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Description of problem:
When I use the gkb gnome keyboard layout switcher applet, it ruins the keyboard
modifier map. It makes several modifiers not work, including NumLock and Alt.

This is very annoying, as one is not able to use these modifiers as expected.
Having no NumLock means I'm unable to use the keypad anymore. Having Alt removed
means I can't use some hot key combinations involving Alt (e.g. switching
between workspaces)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-applets-2.2.0-8

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. add gkb to your gnome panel
2. add the hungarian layout in addition to the default one
3. switch from the default to hungarian (and see modifiers ruined)
4. switch back to the default (and see modifiers still ruined)
    

Actual Results:  the modifier map is ruined after switching layouts

Expected Results:  while the keyboard layout should be changed, the modifier
table should remain intact.

Additional info:

In particular, I installed the gkb applet on my gome panel, and added a new
layout for Hungarian in addition to the default.

For the hotkey I chose the windows key + shift (Mod4-Shift_L)

The original modifier map, after logging in is the following:

xmodmap:  up to 2 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
 
shift       Shift_L (0x32),  Shift_R (0x3e)
lock        Caps_Lock (0x42)
control     Control_L (0x25),  Control_R (0x6d)
mod1        Alt_L (0x40),  Alt_R (0x71)
mod2        Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3
mod4        Super_L (0x73),  Super_R (0x74)
mod5
 

the modifiers after switching to the hungarian layout is:

xmodmap:  up to 2 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
 
shift       Shift_L (0x32),  Shift_R (0x3e)
lock        Caps_Lock (0x42)
control     Control_L (0x25),  Control_R (0x6d)
mod1        Alt_L (0x40)
mod2
mod3
mod4        Super_L (0x73),  Super_R (0x74)
mod5        Mode_switch (0x4e),  Mode_switch (0x71)


the modifiers after switching back to the default layout is:

xmodmap:  up to 2 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
 
shift       Shift_L (0x32),  Shift_R (0x3e)
lock        Caps_Lock (0x42)
control     Control_L (0x25),  Control_R (0x6d)
mod1        Alt_L (0x40)
mod2
mod3
mod4        Super_L (0x73),  Super_R (0x74)
mod5        Scroll_Lock (0x4e),  Alt_R (0x71)


it's visible that switching to the hungarian layout ruins the modifier map
(removed Num_Lock altogether, moves Alt_R from mod1 to mod5, introduces these
Mode_switch things)

the command gkb uses to switch layouts are:

for the default:
xmodmap /home/darkeye/.gkb_default.xmm

for hungarian:
gkb_xmmap hu-101-lat2