Maybe it may be usefull to include a link to the FAQ of vim-latexsuite at the end of this bug report for peoples searching the solution :
http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/index.php?subject=faq&title=FAQ#faq-e-acute Q: I cannot insert the e-acute (é) character! HELP! Insert the following line in your ~/.vim/ftplugin/tex.vim file: imap <buffer> <leader>it <Plug>Tex_InsertItemOnThisLine Replace <leader>it with any other key-sequence. This will make <leader>it key insert an \item command corresponding to the last opened environment in the current line in insert mode. The <M-i> key which is used for inserting the e-acute character will remain unmapped. -- Bertrand Haut pgpkey ID:B9514013C02E33FA
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