Keys mismapped when using NeoQwertz/Bone keyboard layouts under Wayland #96170

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MultisampledNight · 2022-03-04T18:15:29+01:00

MultisampledNight commented

2022-03-04 18:15:29 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Linux-5.16.12-zen1-1-zen-x86_64-with-glibc2.35 64 Bits
Graphics card: Mesa Intel(R) Iris(R) Plus Graphics (ICL GT2) Intel 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 21.3.7
Wayland compositor: Sway

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.2.0 Alpha, branch: master, commit date: 2022-03-04 12:59, hash: 1763ffa0be
Build command line: make CMAKE_CONFIG_ARGS='-DWITH_GHOST_WAYLAND=ON -DOPENGLES_EGL_LIBRARY=/usr/lib/libwayland-egl.so' release

Short description of error
I'm referring to key positions as on a standard Qwerty keyboard.
Some keys, such as 4, do nothing when typed with the NeoQwertz or Bone keyboard layouts active. Other keys, such as W or 8, are mismapped, e.g. W does the same as Backspace, 8 does the same as Tab.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Ensure your keyboard layout is set to NeoQwertz, e.g. under Sway xkb_layout should be set to de and xkb_variant to neo_qwertz (take a look at the bottom of https://neo-layout.org/Layouts/neoqwertz/ in case you feel yourself lost)
Open up Blender's default scene

Select the `Location X` textfield in the inspector on the right and try to type `4`, `8` or `W`.

**System Information** Operating system: Linux-5.16.12-zen1-1-zen-x86_64-with-glibc2.35 64 Bits Graphics card: Mesa Intel(R) Iris(R) Plus Graphics (ICL GT2) Intel 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 21.3.7 Wayland compositor: Sway **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.2.0 Alpha, branch: master, commit date: 2022-03-04 12:59, hash: `1763ffa0be` Build command line: `make CMAKE_CONFIG_ARGS='-DWITH_GHOST_WAYLAND=ON -DOPENGLES_EGL_LIBRARY=/usr/lib/libwayland-egl.so' release` **Short description of error** I'm referring to key positions as on a standard Qwerty keyboard. Some keys, such as `4`, do nothing when typed with the NeoQwertz or Bone keyboard layouts active. Other keys, such as `W` or `8`, are mismapped, e.g. `W` does the same as `Backspace`, `8` does the same as `Tab`. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - Ensure your keyboard layout is set to NeoQwertz, e.g. under Sway `xkb_layout` should be set to `de` and `xkb_variant` to `neo_qwertz` (take a look at the bottom of https://neo-layout.org/Layouts/neoqwertz/ in case you feel yourself lost) - Open up Blender's default scene # Select the `Location X` textfield in the inspector on the right and try to type `4`, `8` or `W`.

MultisampledNight commented

2022-03-04 18:15:29 +01:00

Added subscriber: @multisn8-2

Omar Emara commented

2022-03-07 13:34:27 +01:00

Added subscriber: @OmarEmaraDev

Omar Emara commented

2022-03-07 13:34:27 +01:00

Does it work correctly in the text editor?

MultisampledNight commented

2022-03-07 17:16:05 +01:00

No, unfortunately not. From trying out spontaneously I found out that 8 seems to be mapped to Tab instead, not as my original bug report lists.

No, unfortunately not. From trying out spontaneously I found out that `8` seems to be mapped to `Tab` instead, not as my original bug report lists.

Campbell Barton commented

2022-06-16 06:36:47 +02:00

Added subscriber: @ideasman42

Campbell Barton commented

2022-06-16 06:36:47 +02:00

I wasn't able to set the neo_qwertz key map, please include details for how the layout is setup/installed https://neo-layout.org/Layouts/neoqwertz/ links to a git repository with many files, it's not clear which need to be used to redo this error.

Also, it seems likely this error happens between selecting any other variant, so if this can be redone with a more standard variant, that would be helpful.

I wasn't able to set the `neo_qwertz` key map, please include details for how the layout is setup/installed https://neo-layout.org/Layouts/neoqwertz/ links to a git repository with many files, it's not clear which need to be used to redo this error. Also, it seems likely this error happens between selecting any other variant, so if this can be redone with a more standard variant, that would be helpful.

MultisampledNight commented

2022-06-16 14:33:40 +02:00

The layout seems to be included with xkb on my system, at least I didn't need to install anything additional on my system (Arch Linux) other than libinput and Sway to make it work. The following sway configuration is enough:

input type:keyboard {
	xkb_layout "de"
	xkb_variant "neo_qwertz"
}

From random testing, the important factor for the bug to occur seems to be with keyboard layouts which have more than 3 layers (in the case of de/qwertz, normal, shift and alt gr). And indeed, Tab, which is inserted on just pressing 8 in Blender, is on layer 4 on 8. Same with d, which is Backspace on layer 4.

But that doesn't happen with the CSA multilingual layout which is used in Canada, or the French BÉPO layout. I don't know any other "common" layouts with more than 3 layers, and CSA/BÉPO also "only" have 4, not 6.

(By the way, I doubt it's relevant here, on BÉPO (key positions in qwerty) Alt Gr + m popped up the quick menu, even while in the text editor. It should probably just insert q instead.)

The layout seems to be included with xkb on my system, at least I didn't need to install anything additional on my system (Arch Linux) other than libinput and Sway to make it work. The following sway configuration is enough: ``` input type:keyboard { xkb_layout "de" xkb_variant "neo_qwertz" } ``` From random testing, the important factor for the bug to occur seems to be with keyboard layouts which have more than 3 layers (in the case of de/qwertz, normal, shift and alt gr). And indeed, Tab, which is inserted on just pressing 8 in Blender, is on layer 4 on 8. Same with d, which is Backspace on layer 4. But that doesn't happen with the CSA multilingual layout which is used in Canada, or the French BÉPO layout. I don't know any other "common" layouts with more than 3 layers, and CSA/BÉPO also "only" have 4, not 6. (By the way, I doubt it's relevant here, on BÉPO (key positions in qwerty) Alt Gr + m popped up the quick menu, even while in the text editor. It should probably just insert q instead.)

blender-admin commented

2022-06-28 05:38:39 +02:00

This issue was referenced by fd7c070861

This issue was referenced by fd7c07086113453dc7d7c441d0d15728eccbbda3

Campbell Barton commented

2022-06-28 05:49:09 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Resolved'

Campbell Barton closed this issue

2022-06-28 05:49:09 +02:00

Campbell Barton self-assigned this 2022-06-28 05:49:09 +02:00

Campbell Barton commented

2022-06-28 05:50:50 +02:00

Thanks, having the sway configuration entry made it easy to redo this behavior.

Turning on num-lock caused layer-4 to be enabled, I've committed a fix that limits number lock lookups to key-pad kays.

Thanks, having the sway configuration entry made it easy to redo this behavior. Turning on num-lock caused layer-4 to be enabled, I've committed a fix that limits number lock lookups to key-pad kays.

MultisampledNight commented

2022-06-28 07:32:33 +02:00

Thank you for looking into this! This is awesome.

Thank you for looking into this! This is *awesome.*

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Keys mismapped when using NeoQwertz/Bone keyboard layouts under Wayland #96170

Select the Location X textfield in the inspector on the right and try to type 4, 8 or W.

Select the `Location X` textfield in the inspector on the right and try to type `4`, `8` or `W`.