[keyboard@cinnamon.org] applet "forgets" to activate when reconnecting to cinnamon remotely or starting a computer.

Distribution

Mint 21.3

Package version

Cinnamon 6.0.4

Graphics hardware in use

No response

Frequency

Always

Bug description

When disconnecting remotely from cinnamon, for example while using XRDP, the keyboard applet dissapears. And can't be used to switch keyboard layouts anymore.

Steps to reproduce

Connect to computer, for example using XRDP or restarting.
Configure keyboard layout.
Get a keyboard@cinnamon.org applet/spice on your toolbar.
Disconnect/Shutdown
Reconnect/Power on.
Cinnamon "forgets" to put the keyboard applet there, when applet not shown, hotkey does not work either.

Expected behavior

If user has configured multiple keyboards, applet should appear always, until user deactivates it.

Additional information

for example

kreijstal@kreijstalnuc:/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/modules$ gsettings get org.cinnamon enabled-applets
['panel1:left:0:menu@cinnamon.org:0', 'panel1:left:1:separator@cinnamon.org:1', 'panel1:left:2:grouped-window-list@cinnamon.org:2', 'panel1:right:12:systray@cinnamon.org:3', 'panel1:right:9:xapp-status@cinnamon.org:4', 'panel1:right:15:notifications@cinnamon.org:5', 'panel1:right:16:printers@cinnamon.org:6', 'panel1:right:17:removable-drives@cinnamon.org:7', 'panel1:right:18:favorites@cinnamon.org:9', 'panel1:right:19:network@cinnamon.org:10', 'panel1:right:21:sound@cinnamon.org:11', 'panel1:right:22:power@cinnamon.org:12', 'panel1:right:23:calendar@cinnamon.org:13', 'panel1:right:24:cornerbar@cinnamon.org:14', 'panel1:right:11:scale@cinnamon.org:16', 'panel1:right:10:inhibit@cinnamon.org:19', 'panel1:right:4:settings@cinnamon.org:20', 'panel1:right:8:network@brownsr:21', 'panel1:right:6:Cinnamenu@json:22', 'panel1:right:7:radio@driglu4it:25', 'panel1:right:14:a11y@cinnamon.org:28', 'panel1:right:5:temperature@fevimu:29', 'panel1:right:13:cinnamon-timer@jake1164:32', 'panel1:right:3:user@cinnamon.org:33', 'panel1:right:2:restart-cinnamon@kolle:34', 'panel1:right:1:feeds@jonbrettdev.wordpress.com:35', 'panel1:right:20:keyboard@cinnamon.org:40']

Keyboard does not shown despite showing up on gsettings.
open up cinnamon-settings keyboard layout/regional panel options.

Still does not show.
Then re-order the keyboard layouts/move a keyboard up or down.
"csd-keyboard" magically starts (or shows)
]

disconnect

Keyboard gone.

manually starting csd-keyboard reveals this log:

kreijstal@kreijstalnuc:/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/modules$ csd-keyboard
[1710525058,000,xklavier.c:xkl_engine_start_listen/] 	The backend does not require manual layout management - but it is provided by the application
[1710525101,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525101,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525102,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525102,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525104,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525106,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525107,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525107,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525108,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525108,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525109,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1
![1710525109,000,xklavier_evt_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_process_x_event/] 	ATTENTION! Currently cached group 0 is not equal to the current group from the event: 1

The issue identifies the keyboard@cinnamon.org applet, csd-keyboard, and org.cinnamon enabled-applets as entry points. Reproduce the reconnect or restart flow, then trace why the configured applet is absent even though gsettings retains it. Done means the applet and keyboard-layout hotkey return after reconnecting without manually reordering layouts; use the reported csd-keyboard log when checking behavior.