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Bug 699719

Summary: Keyboard prombems in greek of cyprus as a language.
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Philippos Papaphilippou <pphlippos+rh>
Component: xkeyboard-configAssignee: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Desktop QE <desktop-qa-list>
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Version: 6.0   
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Description Philippos Papaphilippou 2011-04-26 12:59:52 UTC
Description of problem:
When typing in greek and Greek language (cyprus) is the system language either you can't type letters with the diacritical mark tonos (α -> ά) or somewhere (e.g. Nautilus) you can't type at all. This doesn't happen in Greek language (Greece) as the system language.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Scientific Linux 6.0 -> RHEL6.0

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:
-letters without diacritical mark tonos
-can't type somewhere

Expected results:
-letters with diacritical mark tonos
-type

Additional info:
I believe Greek language (Cyprus) as the system language is not needed as the books we use, all our written words, signs, time zone e.c.t are the same as in Greece.

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2011-04-26 13:17:39 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.

Comment 3 Ray Strode [halfline] 2011-06-13 15:16:48 UTC
well this is clearly not a gnome-desktop issue.  I'm assuming it's some sort of problem with the keyboard layout, but without digging more I'm not sure.

Throwing to whot for now.

Comment 4 Peter Hutterer 2011-06-14 01:46:51 UTC
What is your actual keyboard configuration and where did you select "cyprus"?
What is the output of setxkbmap -print and "xkbcomp -xkb :0 -"?

Comment 5 Philippos Papaphilippou 2011-06-14 10:28:02 UTC
In the login screen, bottom bar, where you can select KDE or gnome. I choose "Ελληνικά Σύγχρονα (Κύπρος)" = "Greek Modern (Cyprus)"


$ setxkbmap -print and "xkbcomp -xkb :0 -
> 
> setxkbmap -print and "xkbcomp -xkb :0 -
Error!   Option "-xkb" not recognized

Comment 6 Peter Hutterer 2011-07-07 03:26:15 UTC
Please run it separately 

$> setxkbmap -print > setxkbmap.out
$> xkbcomp -xkb :0 - > xkbcomp.out

and attach the two files as plain-text here

Comment 7 Peter Hutterer 2012-07-11 00:10:09 UTC
ping?

Comment 8 Jan Kurik 2017-12-06 10:39:40 UTC
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is in the Production 3 Phase. During the Production 3 Phase, Critical impact Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selected Urgent Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available.

The official life cycle policy can be reviewed here:

http://redhat.com/rhel/lifecycle

This issue does not meet the inclusion criteria for the Production 3 Phase and will be marked as CLOSED/WONTFIX. If this remains a critical requirement, please contact Red Hat Customer Support to request a re-evaluation of the issue, citing a clear business justification. Note that a strong business justification will be required for re-evaluation. Red Hat Customer Support can be contacted via the Red Hat Customer Portal at the following URL:

https://access.redhat.com/

Comment 9 Red Hat Bugzilla 2023-09-14 01:23:41 UTC
The needinfo request[s] on this closed bug have been removed as they have been unresolved for 1000 days