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hello,

i'm under ubuntu maverick , have following strange problem german keyboard layout. on keyboard (a standard qwertz keyboard), 3 characters { [ \ should obtained altgr + respectively keys 7 8 ? . on maverick, if type altgr 7 8 ? , obtain & • —.
now, if use gnome "keyboard layout" app, (see picture layout3.png), shows same wrong characters & • —. if same on other computer german keyboard, picture layout-good.png, shows expected layout.
tried compare files /usr/share/x11/xkb/symbols/de on both computer, can't see difference.
... what's wrong !?

in advance idea.
ps : way, tested live natty on same computer, , keyboard ok.

nicolas
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i found solution. (for me @ least) black magic, works :
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11583778

nicolas


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