Can't set keyboard layout in X

Question

Hello!
Some days ago X stopped setting XkbLayout to "no" despite me having specified it in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-keyboard-layout.conf.
The layout is different when setting it with setxkbmap, e.g. special AltGR characters like ] is gone.
I use .conf files in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ and synaptics touchpad apparently works.
rasmus@angrist ~ % cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-keyboard-layout.conf
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Keyboard Defaults"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "XkbLayout" "no"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
Option "XkbOptions" "compose:ralt, caps:escape, terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection
rasmus@angrist ~ % cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf
# Catch-all evdev loader for udev-based systems
# We don't simply match on any device since that also adds accelerometers
# and other devices that we don't really want to use. The list below
# matches everything but joysticks.
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "evdev pointer catchall"
MatchIsPointer "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Driver "evdev"
EndSection
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "evdev keyboard catchall"
MatchIsKeyboard "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Driver "evdev"
Option "Xkblayout" "no"
EndSection
Let me supply some output. The output of `setxkbmap -print -verbose 10' before running `setxkbmap no':
Setting verbose level to 10
locale is C
Trying to load rules file ./rules/evdev...
Trying to load rules file /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev...
Success.
Applied rules from evdev:
rules: evdev
model: evdev
layout: us
options: compose:ralt, caps:escape, terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp
Trying to build keymap using the following components:
keycodes: evdev+aliases(qwerty)
types: complete
compat: complete
symbols: pc+us+inet(evdev)+capslock(escape)+compose(ralt)+terminate(ctrl_alt_bksp)
geometry: pc(pc104)
xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compat { include "complete" };
xkb_symbols { include "pc+us+inet(evdev)+capslock(escape)+compose(ralt)+terminate(ctrl_alt_bksp)" };
xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc104)" };
After running `setxkbmap no':
Setting verbose level to 10
locale is C
Trying to load rules file ./rules/evdev...
Trying to load rules file /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev...
Success.
Applied rules from evdev:
rules: evdev
model: evdev
layout: no
options: compose:ralt, caps:escape, terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp
Trying to build keymap using the following components:
keycodes: evdev+aliases(qwerty)
types: complete
compat: complete
symbols: pc+no+inet(evdev)+capslock(escape)+compose(ralt)+terminate(ctrl_alt_bksp)
geometry: pc(pc104)
xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compat { include "complete" };
xkb_symbols { include "pc+no+inet(evdev)+capslock(escape)+compose(ralt)+terminate(ctrl_alt_bksp)" };
xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc104)" };

Answer 1

Hey!
I got some success with disabling iBus in .xinitrc:
#### iBUS eviroment variables
#export XIM="ibus"
#export GTK_IM_MODULE="ibus"
##export QT_IM_MODULE="xim"
#export QT_IM_MODULE="ibus"
#export XMODIFIERS="@im=ibus"
#ibus-daemon -d -x &
as well as having this config in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-keyboard-layout.conf:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Keyboard Defaults"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "no"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
# Option "XkbOptions" "compose:ralt, caps:escape, terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection
DIsabling iBus solved autoconfig of keyboard to "no", and the new config with the addition of XkbModel solved not being able to use AltGr. I recon there is some bug in iBus and the config for X has changed in some way. Also, writing ^ and ~ and other characters in URxvt works now, as it has not worked for a long time, probably some years. I always thought there had something to do with Awesome.