[Bug 874110] [NEW] default keyboard for English not correct

[slumbergod]

Public bug reported:

This is not so much a bug as a design fault but a fairly annoying one
and one that was present for 11.04 and now 11.10 as well.

The problem is simple...the first step of the installer selects language. All good and well. I choose English.
But then the installer stupidly assumes you are using a standard US English keyboard. I am not. I am using a Spanish keyboard because my laptop was not bought in the US.

The big problem is when you then go to manually partition your hard
drive. You can't enter "/" unless you copy paste it or can remember
which key it is on a US keyboard.

Then to rub salt in the wound the page letting you select keyboard is at
the end of the installer.

I don't know who designed the order of the pages but they need to learn
that keyboard selection needs to follow language.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Oct 15 00:39:26 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric ubiquity-2.8.7

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Title:
  default keyboard for English not correct

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This is not so much a bug as a design fault but a fairly annoying one
  and one that was present for 11.04 and now 11.10 as well.

  The problem is simple...the first step of the installer selects language. All good and well. I choose English.
  But then the installer stupidly assumes you are using a standard US English keyboard. I am not. I am using a Spanish keyboard because my laptop was not bought in the US.

  The big problem is when you then go to manually partition your hard
  drive. You can't enter "/" unless you copy paste it or can remember
  which key it is on a US keyboard.

  Then to rub salt in the wound the page letting you select keyboard is
  at the end of the installer.

  I don't know who designed the order of the pages but they need to
  learn that keyboard selection needs to follow language.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Oct 15 00:39:26 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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