#6942 NORM Never A: changing keyboard layout requires editing a text file as root

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#6942: changing keyboard layout requires editing a text file as root
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 Reporter:  karmaflux                            |       Owner:  bernie        
     Type:  defect                               |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Never Assigned
Component:  x window system                      |     Version:                
 Keywords:  keyboard, localization, layout, xkb  |    Verified:  0             
 Blocking:                                       |   Blockedby:                
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 Currently, if someone wants to relocalize their XO laptop, they must make
 the change both in sugar-control-panel and by editing
 /etc/sysconfig/keyboard.  sugar-control-panel should handle changing the
 keyboard map, perhaps by writing to an xkb config file in the user's home
 directory.

 I am aware this is not a common problem; however, a G1G1 donor who happens
 to be an educator in Ecuador is having a hard time typing in Spanish -- a
 language well-supported by the XO.  Even changing two letters in an
 XKB_LAYOUT can be daunting when you're not familiar with the command line.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6942>
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