[Bug 874110] Re: default keyboard for English not correct

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[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  default keyboard for English not correct

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

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 install is to select 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 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: BugDistroRelease: 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: YesInstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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