/usr/local/etc/hal/fdi/policy/x11-input.fdi

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keyboard">
      <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbLayout" type="string">us,ru</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbOptions" type="string">grp:alt_shift_toggle</merge>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>