[Bugs] #1770 HIGH: Write behavior using the keyboard switching key on XO

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#1770: Write behavior using the keyboard switching key on XO
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    Reporter:  reuben       |          Owner:  erikos                     
        Type:  defect       |         Status:  new                        
    Priority:  High         |      Milestone:  Unspecified by Release Team
   Component:  Write        |        Version:  Unspecified                
    Severity:  Critical     |       Keywords:                             
Distribution:  Unspecified  |   Status_field:  Unconfirmed                
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 "On bilingual XOs, the times/divide key is replaced with a keyboard
 switching key."

 On an XO with an Arabic keyboard. Open Write. Type some words. The words
 appear in X language. Press the keyboard switch key..You expect words to
 be written in Y language but the result is garbage. Close Write. Open
 Write. Type some words. The result is Y language. Press the keyboard
 switch key. The result is garbage. Close and Open Write and the result is
 X language. Essentially, you must close and reopen write whenever you want
 to use the keyboard switch key.

 This is difficult to reproduce if you don't have an XO with a bilingual
 keyboard. Does anyone have any hints how it could be reproduced with a
 normal US/Intl KB?

 This has been a long standing bug. It is a high priority for deployments
 in the middle east. A bounty (TBD) for the resolution of this bug may be
 offered.

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1770>
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