Bug 744294

Summary:	dead key composition in the text mode console doesn't work
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Nicolas Pitre <nico>
Component:	kbd	Assignee:	Vitezslav Crhonek <vcrhonek>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	15	CC:	dennis, vcrhonek
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Description Nicolas Pitre 2011-10-07 19:15:07 UTC

Description of problem:

The "Canadian French" keyboard uses dead keys for several diacritical
marks (e.g., to type ê the ^ key must be pushed and released, then the
e key typed).  Currently this doesn't work anymore.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

In Fedora 15 this stopped working.  In Fedora 13 and before this was fine.
No idea about Fedora 14 or 16.


How reproducible:

Always.


Steps to Reproduce:

In a text console:

$ loadkeys cf

Then press the key right besides the p key (normally [ on a US keyboard).

Then press the e key.


Actual results:

Nothing appears.


Expected results:

ê


Additional info:

This problem with a couple workarounds is also described here:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=89006