks! I've changed this and will see how it works after reboot.

You don't need to reboot, you can just run setupcon to apply the change.

> I do think it would make sense to allow both Shift keys, but only left Alt
> though.

That option does not exist in xkb-data.

> I also wonder if the combination of grp:alt_shift_toggle and level3/4 shift
> on AltGr works differently in X/Wayland.

It does work, but only by chance because the low-level engine is
different.

Samuel

Thread

Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Rimas Kudelis <rimas@kudelis.lt> - 2025-10-13 09:10 +0200
  Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2025-10-14 23:10 +0200
    Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2025-10-14 23:20 +0200
      Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2025-10-15 00:20 +0200
    Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Rimas Kudelis <rimas@kudelis.lt> - 2025-10-15 08:10 +0200
      Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2025-10-15 09:10 +0200
        Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Rimas Kudelis <rimas@kudelis.lt> - 2025-10-15 12:50 +0200
          Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2025-10-16 02:00 +0200

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