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https://bbs.archlinux.org – Hi everyone,I've got an arch box at work running tigervnc through an ssh tunnel so that I can work from home when I need to.Everything is great, as long as I'm using and ASCII keyboard layout.When I switch layouts, the keystrokes just don't get through to the server.Here's  what I use to switch layouts:setxkbmap -layout us,ru -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle'So I need to type in russian, and I hit alt-shift, as usual, and start typing, but nothing is echoed back to me.  I can tell that the keystrokes are just not getting to the destination because if I&#039 (HowTos)

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