I had the same problem on Kubuntu 14.04.
Installing scim and removing ibus seemed to fix it. Still testing.
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Title:
Dead keys
Another way (with keyboard) to cause the failure.
1- Open Kate editor
2- write something to check that dead keys work
3- Press alt+F (to open File menu)
4- Press right arrow key (to open Edit menu)
5- Press esc (to closse menu)
6- write something to check that dead keys work
** Tags removed:
** Description changed:
Accented letters (dead keys) stop working fine in KDE apps after
navigating through menu bar's.
When typing in the text area of KDE applications, the keyboard (with
dead keys) work fine, but if you access the (classic) menu bar in the
application window, dead
More information for Spanish speakers:
http://www.kubuntu-es.org/foro/201304/se-desactivan-algunas-tildes-desplazarse-barra-menus-aplicacion
** Tags added: accents dead keyboard keys menubar
** Description changed:
Accented letters (dead keys) stop working fine in KDE apps after
navigating
** Description changed:
Accented letters (dead keys) stop working fine in KDE apps after
navigating through menu bar's.
When typing in the text area of KDE applications, the keyboard (with
dead keys) work fine, but if you access the (classic) menu bar in the
application window, dead
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: kde-workspace (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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I can reproduce this bug, for example in Kate (KDE 4.10.2 - Kubuntu
13.04 64 bits)
This is the report by Jorge in KDE:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=318151
** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #318151
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=318151
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