Something to do with Tk or your WM ? does it work for other programs or just Tk apps ? Since it happens with Tk 8.4.13 and 8.5, and it worked before for you, until you upgraded your OS, then it probably means it has something to do with your OS config (X version, or other...) I wouldn't know much more...
KKRT On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 08:43:26PM +0200, ?lvaro J. Iradier wrote: > No luck in here. After upgrading my Ubuntu from Dapper to Edgy, input > in tk failed as described below. I can't input spanish characters (? ? > ? ? ? ?), or greek characters, only standard ASCII (maybe more?). > However I can copy/paste them from other apps. Strange! I tried tcl/tk > 8.4.13 and 8.5 with no luck, so I'll keep trying! > > Greets. > > On 8/21/06, Vivia Nikolaidou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > A guy on the forum reported that he wasn't able to input Danish > > characters, though he could display and copy/paste them: > > http://amsn.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=9308#9308 > > > > I asked on #tcl and they suggested removing scim if it's installed, or > > upgrading tcl/tk to 8.4.13 . However, they mentioned that the %A binding > > might be problematic, this made me think, we do have it in the > > chatwindow... I tried to ask them, but at the end I got lost, and besides, > > I am at the lab so I have to resume work before tomorrow :P so please, > > could someone with more knowledge take a look at this? I am pasting the > > log below (tried to clean it up...) > > > > 13:32 < ijchain> <dkf> because Tk assumes that it can recompute it as > > often as > > it wants, and that's not actually possible. > > 13:33 < ijchain> <dkf> I've got a few ideas on how to fix, but they're a > > little > > tricky > > 13:34 < ijchain> <dkf> and I'm short of time to do such stuff (as usual > > ;)) > > 13:34 < ijchain> <rmax> Our IM guy suggested to add a common (across > > platforms) > > IM framework to Tk that can have plugins to support > > various IM > > implementations. > > 13:35 < vivia> dkf: chatwindow.tcl: bind $textinner <KeyPress> > > "::ChatWindow::lastKeytyped %A %K $w" <-- could this be > > a > > problem then? > > 13:35 < ijchain> <rmax> Gnome and KDE seem to do it that way. > > 13:35 < ijchain> <dkf> there are other options too > > 13:35 < ijchain> <dkf> vivia: not sure, depends also on the class bindings > > 13:38 < vivia> dkf: how can I find out? :D > > 13:39 < ijchain> <dkf> The [bindtags] command lists the binding categories > > for > > a widget > > 13:39 < ijchain> <dkf> Each of those categories may be bound to using > > [bind] > > 13:39 < ijchain> <dkf> So using a mix of those two commands can let you > > completely explore what happens when a widget gets an > > event > > 13:41 < vivia> dkf: warning: newbie here, I know maybe 5% of tcl/tk and I > > can > > hack code quite easily, but it's difficult for me to write > > code > > myself (especially tk). So I'm going to need help on that > > ;) > > (Trying to find the widget name right now) > > 13:42 < ijchain> <suchenwi> It's easier to experiment from scratch - an > > empty > > editor window :D > > 13:43 < ijchain> <dkf> isn't there a tool for inspecting a running Tk app > > and > > looking at stuff like that? > > 13:43 < ijchain> <suchenwi> TkInspect? > > 13:43 < ijchain> <dkf> yeah > > 13:43 < ijchain> <dkf> never used it myself ;) > > 13:43 < ijchain> <stevel> or there's a modified version in TDK if you have > > that > > 13:43 < ijchain> <dkf> but could be useful for vivia > > 13:43 < ijchain> <stevel> it's handy when you are tweaking a UI > > 13:43 < ijchain> <suchenwi> But most often a console is good enough for me > > to > > explore Tk apps :) > > 13:43 < ijchain> <suchenwi> http://wiki.tcl.tk/tkinspect > > 13:44 * ijchain stevel is reminded of the Monty Python line about > > "Inspector > > Nipples of the Yard" > > 13:44 < ijchain> <suchenwi> JH - the TDK Inspector was originally an > > enhanced > > TkInspect, but we completely rewrote it. No more > > home-brew > > object system, different widgets used (ttk required), > > etc. > > 13:45 < ijchain> <stevel> yep - the TDK inspector is nice > > > > > > > > --- > > > > "Where is the life that we have lost in living? > > Where is the wisdom that we have lost in knowledge? > > Where is the knowledge that we have lost in information?" > > > > OEO; > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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