Bug 744294 - dead key composition in the text mode console doesn't work
Summary: dead key composition in the text mode console doesn't work
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kbd
Version: 15
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
medium
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Assignee: Vitezslav Crhonek
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-10-07 19:15 UTC by Nicolas Pitre
Modified: 2011-12-14 15:24 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: kbd-1.15.3-1.fc17
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2011-12-14 15:24:08 UTC
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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
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