Comment 3 for bug 1486857

I'm not currently using elementary (in part due this issue), but will definitely check that approach out @Evgenii, thank you.

Have never had to set anything in xkb/symbols/xx before. From responses I've had to this (or similar ticket), the keyboard layouts were hardcoded somewhere. Either this wasn't true at all, or this has changed so that the issue is now resolved.

Will post back here if this solution works for me but can't promise any investigation in the very near future.