The issue here is that all gtk+ applications have their own knowledge of dead keys (accents), so if an application is a gtk+ application, accents work just fine.
If an application is not a gtk+ application, then the app has to use the dead keys that are configured from the X server. It's normally the file /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose The above refer to 1. dead key Compose sequences (such as dead_acute + a = á) 2. general Compose sequences (such as Compose + o + c = ©) I did not try the specific app; if it's a gtk+ app, it should work just fine, perhaps some minor change If it is not a gtk+ app, then you need to check the XOrg settings. To figure out whether XOrg deadkeys work, start 'xterm' and try to type a compose sequence. If it does not work, then it's a XOrg problem. It it works on xterm, then it's a Unity app thing (so, it's easy to fix). Last, if you have IBus activated and enabled, it may also mess up with all these. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/746761 Title: can't type characters with accent -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
