diff -uNr xkeyboard-config-20080420/rules/base.o_s.part xkeyboard-config-20080420.new/rules/base.o_s.part
--- xkeyboard-config-20080420/rules/base.o_s.part	2008-04-07 23:28:16.000000000 +0200
+++ xkeyboard-config-20080420.new/rules/base.o_s.part	2008-04-20 16:43:06.000000000 +0200
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
   eurosign:5		=	+eurosign(5)
   keypad:oss            =       +keypad(oss)
   keypad:legacy         =	+keypad(legacy)
-  keypad:legacy_wang         =	+keypad(legacy_wang)
-  keypad:oss_wang         =	+keypad(oss_wang)
-  keypad:future_wang         =	+keypad(future_wang)
+  keypad:legacy_wang    =	+keypad(legacy_wang)
+  keypad:oss_wang       =	+keypad(oss_wang)
+  keypad:future_wang    =	+keypad(future_wang)
   nbsp:none             =	+nbsp(none)
   nbsp:level2           =	+nbsp(level2)
   nbsp:level3           =	+nbsp(level3)
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
   nbsp:level3n          =	+nbsp(level3n)
   nbsp:level4           =	+nbsp(level4)
   nbsp:level4n          =	+nbsp(level4n)
+  nbsp:level4nl         =	+nbsp(level4nl)
   japan:nicola_f_bs     =	+jp(nicola_f_bs)
   kpdl:dot              =	+kpdl(dot)
   kpdl:comma            =	+kpdl(comma)
diff -uNr xkeyboard-config-20080420/rules/base.xml.in xkeyboard-config-20080420.new/rules/base.xml.in
--- xkeyboard-config-20080420/rules/base.xml.in	2008-04-20 00:36:46.000000000 +0200
+++ xkeyboard-config-20080420.new/rules/base.xml.in	2008-04-20 15:56:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -4588,6 +4588,12 @@
           <_description>Space key outputs non-breakable space character at fourth level, thin non-breakable space character at sixth level</_description>
         </configItem>
       </option>
+      <option>
+        <configItem>
+          <name>nbsp:level4nl</name>
+          <_description>Space key outputs non-breakable space character at fourth level, thin non-breakable space character at sixth level; uses hardcoded right-control instead of iso-level-5 to access high levels.</_description>
+        </configItem>
+      </option>
     </group>
     <group allowMultipleSelection="true">
       <configItem>
diff -uNr xkeyboard-config-20080420/symbols/fr xkeyboard-config-20080420.new/symbols/fr
--- xkeyboard-config-20080420/symbols/fr	2008-03-22 19:50:08.000000000 +0100
+++ xkeyboard-config-20080420.new/symbols/fr	2008-04-20 17:18:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@
 // Unicode French derivative
 // Loose refactoring of the historic Linux French keyboard layout
 //
-// Copyright © 2006 Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot @ laposte.net>
+// Copyright © 2006-2008 Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot @ laposte.net>
 //
 // Credits (fr-latin1, fr-latin0, fr-latin9)
 //   © 199x-1996 René Cougnenc ✝
-//   © 1997-2002 Guylhem Aznar <clavier @ externe.net> 
+//   © 1997-2002 Guylhem Aznar <clavier @ externe.net>
 //   © 2003-2006 Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot @ laposte.net>
 //
 // ┌─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┲━━━━━━━━━┓
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@
 
     include "latin"
     include "level3(ralt_switch)"
-    include "level5(rctrl_switch)"
-    include "nbsp(level4n)"
+    include "nbsp(level4nl)"
     include "keypad(oss)"
 
     name[Group1]="France - Alternative";
diff -uNr xkeyboard-config-20080420/symbols/nbsp xkeyboard-config-20080420.new/symbols/nbsp
--- xkeyboard-config-20080420/symbols/nbsp	2007-01-05 00:31:30.000000000 +0100
+++ xkeyboard-config-20080420.new/symbols/nbsp	2008-04-20 17:50:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 };
 
 // level4n provides narrow no-breaking space in addition to the normal one
-// Used by fr(oss), be(oss)…
 partial
 xkb_symbols "level4n" {
  key <SPCE> {
@@ -71,3 +70,14 @@
  };
 };
 
+// level4nl provides narrow no-breaking space in addition to the normal one
+// without forcing the use of level5 for mostly four-level layouts
+// Used by fr(oss), be(oss)…
+partial
+xkb_symbols "level4nl" {
+ key <SPCE> {
+   type[Group1]="LOCAL_EIGHT_LEVEL",
+   symbols[Group1]= [ space, space, space, nobreakspace, space, 0x100202F, NoSymbol, NoSymbol ]
+ };
+};
+
diff -uNr xkeyboard-config-20080420/types/pc xkeyboard-config-20080420.new/types/pc
--- xkeyboard-config-20080420/types/pc	2007-08-29 00:04:38.000000000 +0200
+++ xkeyboard-config-20080420.new/types/pc	2008-04-20 17:53:48.000000000 +0200
@@ -67,4 +67,43 @@
 	level_name[Level1] = "Base";
 	level_name[Level2] = "Ctrl+Alt";
     };
+
+   // Local eight level
+   // Needed when you want part of your layout eight-level but can not use
+   // LevelFive as modifier, as this will take over right ctrl by default
+   // for all the layout and is too invasive for your average four-level user
+   // Needed to fix bug #9529
+   // The drawback is RControl is not reassignable
+   type "LOCAL_EIGHT_LEVEL" {
+	modifiers = Shift+Lock+LevelThree+RControl;
+	map[None]       = Level1;
+	map[Lock+Shift] = Level1;
+	map[Shift] = Level2;
+	map[Lock]  = Level2;
+
+	map[LevelThree]            = Level3;
+	map[Lock+Shift+LevelThree] = Level3;
+	map[Shift+LevelThree] = Level4;
+	map[Lock+LevelThree]  = Level4;
+
+	map[RControl]            = Level5;
+	map[Lock+Shift+RControl] = Level5;
+	map[Shift+RControl] = Level6;
+	map[Lock+RControl]  = Level6;
+
+	map[LevelThree+RControl]            = Level7;
+	map[Lock+Shift+LevelThree+RControl] = Level7;
+	map[Shift+LevelThree+RControl] = Level8;
+	map[Lock+LevelThree+RControl]  = Level8;
+
+	level_name[Level1] = "Base";
+	level_name[Level2] = "Shift";
+	level_name[Level3] = "Level3";
+	level_name[Level4] = "Shift Level3";
+	level_name[Level5] = "RCtrl";
+	level_name[Level6] = "Shift RCtrl";
+	level_name[Level7] = "Level3 RCtrl";
+	level_name[Level8] = "Shift Level3 RCtrl";
+    };
+
 };